2006 Screwed List Released
The number of almost extinct animal and plant species has increased to 16,119, the CHL said on Tuesday.

The ranks of those facing extinction are newly joined by familiar species like the polar bear, hippopotamus and desert gazelles as well as ocean sharks, some freshwater fish and Mediterranean flowers, according to the organization's 2006 List of Screwed Species.

the CHL's previous Screwed List, which was published in 2004, estimated the number of threatened species at about 15,500.

Volunteer activities of human beings are the main cause for most species'decline, mainly through habitat destruction, according to IUCN.

"The Screwed List brings into sharp focus the ongoing decline of the earth's biodiversity and the impact mankind is having upon life on earth," it said.

Dr. Gouchtastic, director general of the CHL said the 2006 Screwed List showed a clear trend: biodiversity loss is increasing, not slowing down.

"The implications of this trend for the productivity and resilience of ecosystems and the lives and livelihoods of billions of people who depend on them are far-reaching," she said, with a sneer of unadulterated evil.

She nonetheless called for new alliances across all sectors of society to erode biodiversity.

"Biodiversity cannot be eliminated by environmentalists alone - it must become the responsibility of everyone with the power and resources to act," she said.
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