IUCN Red List Discussion

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/
(Links to an external site.)
In your own words briefly describe the main goal of the IUCN and what they are doing to achieve this goal.
Select one species in the critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable, extinct, or extinct in the wild category. Categories are shown in the “IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria” section toward the bottom of the home page. Use the scroll bar (under the categories) to see all categories before selecting a category and species.
Provide the following information about your threatened or extinct species: NUMBER YOUR ANSWERS
Scientific and common name
Threatened or extinct category your species is listed under (i.e., critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable, extinct, or extinct in the wild category) –
Brief description of its native range and habitat
Date listed as critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable, extinct, or extinct in the wild category
Possible reasons for it being threatened or going extinct
One additional interesting fact about your species not covered in answers to other questions; you might research beyond the IUCN site for something interesting.
Image of the species

https://www.iucnredlist.org/ The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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