The microsnail Charopa lafargei, though newly discovered by science, is now listed as critically endangered as its habitat in Gunung Kanthan, Perak, has been earmarked for quarrying. - Jaap Van Vermeulen.
Fishing, logging, mining, agriculture and other activities to satisfy our growing appetite for resources are pushing wild species towards extinction. (This report has been updated with corrections. – Editor)
A species of Malaysian microsnail has been declared “extinct” in the latest Red List of Threatened Species released by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
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