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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5319/B.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Report: 30 Percent of Tree Species at Risk of Extinction' data-article-id='5874'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='13542'>A new report by a British-based plant protection group says almost 30 percent of the world's tree species are at risk of extinction.</span> <span data-start-time='13542' data-end-time='24063'>The State of the World’s Trees report warns that 17,500 tree species are at risk of dying out.</span> <span data-start-time='24063' data-end-time='32813'>And 440 species have fewer than 50 individual trees left in the wild.</span> <span data-start-time='32813' data-end-time='41708'>The report was recently published by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).</span> <span data-start-time='41708' data-end-time='55021'>The number of threatened tree species is double the number of threatened mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles combined, the report said.</span> <span data-start-time='55021' data-end-time='69500'>In a statement, BGCI Secretary General Paul Smith said, "This report is a wake-up call to everyone around the world that trees need help."</span> <span data-start-time='69500' data-end-time='78271'>Among the most at-risk trees are species including magnolias and dipterocarps. </span> <span data-start-time='78271' data-end-time='84688'>These trees are commonly found in Southeast Asian rainforests. </span> <span data-start-time='84688' data-end-time='93458'>Oak trees, maple trees and ebonies also face threats, the report said.</span> <span data-start-time='93458' data-end-time='104792'>Trees help support the natural environment and are considered important for fighting global warming and climate change.</span> <span data-start-time='104792' data-end-time='112854'>The extinction of a single tree species could mean the loss of many others.</span> <span data-start-time='112854' data-end-time='124063'>Every tree species matters to the millions of other species that depend on trees, and to people all over the world, Smith said.</span> <span data-start-time='124063' data-end-time='136917'>The report found that thousands of kinds of trees in the world's top six countries for tree-species diversity are at risk of extinction. </span> <span data-start-time='136917' data-end-time='147208'>The greatest single number is in Brazil, where 1,788 species are at risk.</span> <span data-start-time='147208' data-end-time='156083'>The other five countries are Indonesia, Malaysia, China, Colombia and Venezuela.</span> <span data-start-time='156083' data-end-time='167188'>The report said the top three threats facing tree species are crop production, logging and livestock farming. </span> <span data-start-time='167188' data-end-time='174188'>Climate change and extreme weather are also growing threats.</span> <span data-start-time='174188' data-end-time='184354'>At least 180 tree species are directly threatened by rising seas and severe weather, the report added. </span> <span data-start-time='184354' data-end-time='190896'>It noted that island tree species are more at risk than other trees.</span> <span data-start-time='190896' data-end-time='201875'>This is particularly concerning because many islands have species of trees that can be found nowhere else, the report said.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5319/which_of_the_following_is_not_one_of_the_top_three_risks_to_tree_extinction.wav'>Which of the following is not one of the top three risks to tree extinction?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='tent caterpillars'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5319/crop_production.wav'><span>crop production</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5319/logging.wav'><span>logging</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5319/livestock_farming.wav'><span>livestock farming</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5319/tent_caterpillars.wav'><span>tent caterpillars</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=18059 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