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Today is World Wildlife Day

Today, March 3, 2022, has been marked by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to celebrate World Wildlife Day.

The day is meant to celebrate and draw attention to the conservation status of some of the most critically endangered species of wild fauna and flora, and to drive discussions towards imagining and implementing solutions to conserve them.

This year’s celebration is under the theme: “Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration”.

Social media users have taken to Twitter to celebrate the day. They are sharing images of various species of animals and beautiful scenery be it the mountain, waterbodies.

According to data from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, over 8,400 species of wild fauna and flora are critically endangered, while close to 30,000 more are understood to be endangered or vulnerable.

Based on these estimates, it is suggested that over a million species are threatened with extinction.

Source: Ghana News

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