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Wildfires in southern France. Tree species are facing several threats including an increase in the frequency of wildfires due to climate change and deforestation because of industry, agriculture and firewood. Photo: AFP
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Some of the planet’s most stunning creatures, including giraffes and parrots, are at risk from global warming and other human-induced environmental change, the UN has warned. Photo: AFP
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Giraffes stand by the shade of a tree in Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda. Photo: AP
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Some analysts have concluded that the likes of toucans, puffins and hummingbirds may face particularly uncertain futures. Photo: EPA
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A hummingbird flies at a garden in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela. Photo: AFP
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Wildfires in southern France. Tree species are facing several threats including an increase in the frequency of wildfires due to climate change and deforestation because of industry, agriculture and firewood. Photo: AFP
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Some of the planet’s most stunning creatures, including giraffes and parrots, are at risk from global warming and other human-induced environmental change, the UN has warned. Photo: AFP
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Giraffes stand by the shade of a tree in Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda. Photo: AP
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Some analysts have concluded that the likes of toucans, puffins and hummingbirds may face particularly uncertain futures. Photo: EPA
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A hummingbird flies at a garden in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela. Photo: AFP
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Wildfires in southern France. Tree species are facing several threats including an increase in the frequency of wildfires due to climate change and deforestation because of industry, agriculture and firewood. Photo: AFP
Giraffes and parrots among one million species 'at threat of extinction'
UN warns human-induced environmental change is to blame
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Daniel Bardsley
09 August, 2022
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