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Monday, February 9, 2015
Chad Extinct and Endangered Species
As of February 9th, 2015, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ for CHAD in North-Central Africa lists one extinct species (the Scimitar-horned Oryx) since the beginning of IUCN recordkeeping, six critically endangered species, and ten endangered species. Chad's critically endangered species on the IUCN List are as follows: Addax (White Antelope), Black Rhinoceros, Dama Gazelle, Slender-snouted Crocodile, Sociable Lapwing, and Gabbiella neothaumaeformis freshwater snail. The G. N. snail species is probably located only on Lake Chad's southern shore. Even more problematic, Lake Chad is shrinking rapidly due to high evaporation rates and irrigation water usage.
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