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New Study Shows Global Map of Wildlife "Cool-Spots" Where Wildlife Thrives, and "Hot-Spots" Where ...
https://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/11960/New-Study-Shows-Global-Map-of-Wildlife-Cool-Spots-Where-Wildlife-Thrives-and-Hot-Spots-Where-Species-are-Imperiled.aspxNew Study Shows Global Map of Wildlife “Cool-Spots” Where Wildlife Thrives, and “Hot-Spots” Where Species are Imperiled
Study is a roadmap of where to direct resources and action
NEW YORK , N.Y. | March 12, 2019
A new study maps nature’s strongholds where the world’s threatened species can take refuge from the ravages of unregulated hunting, land clearing, and other industrial activities.
But the authors warn these strongholds are shrinking.
Reporting in the international journal Plos Biology, researchers from the University of Queensland, WCS, and other groups mapped the distribution of wildlife “cool spots” where wildlife is still thriving, along with “hot spots” where species richness is threatened by human activities.
Lead author James Allan of the University of Queensland said the results revealed a sobering picture: “Nearly a quarter of the species assessed are threatened across nearly 90 percent of their distribution. Most distressingly, 395 species are impacted throughout their entire range and will almost certainly face extinction without action to remove the threats.”
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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000158Study is a roadmap of where to direct resources and action
NEW YORK , N.Y. | March 12, 2019
CREDIT: Paul Mulondo/WCS
A new study maps nature’s strongholds where the world’s threatened species can take refuge from the ravages of unregulated hunting, land clearing, and other industrial activities.
But the authors warn these strongholds are shrinking.
Reporting in the international journal Plos Biology, researchers from the University of Queensland, WCS, and other groups mapped the distribution of wildlife “cool spots” where wildlife is still thriving, along with “hot spots” where species richness is threatened by human activities.
Lead author James Allan of the University of Queensland said the results revealed a sobering picture: “Nearly a quarter of the species assessed are threatened across nearly 90 percent of their distribution. Most distressingly, 395 species are impacted throughout their entire range and will almost certainly face extinction without action to remove the threats.”
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