can you please tell me which species are nearly extinct as per the list?
Spix's macaw
IUCN Red List
BirdLife International has recommended PE become an official tag for Critically Endangered species, and this has now been adopted, along with a "Possibly Extinct in the Wild" tag for species with populations surviving in captivity but likely to be extinct in the wild (e.g. Spix's macaw).
what is a ruff? Medium-sized wading bird. where is it found? Marshes and wet meadows across northern Eurasia. what does it eat? Beetles, flies, crustaceans, spiders, etc. do they have a relationship with humans? Yes, formerly trapped for food in England. are there any efforts being made to conserve them? No, classified as "least concern". what do you mean classified as "least concern"? is there a list for this? It didn't approach the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List. what does iucn stand for? International Union for Conservation of Nature when was it established? 5 October 1948 who are their members? States, government agencies, international NGOs, etc., who is the secretariat? UNANSWERABLE who provides their funding? Official Development Assistance budgets of bilateral and multilateral agencies. what views do critics have? Put the needs of nature above those of humans, disregarding economic considerations and the interests of indigenous peoples and other traditional users of the land. do they have any publications? Yes
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IUCN Red List [SEP] Possibly extinct
The tag of "possibly extinct" (PE) is used by Birdlife International, the Red List Authority for birds for the IUCN Red List. BirdLife International has recommended PE become an official tag for Critically Endangered species, and this has now been adopted, along with a "Possibly Extinct in the Wild" tag for species with populations surviving in captivity but likely to be extinct in the wild (e.g. Spix's macaw).