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Losing Trees10-01-98 | 16
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NEW YORK, NY

Of the 80,000 to 100,000 species of trees once on the planet, 100 have become extinct and more than 8,600 are headed that way, explains the first status report on the world's trees, released by the World Conservation Union. 95 species are extinct in the wild, though 18 survive under human care. The USA is 12th on the list with 259 species threatened, including the Florida Yew, the stinking cedar and 2 species of oak.
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