Bornean elephant assessed as endangered in new threatened species list

The latest update to the list of threatened species also says reptile species on Gran Canaria and Ibiza are at risk of extinction because of invasive snakes

A female Bornean elephant with young ones spotted in a tree platation. Picture: Cheryl Cheah/WWF-MY/PA Wire

The Bornean elephant has been classed as endangered, with just 1,000 animals left in the wild, the latest assessment of threatened species has warned.

The latest update to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of threatened species also says reptile species on Gran Canaria and Ibiza are at risk of extinction because of invasive snakes.