More than half of all turtle and crocodile species are under threat of extinction, according to a new global review of reptiles.
Experts evaluated available data for more than 10,000 reptile species and assessed their conservation status as categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. A total of 1829 species are either vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered.
The researchers did not have enough information to evaluate conservation status for 1507 species so they extrapolated for those, assuming a similar portion are at risk of extinction.. That means a larger fraction of reptile species are faring better than amphibians and mammals , but they are in slightly worse shape than birds .
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