The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has updated its red list, which documents the dangerous status of many species affected by human activities.

國際自然保護聯盟 (IUCN) 已更新其紅色名單，記錄了許多受人類活動影響而處於危險狀態的物種。

The latest report emphasizes that species living in extreme environments are particularly vulnerable. In the deep sea, about two-thirds of mollusc species found near hydrothermal vents are threatened by potential mineral mining. The IUCN asserts that the movement of sediment from mining could kill species like Lirapex felix; however, marine protected areas have helped other species, such as Provanna exquisita, remain stable. Similarly, the desert rain frog in southern Africa is now classified as vulnerable. This is caused by the growth of energy infrastructure and diamond mining, as well as an increase in illegal poaching for the exotic pet trade after the species became popular online.

最新報告強調，生活在極端環境中的物種格外脆弱。在深海中，熱液噴口附近發現的軟體動物物種中，約有三分之二受到潛在礦產開採的威脅。IUCN 主張，開採造成的沉積物移動可能會導致 Lirapex felix 等物種死亡；然而，海洋保護區幫助了其他物種（如 Provanna exquisita）保持穩定。同樣地，南部非洲的沙漠雨蛙現在被歸類為易危。這是由於能源基礎設施和鑽石開採的增長，以及該物種在網路走紅後，非法捕捉以進行異寵貿易的情況增加所致。

In Australia, the data shows two very different results. Five marsupial species, including the little bettong, are now confirmed as extinct due to the spread of invasive predators. On the other hand, the numbat has shown a successful recovery, with its population growing from around 300 in the late 1970s to between 2,000 and 3,000 today. This improvement was achieved through the use of predator-proof fences, captive breeding, and moving animals to safer areas. Furthermore, botanical data shows that Wilmott's whitebeam in the UK is declining, as railway construction and unknown diseases have reduced the wild population to fewer than 50 plants.

在澳洲，數據顯示出兩種截然不同的結果。包括小袋鼠 (little bettong) 在內的五種有袋類動物，現已確認因入侵掠食者的擴散而滅絕。另一方面，numbat 則展現了成功的復甦，族群數量從 1970 年代末的約 300 隻增加到如今的 2,000 至 3,000 隻。這一進步是透過使用防掠食者圍欄、人工繁殖以及將動物遷移至更安全區域而實現的。此外，植物數據顯示英國的 Wilmott's whitebeam 正在減少，由於鐵路建設和未知疾病，野生數量已減至 50 株以下。

Although industrial growth and climate instability continue to threaten specialized wildlife, targeted conservation strategies have proven that it is possible to reverse the path toward extinction.

儘管工業增長與氣候不穩定持續威脅著特化野生動物，但針對性的保育策略已證明，扭轉滅絕之路是有可能的。