Over 17,000 species threatened by extinction
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - 06:14
in Biology & Nature
A rare Panamanian tree frog, a rodent from Madagascar and two lizards found only in the Philippines are among over 17,000 species threatened with extinction, a leading environmental group said Tuesday.
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