Study shows 23% of Europe’s amphibians under threat

A FIFTH of reptiles and almost a quarter of amphibians in Europe are threatened with extinction on the continent, analysis for the European Commission has shown.

Study shows 23% of Europe’s amphibians under threat

The first European Red Lists of threatened species for the two groups of species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) shows 23% of amphibians and 21% of reptiles are at risk of dying out.

Most of the pressure the species in danger face comes from human destruction of their habitat, climate change, pollution and the presence of invasive species.

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