The IUCN Red List is a catalogue of ______
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Species threatened with risk of extinction
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is prepared by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, founded in 1948. It assesses plant, animal and fungus species for their risk of extinction and places each in one of these categories:
Extinct, Extinct in the Wild
Threatened — Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable
Near Threatened, Least Concern
Data Deficient
The list is used worldwide to decide which species need protection first.