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Appreciate the apology, sorry from my side as well. I also responded pretty aggressively when I didn't need to. Thanks for the link too, I'm reading through it

Appreciate the apology, sorry from my side as well. I also responded pretty aggressively when I didn't need to. Thanks for the link too, I'm reading through it atm. I agree that you shouldn't post prematurely and should learn more about the subject before you speak on it, but there are so many topics that come up throughout the day it's impossible to research all of them. I was hoping if the number wasn't suspicious, someone who knew better could explain it. Maybe it would have been better to phrase my comment as a question instead of a statement though.

goosegoose 4y ago
The assessment itself is here: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/194052138/200522253 https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/194052138/200522253 - it does take into account the uncertainty in the data and the fluctuations; it concludes that the population has declined by 22-72% over the last 10 years. The threshold in this situation for Endangered is 50% (for Vulnerable, 30%, and for Critically Endangered, 80%) so the upper end is taken on a precautionary basis to lead to the Endangered assessment.