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Brazil's Araripe Manakin (Antilophia bokermanni). There are less than 800 of these critically endangered birds left in the wild. They are threatened by habitat destruction due to expansion of agriculture.

Conservation scientists have released a list of the 100 most threatened species in the world, which are likely to go extinct if immediate actions aren't taken, they say.

The list was released today (Sept. 11) in a presentation at the World Conservation Congress in Jeju, South Korea, and compiled by more than 8,000 scientists affiliated with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

The 100 most threatened species, from 48 different countries, will be first in line to disappear completely if nothing is done to protect them, according to a release from the Zoological Society of London, whose scientists were involved in producing the list.

To read the original article: 100 Most Threatened Species on the Planet | Endangered Animals | OurAmazingPlanet.com