According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), 21% of reptile species worldwide were threatened with extinction as of 2022. However, until recently there have been few details of the kinds of threats affecting distinct species in specific geographical areas, and as a result, important reptile conservation opportunities may have been missed.
, direct exploitation of natural resources, pollution; and specific to land use, the threats of agriculture, logging, and urbanization.
For purposes of this analysis,"threatened" species included those classified by the IUCN as critically endangered, endangered, and vulnerable; and"non-threatened" species were those listed as near threatened or of least concern. Results of the linear model of the association between the probability of a species being threatened by the different threats and the probability of finding a threatened species . Overall, there is a positive association between threatened species and all studied threats. When looking at the different threats and regions, we see different threats affecting regions differently.
Existing research has established that among vertebrates, terrestrial reptiles are especially vulnerable to biodiversity loss. The findings of this new study are significant because they are the first to map the likelihood of impact from specific threats, thus paving the way for effectively targeted conservation initiatives.
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