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I.U.C.N. Update Says Deep-Sea Mining Threatens Mollusks Around Hydrothermal Vents
I.U.C.N. Warns Deep-Sea Mining Could Drive Over Half of Hydrothermal Vent Mollusks to Extinction
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (I.U.C.N.) has updated its findings to warn that deep-sea mining poses a severe threat to mollusks living around hydrothermal vents. These creatures, including the scaly-foot snail, have evolved to survive extreme conditions, but mineral extraction could drive more than half of these species to extinction. The article highlights the environmental risks of deep-sea mining on these unique and vulnerable ecosystems.
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Deep-sea mining threatens to drive to extinction more than half of the snails and other mollusks that rely on hydrothermal vents, according to the latest update of the International Union for Conservation of Na
The snails and other mollusks around hydrothermal vents have evolved to thrive in extreme conditions, but mineral extraction could drive more than half to extinction.
The scaly-foot snail is among the undersea animals found to be at risk of extinction from mining.
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