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Scientists say the mass extinction of 90 plant species in the 1980s may have been overstated

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Botanists from the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago , Harvard University , University of Miami , and Universidad de Las Américas say that nearly all of the plant species believed to have gone extinct have been rediscovered in cloud forest remnants or other sites in South America .

The study further emphasizes the importance of protecting the world's rainforests.

Thousands of tropical rainforest plants and animals are endangered, and scientists continue to work with conservationists to safeguard what is left.