71 | Global Reptile Status Assessment

Dr. Jenkins sits down with Neil Cox and Phil Bowles from IUCN to
talk about the recently completed Global Reptile Assessment. They
talk about the need for the assessment and go in detail on one of
the primary tools, the IUCN Red List. They also discuss the
assessment process and how they gather and analyze the
information to determine each species status. The results show
that a significant percentage of reptile species are threatened
with extinction but also that there are many species that are
data deficient and cannot be assessed. Finally they compared the
results of the reptile assessment to those of other wildlife
groups such as amphibians, mammals, and birds.


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