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Islands in the sky: could steep-sided hilltops offer safe haven to our threatened species?

Species are disappearing at an alarming rate around the world. But Australia’s extinction crisis is especially severe – since European colonisation, we have lost about 100 species of animals and plants. The loss of 33 mammal species is largely due to canny invasive predators such as foxes and cats as…

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The plight of the pig-nosed turtle, one of the unlucky 13 added to Australia’s threatened species list

Australia’s unique biodiversity is under siege. The national list of species threatened with extinction is growing, with eight animals and five plants added just last month.

The Conversation

It's a girl! Milestone in fight to save ancient fish

Scientists are celebrating the arrival of a bouncing baby girl, as they race to save an ancient species from the jaws of extinction.

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Protest to be held outside Scottish airport to mark 'Glorious Twelfth'

CAMPAIGNERS are set to hold a protest outside Dundee Airport to mark the beginning of the driven grouse shooting season.

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Pig-nosed turtle and Pugh’s frog among new species added to Australia’s endangered species list

The number of species recognised as threatened with extinction rises by 13 and now stands at 2,224

The Guardian - AU

More than half of NSW’s forests and woodlands are gone as ongoing logging increases extinction risks, study shows

Since European colonisation, 29 million hectares (54%) of the forests and woodlands that once existed in New South Wales have been destroyed. A further 9 million ha have been degraded in the past two centuries. This amounts to more than 60% of the state’s forest estate.

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Eight arrests as fake crude oil thrown and 'grim reaper' appears at Extinction Rebellion occupation

A protester dressed as the grim reaper on top of a structure ‘some distance in the air’ will be arrested when they can be removed, police have said

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Ghosts of species past: shedding new light on the demise of NZ’s moa can help other flightless birds

New Zealand was once home to giant flightless birds called moa. They had grown accustomed to life without predators. So the arrival of humans in the mid-13th century presented a massive – and ultimately insurmountable – challenge to their existence.

The Conversation

Colombia Orchid Sanctuary Collects And Clones Endangered Species

Deep in Colombia's northwestern forests, an orchid enthusiast has gathered a colorful collection of nearly 25,000 specimens, some of which he is cloning to protect them from extinction.

International Business Times

‘It’s the least I can do’: meet Etienne Stott, 2012 Olympics gold medallist turned XR activist

The 2012 canoeing champion turned Extinction Rebellion activist tells Donald McRae about the parallels between sport and activism, and the urgency of the climate crisis

The Guardian - UK

Humans are driving sharks to extinction

Evolution has gifted sharks with surprising adaptability, but climate change could be their death knell

Salon

How many animal species have humans driven to extinction?

Animals are disappearing too fast for researchers to record all of the extinctions we've caused.

LiveScience

Sea level rise causes local extinction

The Key Largo tree cactus is the first locally extinct species due to sea level rise — but it won't be the last

Salon

Sawfish secrets could help save the threatened species

Researchers have discovered critical breeding knowledge about one of the world's most threatened marine animals which could save the rare fish from extinction.

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Malayan Tiger Population Faces Critical Threat Of Extinction

Learn about the critical situation facing the endangered Malayan tiger and the urgent conservation efforts needed to prevent its extinction.

The Guardian - AU

How Australian scientists brought Norfolk Island’s thumbnail-sized snails back from the brink of extinction

After a slow start, the Campbell’s keeled glass-snails are now breeding like rabbits – or maybe like snails – with plans to reintroduce them to the island

The Guardian - AU

‘It’s like looking at ghosts’: inside the Australian Museum’s extinction cabinets

When people encounter the cabinets cataloguing the mammals wiped out since colonisation, they often cry. But what is the most useful way to grieve the destruction of a species?

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UK Zoo Welcomes Endangered Parrots For Breeding Program‌Zoo Welcomes Rare Endangered Parrots To Boost Breeding Program‌

Twycross Zoo introduces critically endangered red-fronted macaws in a bid to save the species from extinction.‌ Only 300 of the species remain in the wild. ‌

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MSP fears Scottish Tories' 'political extinction' after dismal election

THE Scottish Conservatives could face “political extinction” if they do not have a wide debate on the future leadership of the party, an MSP…

The Guardian - UK

A welcome sign of Tory extinction

Brief letters: A dinosaur party | Boris Johnson’s popularity | Thank God for Guardian writers | SchadenFriday | Suitable election songs

Inverse

4000 Years After Woolly Mammoths Went Extinct, We Might Finally Know Why

A new study reveals what may have actually happened to the last mammoth population on Earth.

Fortune

IVP’s Tom Loverro on why startups need to seize this moment

In 2023 alone, about 3,000 startups shuttered, estimates say. So, if the phrase “mass extinction” evokes dinosaurs and asteroids, we’re now in the moment where the worst of the damage has been done, says IVP general partner Tom Loverro.

The Conversation

We mapped the entire bilby genome – and now we can use poo to save Australia’s ‘Easter bunny’ from extinction

Commonly known as Australia’s “Easter bunny” due to its large ears and hopping movement, the greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) is the last of its kind. Today we published its reference genome – all 3.66 billion pieces of it.

Salon

Mass extinction: A choice we can reverse

To prevent mass extinction, we need to protect 30% of Earth by 2030. Recent research indicates where to start

AAP

Gull numbers on the rise but it's not all good news

An increase in gull numbers along the Tasmanian coastline is cause for cheer but habitat destruction has left other bird species on the brink of extinction.

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