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Marine mammals, corals pushed to extinction: Conservation group

A dugong swims in the waters around Koh Libong Island in Trang province in southern Thailand [File: Shin Arunrugstichai/ AFP]

Populations of a vulnerable species of marine mammals, numerous types of abalone and Caribbean corals are now threatened with extinction, an international conservation organisation has said.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced the update during the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP15, conference in Montreal on Friday.

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