Context:
According to a new global assessment, 41% of species of the Earth’s amphibians are now threatened with extinction.
Key-highlights of the Report
Finding a species to be threatened with extinction means it has been evaluated as "critically endangered," "endangered" or "vulnerable" on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) "red list" of threatened species, the global authority on wildlife extinction risk. |
Who are Amphibians?
There are 447 amphibian species in India and over 5000 across the globe and approx 90% of them are frogs. |
Earth’s sixth mass extinction
Why do they matter?
Amphibians - frogs, toads, salamanders - are a critical part of nature as both predator and prey.
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