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Date November 2017 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 17N.3.SL.TZ0.14a
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17N.3.SL.TZ0.14a

Data from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) indicates that the population numbers of many mammal species are decreasing. The chart shows reasons for the decrease and the number of species in each category of danger.

[Source: Michael Hoffmann et al. 2011. The changing fates of the world’s mammals. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, Volume 366, issue 1578. DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2011.0116. By permission of the Royal Society.]

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Calculate how many species are classified as endangered due to hunting and trapping.

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