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THE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE (IUCN) IS AN ORGANIZATION REGARDED AS THE
AUTHORITY IN JUDGING HOW CLOSE THE WORLD’S ANIMALS ARE TO EXTINCTION, WHY, AND HOW WELL ARE
THEY ARE BEING PROTECTED FROM IT. ACCORDINGLY, THIS ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A RATING SYSTEM
THAT DETERMINES THE THREAT POSED TO INDIVIDUAL SPECIES, WHERE CATEGORIES RANGE FROM LEAST
CONCERN (LC) TO EXTINCT (EX).