In Chile, an Animal Whose Numbers Please No One.

The article reports on the threats of the population of guanaco in Chile. It states that while the South American camelid native is not threatened with extinction on a continental level, but the threats of land degradation, rampant hunting and poaching will reduce their number in areas that make their historical distribution range. Conservation scientist Meredith Root-Bernstein claims that the guanacos are important missing species that assume significant ecological role.