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How we could save 515 animals on the brink of extinction

by JoAnna Wendel
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Recently, scientists analyzed 30,000 species and found that 515 of them contain fewer than 1,000 living individuals.

These animals are on the brink of extinction.

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The list includes 74 mammals, 335 birds, 41 reptiles, and 65 amphibians.

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