2,000 new species on extinction list: COP28: BBC News Review

There are more animals on the list of endangered species than ever before. Around 2,000 more creatures have been added to the Red List of Threatened Species. The figures were announced at COP28, the annual international climate conference. Scientists say climate change is putting the planet in a biodiversity crisis.
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