Scientists: 1 in 4 Mammals Faces Extinction


Scientists: 1 in 4 Mammals Faces Extinction -- Randolph E. Schmid  -- Associated Press  -- October 6, 2008
Geoengineering

Conservationists from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature have taken the first detailed look at the world's mammals in more than a decade, and the news isn't good with an estimated one in four species threatened with extinction and every other species facing a declining population. Climate change and habitat loss are the main suspected culprits.

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