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Top-flight recovery: the inspiring comeback of the California condor

Nearly extinct in the 1980s, an intensive programme to reverse the bird’s decline has made it a conservation success story

The Guardian - UK

Women and girls at risk, at the end of the world: these subversive short stories reflect our anxieties

Anne Casey-Hardy’s Cautionary Tales for Excitable Girls and Else Fitzgerald’s Everything Feels like the End of the World share feminist concerns. But while both use the short-story collection to explore latent social violence and collective anxieties, they are dramatically distinct.

The Conversation

‘Extinction is on the table’: Jaron Lanier warns of tech’s existential threat to humanity

The American computer scientist, who coined the term ‘virtual reality,’ cautions against online ‘psychological operatives’

The Guardian - US

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‘Tangled mess of inaction’: hundreds of threatened species recovery plans expiring in next six months

Growing list facing extinction and underresourcing of conservation means plans have not been updated

The Guardian - AU

Rocket launches pose extinction-level threat to SA’s tiny southern emu wren, conservationists warn

Tanya Plibersek could list the bird as endangered amid concerns about proposed rocket launch site

The Guardian - AU

Humans v nature: our long and destructive journey to the age of extinction

The story of the damage done to the world’s biodiversity is a tale of decline spanning thousands of years. Can the world seize its chance to change the narrative?

The Guardian - UK

They went from plague levels to near extinction, but now the bogongs are back

On the brink of extinction just a matter of years ago, encouraging numbers of bogong moths have been spotted in the Brindabellas and Kosciuszko National Park

The Canberra Times

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Extinction threat for Wet Tropic possums

Ringtail possums in Queensland's Wet Tropics could be wiped out by 2050 unless action is taken to reduce the impacts of climate change, a paper says.

AAP

Exquisite new fossils from South Africa offer a glimpse into a thriving ecosystem 266 million years ago

South Africa is famous for its amazingly rich and diverse fossil record. The country’s rocks document more than 3.5 billion years of life on Earth: ancient forms of bacterial life, the emergence of life onto land, the evolution of seed-producing plants, reptiles, dinosaurs and mammals – and humanity.

The Conversation

California’s Mojave desert tortoises move toward extinction. Why saving them is so hard

CALIFORNIA CITY, Calif. — Behind the fences surrounding this 40-square-mile outback of cactus and wiry creosote, the largest remaining population of Mojave desert tortoises was soaking up the morning sun and grazing on a mix of wild greens and flowers.

Los Angeles Times

Extinction Rebellion protesters target 13 London businesses and BEIS building following COP27

The group said ‘fake oil’ was poured over offices and front steps, a fire was lit and fake blood poured on the pavement outside businesses ‘linked to the fossil fuel industry’

Evening Standard

Ferrari Roma: Less glitz, more glamour

This would melt the hearts of Extinction Rebellion, I’m sure, because it’s so lovable, writes Sean O'Grady

The Independent UK

Shark fin trade regulated at last in landmark decision

The ruling at a major wildlife conference finally takes major steps to address the overfishing and lack of regulation that has been pushing sharks to extinction

The Guardian - US

If you care about nature in Victoria, this is your essential state election guide

If we learnt anything from the past federal election, it’s that Australians care about climate change and nature. A survey released this week suggests the same dynamic is at play as we head into the Victorian state election.

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We created the world's first donkey embryo using IVF in a bid to save species from extinction

You may not realise it, but the world’s donkeys are in trouble: many domestic breeds and wild species are headed for extinction. But my colleagues and I have developed a scientific breakthrough that may contribute to saving them.

Chronicle Live

Extinction Rebellion stand down Barclays bank protest on Northumberland Street after several hours

Extinction Rebellion members chained themselves to Barclays bank on Northumberland Street at around 9.45am on Monday morning and stood down after several hours

Wales Online

'You f***ing headcase': Angry passer-by clashes with protesters chained to bank in Cardiff

'Look at the chaos you've caused,' said one passer-by outside Extinction Rebellion's occupation of Barclays bank in St David's Way

The Conversation

Honeybee lifespan could be half what it was 50 years ago – new study

A new paper shows how the lifespan of the adult honeybee appears to have shrunk by nearly 50% in the past 50 years. The European Red List for Bees suggests nearly one in ten species of wild bees are facing extinction. Imagine how we would react if human lifespans halved.…

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Evening Standard

Extinction Rebellion protesters smash bank windows in Glasgow

Two men have been arrested after the windows of a Glasgow bank were smashed as demonstrators demanded Barclays cut ties with fossil fuel firms. Wearing safety goggles and Kevlar gloves, Extinction Rebellion protesters broke the glass of the bank’s Clyde Place Quay branch ahead of a demonstration outside the company’s…

Bristol Post

Extinction Rebellion Bristol hold sit-down protest inside Broadmead bank

The group has targeted the Bristol Barclay branch over its fossil fuel investments today (November 14)

Chronicle Live

Extinction Rebellion protesters chain themselves to Barclays bank in Newcastle amid national activism effort

Members of Extinction Rebellion are chained to the inside of Barclays bank in Northumberland Street and police are on the scene

The Independent UK

Two arrested after bank windows smashed in climate protest

Two men have been arrested by police after a bank’s windows were smashed during a climate protest on Monday.

Daily Record

Extinction Rebellion Scotland activists smash Barclays bank windows in Glasgow

Activists shattered the glass panes during a protestor outside the Glasgow office block at around 8am on Monday.

The National (Scotland)

Two people arrested after Extinction Rebellion break windows at Barclays offices

The protest is part of Extinction Rebellion and Money Rebellion’s UK-wide Better without Barclays campaign of disruption.

The Independent UK

Climate activists smash glass of Glasgow bank

Extinction Rebellion have smashed the glass of a Barclays bank in Glasgow.

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