The World Conservation Union has added nearly 200 species to its list of those facing extinction. In its annual report, the group says more than 16,300 species are now in danger of dying out.

World Conservation Union species deputy Christopher Vie: “The main threat is the destruction of their habitat — for example, the forests being destroyed, coral reef destruction. The second menace is the evasive species, over-exploitation, fishing. Fish are disappearing from our oceans because we over-fish them. To this, you have to add climate change factors, which will have more insidious consequences.”