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  2. Schiedea adamantis - Wikipedia

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    Schiedea adamantis, commonly known as Diamond Head schiedea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, that is endemic to the island of Oʻahu in Hawaii. It inhabits low shrublands on steep slopes along the northwest rim of Diamond Head Crater .

  3. Diamond Head, Hawaii - Wikipedia

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    Diamond Head is a volcanic tuff cone on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu. It is known to Hawaiians as Lēʻahi ( pronounced [leːˈʔɐhi] ), which is most likely derived from lae (browridge, promontory) plus ʻahi (tuna) because the shape of the ridgeline resembles the shape of a tuna 's dorsal fin. [ 3 ]

  4. IUCN Red List - Wikipedia

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    The Red List of 2012 was released 19 July 2012 at Rio+20 Earth Summit; [17] nearly 2,000 species were added, [18] with 4 species to the extinct list, 2 to the rediscovered list. [19] The IUCN assessed a total of 63,837 species which revealed 19,817 are threatened with extinction.

  5. The world's 100 most threatened species - Wikipedia

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    The World's 100 most threatened species [1] is a compilation of the most threatened animals, plants, and fungi in the world. It was the result of a collaboration between over 8,000 scientists from the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC), along with the Zoological Society of London . [ 2 ]

  6. 21 species no longer endangered — because they’re extinct ...

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    Eight of the extinct bird species were found in Hawaii, including the Po`ouli, which was last seen in 2004. The Po`ouli is the most recently seen species of all 21 animals on the list.

  7. Endangered species - Wikipedia

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    An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching, invasive species, and climate change. [1]

  8. List of endangered insects - Wikipedia

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    Endangered (EN) species are considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction inside. In July 2017, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 343 endangered insect species. [1] Of all evaluated insect species, 5.7% are listed as endangered. The IUCN also lists 21 insect subspecies as endangered.

  9. List of least concern fishes - Wikipedia

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    As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 9131 least concern fish species. [ 1 ] 60% of all evaluated fish species are listed as least concern. The IUCN also lists 37 fish subspecies as least concern.