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Many Amazon trees endangered

At current deforestation pace, 57 percent of species could be threatened, study suggests

trees in the Amazon

PERIL Trees like these across the Amazon are threatened by deforestation and development.

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By Chris Samoray

- More than 2 years ago

Between 36 and 57 percent of all tree species in the Amazon probably meet International Union for Conservation of Nature standards for being a threatened species, new findings show.