The world's wildlife may be in more trouble than scientists have so far reported, new research published on Thursday suggests. While scientists have assessed the status of more than 147,000 plant and animals, there are thousands of species considered too "data deficient" for a full assessment. As a result, those species haven't been included in the listing of threatened or endangered species, updated each year by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). FILE PHOTO: Two grey-headed flying fox bats rest in the tops of trees, where they will spend most of their day, in the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne Among those underassessed species are the ocean's toothy predator, the killer whale, along with the pink fairy armadillo of Argentina and...
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