IUCN Red List Publications Wildlife in a Changing World: An
Analysis of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wildlife in a Changing World presents an analysis of the 2008
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Beginning with an
explanation of the IUCN Red List as a key conservation tool, it
goes on to discuss the state of the worlds species and provides
the latest information on the patterns of species facing
extinction in some of the most important ecosystems in the
world, highlighting the reasons behind their declining status.
Areas of focus in the report include: freshwater biodiversity,
the status of the worlds marine species, species susceptibility
to climate change impacts, the Mediterranean biodiversity
hotspot, and broadening the coverage of biodiversity
assessments. Download a copy in English I Download a copy in
FrenchI View the factsheets A Global Species Assessment: The
2004 IUCN Red List The 2004 IUCN Red List contains the global
status and supporting information on 38,047 species. The ana