Meet seven new endangered species added to IUCN Red List
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the world’s most comprehensive inventory of endangered species, but it’s hardly the time for celebration. Of the 76,199 assessed species, 22,413 are threatened with extinction, according to the most recent update of the IUCN Red List. 310 species were added to its list of vanishing wildlife, including the Pacific Bluefin Tuna, the Chinese Pufferfish and the Black Grass-dart Butterfly.