# Earth Is On Track To Lose More Than 1,000 Wild Mammal Species, UN Report Says

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/earth-is-on-track-to-lose-more-than-1000-wild-mammal-species-un-report-says/
- Published: 2022-07-19T09:15:25-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: Deforested mountains from massive limestone quarries are seen in Ipoh, Perak state Malaysia, Nov. 5, 2021. Photo credit: AP Photo / Vincent Thian, File. Article by Fabiano Maisonnave. HuffPost – July 9, 2022. Original article: AP News – July 8, 2022. RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Every day billions of people depend on wild flora and fauna to obtain food, medicine and energy. But a new United Nations-backed report says that overexploitation, climate change, pollution and deforestation are pushing one million species towards extinction. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity […] Click here to view original web page at www.huffpost.com