Crocodiles and turtles are in a particularly dire situation, according to a global assessment of risks.
21% of reptile species are threatened ; which is higher than for birds, but lower than for mammals and amphibiansReptiles are threatened throughout the world, but particularly in southeast Asia, West Africa, northern Madagascar, the northern Andes and the Caribbean
If we were to lose all reptile species at risk of extinction, 15.6 billion years of evolution would be wiped from the planet.Speaking at a news conference, the study authors highlighted the need for a new worldwide agreement to stem extinctions.
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