Conservation International
“IUCN Red List of Threatened Species”

Sept. 12, 2007– For the first time in history, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species includes ocean corals in its annual report of wildlife going extinct.  A comprehensive study of marine life sponsored by Conservation International (CI) and implemented jointly with the IUCN (World Conservation Union) used data from the Galapagos-based Charles Darwin Research Station and other regional institutions to conclude that three species of corals unique to the Galapagos Islands could soon disappear forever.  For more information, visit the Galapagos at www.conservation.org/explore.