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Published online 11 September 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030908-13
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Hundreds of threatened species falling through conservation gaps
Park congress hears wildlife reserves omit key areas of species diversity.
Some 700 threatened animal species are slipping through gaping holes in the global network of wildlife reserves, reveals a report released today1.
Worldwide, more than 102,000 sites are protected, according to the latest list of reserves presented this week to the World Conservation Union's Fifth World Park Congress in Durban, South Africa.
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