According to IUCN Red list, a 'vulnerable' species is one which :

According to IUCN Red list, a ‘vulnerable’ species is one which :

is likely to become endangered in the near future.

has a very high risk of getting extinct in the wild.

is known only to survive in the wild.

is known only to survive in captivity, or as a naturalized population outside its historic range.

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According to the IUCN Red List categories, a ‘Vulnerable’ (VU) species is defined as one which is not Critically Endangered or Endangered but is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild in the medium-term future. Option A, “likely to become endangered in the near future,” aligns closely with this definition, indicating a step below ‘Endangered’ but facing a significant threat level. Option B describes the ‘Endangered’ category (very high risk), and Options C and D describe variations related to ‘Extinct in the Wild’.

A Vulnerable species faces a high risk of extinction in the wild in the medium-term future.

The IUCN Red List is the world’s most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. Species are classified into nine categories: Extinct, Extinct in the Wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, Near Threatened, Least Concern, Data Deficient, and Not Evaluated.

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