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The impact of conservation on the status of the world's vertebrates.

Science (New York, N.Y.) ·Vol. 330 ·No. 6010 ·2010-12-10 ·Pages 1503-9

Hoffmann M, Hilton-Taylor C, Angulo A, Böhm M, Brooks TM, Butchart SH, Carpenter KE, Chanson J, Collen B, Cox NA, Darwall WR, Dulvy NK, Harrison LR, Katariya V, Pollock CM, Quader S, Richman NI, Rodrigues AS, Tognelli MF, Vié JC, Aguiar JM, Allen DJ, Allen GR, Amori G, Ananjeva NB, Andreone F, Andrew P, Aquino Ortiz AL, Baillie JE, Baldi R, Bell BD, Biju SD, Bird JP, Black-Decima P, Blanc JJ, Bolaños F, Bolivar-G W, Burfield IJ, Burton JA, Capper DR, Castro F, Catullo G, Cavanagh RD, Channing A, Chao NL, Chenery AM, Chiozza F, Clausnitzer V, Collar NJ, Collett LC, Collette BB, Cortez Fernandez CF, Craig MT, Crosby MJ, Cumberlidge N, Cuttelod A, Derocher AE, Diesmos AC, Donaldson JS, Duckworth JW, Dutson G, Dutta SK, Emslie RH, Farjon A, Fowler S, Freyhof J, Garshelis DL, Gerlach J, Gower DJ, Grant TD, Hammerson GA, Harris RB, Heaney LR, Hedges SB, Hero JM, Hughes B, Hussain SA, Icochea M J, Inger RF, Ishii N, Iskandar DT, Jenkins RK, Kaneko Y, Kottelat M, Kovacs KM, Kuzmin SL, La Marca E, Lamoreux JF, Lau MW, Lavilla EO, Leus K, Lewison RL, Lichtenstein G, Livingstone SR, Lukoschek V, Mallon DP, McGowan PJ, McIvor A, Moehlman PD, Molur S, Muñoz Alonso A, Musick JA, Nowell K, Nussbaum RA, Olech W, Orlov NL, Papenfuss TJ, Parra-Olea G, Perrin WF, Polidoro BA, Pourkazemi M, Racey PA, Ragle JS, Ram M, Rathbun G, Reynolds RP, Rhodin AG, Richards SJ, Rodríguez LO, Ron SR, Rondinini C, Rylands AB, Sadovy de Mitcheson Y, Sanciangco JC, Sanders KL, Santos-Barrera G, Schipper J, Self-Sullivan C, Shi Y, Shoemaker A, Short FT, Sillero-Zubiri C, Silvano DL, Smith KG, Smith AT, Snoeks J, Stattersfield AJ, Symes AJ, Taber AB, Talukdar BK, Temple HJ, Timmins R, Tobias JA, Tsytsulina K, Tweddle D, Ubeda C, Valenti SV, van Dijk PP, Veiga LM, Veloso A, Wege DC, Wilkinson M, Williamson EA, Xie F, Young BE, Akçakaya HR, Bennun L, Blackburn TM, Boitani L, Dublin HT, da Fonseca GA, Gascon C, Lacher TE, Mace GM, Mainka SA, McNeely JA, Mittermeier RA, Reid GM, Rodriguez JP, Rosenberg AA, Samways MJ, Smart J, Stein BA, Stuart SN

Abstract

Using data for 25,780 species categorized on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List, we present an assessment of the status of the world's vertebrates. One-fifth of species are classified as Threatened, and we show that this figure is increasing: On average, 52 species of mammals, birds, and amphibians move one category closer to extinction each year. However, this overall pattern conceals the impact of conservation successes, and we show that the rate of deterioration would have been at least one-fifth again as much in the absence of these. Nonetheless, current conservation efforts remain insufficient to offset the main drivers of biodiversity loss in these groups: agricultural expansion, logging, overexploitation, and invasive alien species.

MeSH Terms
Amphibians Animals Biodiversity Birds Conservation of Natural Resources Ecosystem Endangered Species/statistics & numerical data,trends Extinction, Biological Introduced Species Mammals Population Dynamics Vertebrates
Authors & Affiliations
174 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Hoffmann Michael
IUCN SSC Species Survival Commission, c/o United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre, 219 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DL, UK. mike.hoffmann@iucn.org
Hilton-Taylor Craig
Angulo Ariadne
Böhm Monika
Brooks Thomas M
Butchart Stuart H M
Carpenter Kent E
Chanson Janice
Collen Ben
Cox Neil A
Darwall William R T
Dulvy Nicholas K
Harrison Lucy R
Katariya Vineet
Pollock Caroline M
Quader Suhel
Richman Nadia I
Rodrigues Ana S L
Tognelli Marcelo F
Vié Jean-Christophe
Aguiar John M
Allen David J
Allen Gerald R
Amori Giovanni
Ananjeva Natalia B
Andreone Franco
Andrew Paul
Aquino Ortiz Aida Luz
Baillie Jonathan E M
Baldi Ricardo
Bell Ben D
Biju S D
Bird Jeremy P
Black-Decima Patricia
Blanc J Julian
Bolaños Federico
Bolivar-G Wilmar
Burfield Ian J
Burton James A
Capper David R
Castro Fernando
Catullo Gianluca
Cavanagh Rachel D
Channing Alan
Chao Ning Labbish
Chenery Anna M
Chiozza Federica
Clausnitzer Viola
Collar Nigel J
Collett Leah C
Collette Bruce B
Cortez Fernandez Claudia F
Craig Matthew T
Crosby Michael J
Cumberlidge Neil
Cuttelod Annabelle
Derocher Andrew E
Diesmos Arvin C
Donaldson John S
Duckworth J W
Dutson Guy
Dutta S K
Emslie Richard H
Farjon Aljos
Fowler Sarah
Freyhof Jörg
Garshelis David L
Gerlach Justin
Gower David J
Grant Tandora D
Hammerson Geoffrey A
Harris Richard B
Heaney Lawrence R
Hedges S Blair
Hero Jean-Marc
Hughes Baz
Hussain Syed Ainul
Icochea M Javier
Inger Robert F
Ishii Nobuo
Iskandar Djoko T
Jenkins Richard K B
Kaneko Yoshio
Kottelat Maurice
Kovacs Kit M
Kuzmin Sergius L
La Marca Enrique
Lamoreux John F
Lau Michael W N
Lavilla Esteban O
Leus Kristin
Lewison Rebecca L
Lichtenstein Gabriela
Livingstone Suzanne R
Lukoschek Vimoksalehi
Mallon David P
McGowan Philip J K
McIvor Anna
Moehlman Patricia D
Molur Sanjay
Muñoz Alonso Antonio
Musick John A
Nowell Kristin
Nussbaum Ronald A
Olech Wanda
Orlov Nikolay L
Papenfuss Theodore J
Parra-Olea Gabriela
Perrin William F
Polidoro Beth A
Pourkazemi Mohammad
Racey Paul A
Ragle James S
Ram Mala
Rathbun Galen
Reynolds Robert P
Rhodin Anders G J
Richards Stephen J
Rodríguez Lily O
Ron Santiago R
Rondinini Carlo
Rylands Anthony B
Sadovy de Mitcheson Yvonne
Sanciangco Jonnell C
Sanders Kate L
Santos-Barrera Georgina
Schipper Jan
Self-Sullivan Caryn
Shi Yichuan
Shoemaker Alan
Short Frederick T
Sillero-Zubiri Claudio
Silvano Débora L
Smith Kevin G
Smith Andrew T
Snoeks Jos
Stattersfield Alison J
Symes Andrew J
Taber Andrew B
Talukdar Bibhab K
Temple Helen J
Timmins Rob
Tobias Joseph A
Tsytsulina Katerina
Tweddle Denis
Ubeda Carmen
Valenti Sarah V
van Dijk Peter Paul
Veiga Liza M
Veloso Alberto
Wege David C
Wilkinson Mark
Williamson Elizabeth A
Xie Feng
Young Bruce E
Akçakaya H Resit
Bennun Leon
Blackburn Tim M
Boitani Luigi
Dublin Holly T
da Fonseca Gustavo A B
Gascon Claude
Lacher Thomas E
Mace Georgina M
Mainka Susan A
McNeely Jeffery A
Mittermeier Russell A
Reid Gordon McGregor
Rodriguez Jon Paul
Rosenberg Andrew A
Samways Michael J
Smart Jane
Stein Bruce A
Stuart Simon N
Article Info
Journal
Science (New York, N.Y.)
Abbr.
Science
ISSN
1095-9203
Published
2010-12-10
Epub
2010-00-26
Pages
1503-9
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0404511
Subset
IM
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