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What are IUCN classifications?

EXTINCT:

Extinct:                              The death of the last individual of the species (e.g. the Dodo)

Extinct in the wild:             Only known living individuals are in captivity (e.g. Barbary Lion)

THREATENED WITH EXTINCTION:

Critically Endangered:         Species numbers will decrease by 80% in three generations (e.g. Northern right                                            whale only 315 left)

Endangered:                        At risk of extinction because of few numbers or changing environment (e.g.                                            Siberian Tiger)

Vulnerable:                          Likely to become endangered unless survival/reproduction improve, there are                                             over 9000 organisms with this distinction

AT LOWER RISK:

Conservation Dependent:     Species that depend on human involvement to maintain populations (e.g.                                              Leopard Shark)

Near Threatened:                  May become threatened in the future (e.g. European Otter)

Least Concern:                      Have been evaluated, but do not qualify for any classification, growing                                              populations (e.g. HUMANS!)