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THREATENED SPECIES

Global numbers of species under threat of extinction is estimated to be from 500,000 to 1,000,000 (IUCN)

Global rate of species extinction +/- 27,000 species of animal and plant per annum. (Myers -1987- Beyond the Bars. Thorson.)

Number of threatened animal species 5929 (endangered: 1184) IUCN 1994 Red List

How many of these species have zoos saved in the last 5 years?

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