Tiny Animal Populations Can Recover, Challenging Assumptions About Extinction Risk
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Tiny animal populations can recover, challenging assumptions about extinction risk
Species reduced to fewer than 50 individuals in the wild are not automatically doomed to extinction, according to a major study co-authored by researchers at the Zoological Society of London and Monash University.
When only a few individuals of an animal species remain, extinction seems inevitable. Yet, with the right help, such a species can still recover. Small populations are vulnerable; that is beyond dispute. Animals find it harder to find a suitable partner, inbreeding is a looming threat, and a disease outbreak or natural disaster can [disadvantage] the remaining population […] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl.
The disappearance of species is one of the most serious consequences of environmental degradation, and for some animals the situation seems almost impossible to change.
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