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One in four mammals faces extinction
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Conservationists are estimating that one in four species of mammals is threatened with extinction, and that the population of one in two is declining. Among the mammals particularly in danger are primates, used for bush meat in parts of Africa and facing major losts off habitat in Southeast Asia. (AP)
哺乳類の4分の1が絶滅の危機に
自然保護団体の発表によると、哺乳類のうち4分の1の種が絶滅の危機に瀕しており、約10年前の調査と比べて状況は大きく悪化しているという。
Shukan ST: Oct. 17, 2008
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