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Scientists say the wild ancestors of common domestic fruit trees are in danger of becoming extinct, the BBC reported. Citing over-exploitation and human development as among the main threats to forests, the Red List of Central Asia identifies 44 tree species in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan as under threat from extinction.https://dialogue.earth/content/uploads/2024/04/Dialogue-Earth-logo_Thumbnail.png1200675