Conflicts with humans, habitat loss due to agriculture and timber plantations, mining and infrastructure development, poaching, exposure to agrochemicals, and vehicle collisions also threaten the species, the IUCN said.
Threatened species list grows by 1,000, but conservation efforts bring hope for some animals
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Just over two decades ago, the pointy-eared wild cat was on the brink of extinction, but as of Thursday the International Union for Conservation of Nature says it's no longer an endangered species.
Iberian lynx back from brink of extinction, thanks to conservation efforts
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