According to a survey by the Global Marine Species Assessment, one third of the more than 700 species of reef building corals are threatened with extinction. Here, Scale fin Anthias swim on Coral Reef near Ras Mohammad, Egypt.

The Wondrous World of the Imperiled Coral Reefs

The habitats of thousands of species are threatened with extinction

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