Human impacts are the biggest risk factor in the possible Extinction of a quarter of all land-based mammals, according to a University of Queensland study. The Malay Tapir has moved from Vulnerable to Endangered on the IUCN Red List, due to large-scale deforestation associated with increased hunting [Credit: Tambako]Researchers compared a 16-year trend in the global Human Footprint with the extinction risk of around 4500 land-based...

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