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Sea Turtle Glossary

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Vulnerable

A species or population that is considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild (for precise criteria, see website below.

See also: endangered   threatened   data deficient

WWW References:

• IUCN Redlist Criteria

Citations:

• IUCN/SSC Criteria Review Working Group. 1999. IUCN Red List Criteria review provisional report: draft of the proposed changes and recommendations. Species 31-32: 43-57.

Entered by: Matthew Godfrey
Entered: 2004-12-14 08:49:16
Last modified: 2005-05-05 20:08:49