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The conservation status of a species indicates the likelihood that it will become extinct. Multiple factors are considered when assessing the status of a species; e.g., such statistics as the number remaining, the overall increase or decrease in the population over time, breeding success rates, or known threats.[7] The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is the best-known worldwide conservation status listing and ranking system.[8] Over 50% of the world's species are estimated to be at risk of extinction,[9] but the frontiers between categories such as "endangered", "rare", or "locally extinct" species are often difficult to draw given the general paucity of data on most of these species. This is notably the case in the world's oceans, where distances are vast and endangered species not seen for decades may go extinct unnoticeI'm