Find the Vanishing Trees: Arboretum Display Highlights Endangered Trees
Think of endangered species, and you might think of pandas, gorillas and whales. But trees?
Think again, says Prof. Shelley Hunt, director of the U of G Arboretum.
Around the world, more than 8,700 known tree species face extinction – about 10 per cent of all kinds of trees on Earth. Almost 80 species of trees have gone extinct over the past century, victims of over-exploitation, human development, climate change, invasive species and pests.