Over 21% of reptile species at risk of extinction, say experts from International Union for Conservation of Nature

A freshwater Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis), a critically endangered species native to southeast Asia, is released into the wild in Cambodia’s Cardamom mountains after being mounted with an acoustic transmitter in March, 2022. - Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH, April 30 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): At least one in five reptile species are threatened with extinction, including more than half of turtles and crocodiles, according to the first major global assessment of the world’s so-called cold-blooded creatures.

Catastrophic declines in biodiversity across the world are increasingly seen as a threat to life on Earth – and as important as the interrelated menace of climate change.