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Frightening statistics!
Numbers speak
50%: of ~6,000 described amphibian species, are threatened with extinction. 32% known to be threatened + 23% data deficient but believed threatened; ~3,000 species are in trouble.
165: number of amphibian species believed to have already gone extinct, including 34 known to be extinct, 1 extinct in the wild but still survives in captivity, and 130 not found in recent years and possibly extinct.
500: estimated number of amphibian species whose threats currently cannot be mitigated quickly enough to stave off extinction, i.e., those who require ex situ intervention.
10: number (not percentage) of amphibian species North American zoos are currently prepared to manage long-term.
50: that same number extrapolated (extreme best-case scenario) to the global zoo community.
10%: portion of amphibian species threatened with extinction that the global zoo community is at best currently prepared to manage.
1: the number of amphibian species for which each of the 500 largest WAZA zoos must take responsibility as a stopgap to stem the losses.
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