The 'Red List,' which assesses the conservation status of species worldwide, is maintained by which organization?
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Correct answer: The IUCN
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. It uses a set of criteria to evaluate the extinction risk of thousands of species.
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