Talk:IUCN Red List

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I applied for a speedy delete of Red Book of Endangered Species and a redirect to here. I copied its info here. How widespread is use of Red Book instead of Red List?

The Red Book of Endangered Species is a collection potentially endangered species published by the World Conservation Union. Initially started in 1998 this project focuses on two primary goals:

• To identify and document those species most in need of conservation attention if global extinction rates are to be reduced
• To provide a global index of the state of degeneration of biodiversity.

--Espoo 10:45, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

There is no longer a physical book, only the online version. But it is of historical importance. —Pengo 00:33, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] IUCN?

You use the abbreviation IUCN heavily throughout this article, but don't expand it in the lead-in... -- Horus Kol Talk 02:00, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

I've added it to the lead paragraph. Burlywood 14:23, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Credibility?

IUCN's credibility critically endangered was published in a reliable source and is heavily referenced on the Internet. This controversy should be addressed in the article. jiHymas@himivest.com 216.191.217.90 18:06, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

That report is 10 years old, and also said that the IUCN was highly respected. Has there been any more recent controversy, or was this a once-off? LachlanA 03:43, 25 September 2007 (UTC)