global assessment

Mammals facing extinction threat

BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition  Mon, 10/06/2008 - 7:03am

About 25% of the world's mammal species are at risk of extinction, according to a global assessment.



 

World's common birds 'declining'

BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition  Sun, 09/21/2008 - 7:11pm

The populations of the world's common birds are declining as a result of continued habitat loss, a global assessment warns.



 

'Alarming' plight of coral reefs

BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition  Thu, 07/10/2008 - 1:39pm

One-third of the world's reef-building coral species are facing extinction, the first global assessment shows.