Check out the elephants at risk of extinction, and the wild cats that are bouncing back
Over 45,000 species are now threatened with extinction — 1,000 more than last year — according to an international conservation organization that blames pressures from climate change, invasive species and human activity such as illicit trade and infrastructural expansion.
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![FILE - A pair of Iberian Lynx play together in the surroundings of the Doñana National Park, in Aznalcazar, Spain on Oct. 2, 2018. Over 1,000 new species have been added to the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s “red list” as invasive species, climate change and human activities such as illicit trade and infrastructure development threaten certain animal and plant species with extinction. However, in a significant conservation success, the population of the Iberian lynx recovered from the brink of extinction. (AP Photo/Antonio Pizarro, File) Two cats stand nose to nose.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7248238.1719494274!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/climate-endangered-species-list.jpg)
Over 45,000 species are now threatened with extinction — 1,000 more than last year — according to an international conservation organization that blames pressures from climate change, invasive species and human activity such as illicit trade and infrastructural expansion.
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