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Armed with new technology, botanists are proposing what was once thought impossible: reviving long-lost plant species by using seeds from dried specimens in collections. The challenges remain daunting, but researchers are now searching for the best de-extinction candidates.
The non-profit group NatureServe says 40 percent of animals and 34 percent of plants in the United States are at risk of disappearing. The group recently released a report with its findings.
A leading conservation research group found that 40% of animals and 34% of plants in the United States are at risk of extinction, while 41% of ecosystems are facing collapse. Everything from crayfish and cacti to freshwater mussels and iconic American species such as the Venus flytrap are in danger…
According to a leading conservation research organization, 40% of animals and 34% of plants in the United States are on the verge of extinction, and 41% of ecosystems are on the verge of collapse.
Huge chunk of plants, animals in US at risk of extinction