“A major review of over 67,000 animal species has found that while the natural world continues to face a biodiversity crisis, targeted conservation efforts are helping bring many species back from the brink of extinction…

The researchers, led by the University of Cambridge with the IUCN, BirdLife International, and Oxford and Durham Universities, used Red List data to assess whether conservation measures had been put in place, and whether those actions had a positive impact on a given species’ conservation status.

‘We found that almost all the species that have moved from a more threatened category to a less threatened category have benefited from some sort of conservation measures,’ said lead author Ashley Simkins, a Ph.D. candidate in Cambridge’s Department of Zoology. ‘It’s a strong signal that conservation works.'”

From Phys.org.