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Extinct mammoths could be given protected status in bid to save elephants
Extinct mammoths could be given protected status in bid to save elephants
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Over 60 Percent of Wild Coffee Species Are at Risk of Extinction
For all those that rely on that cup of coffee to get you going in the morning, here’s another eye-opener: A majority of wild coffee might be going extinct. That info is courtesy of a new study finding roughly 60 percent of wild coffee species are at risk of going extinct. We don’t drink these wild, unsavory strains often, but they could help our beloved arabica and robusta beans adapt to climate change, resist pests and ward off diseases.
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‘A sad day’: two more B.C. mountain caribou herds now locally extinct
Slocan valley farmer Jim Ross spotted an unusual convoy on Monday as he pulled into a gas station near Salmo in the afternoon twilight — three B.C. government trucks and a stock trailer with plywood tacked over the slats. Intrigued, Ross asked the government employees what kind of animal was in the trailer while they filled up their vehicles at the snowy Centex station. He didn’t get an answer, so he asked again. And again.
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Climate change is now sending animals extinct
Climate change is now officially sending animals extinct. The Bramble Cay melomys, a rodent found on a tiny island off Australia's far north coast and the only mammal native to the Great Barrier Reef, was this week added to a list of animals declared extinct by the Australian government. According to scientists, the mammal extinction is the first of its kind to be caused by human-induced climate change.
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Is the Insect Apocalypse Really Upon Us?
Claims that insects will disappear within a century are absurd, but the reality isn’t reassuring either.
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The Day the Dinosaurs Died
If, on a certain evening about sixty-six million years ago, you had stood somewhere in North America and looked up at the sky, you would have soon made out what appeared to be a star. If you watched for an hour or two, the star would have seemed to grow in brightness, although it barely moved. That’s because it was not a star but an asteroid, and it was headed directly for Earth at about forty-five thousand miles an hour.
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Regrowing tropical forests recover fast in tree species richness, but slow in species composition
Tropical forests that regrow on abandoned agricultural land contain within a few decennia already most of the species of the original old-growth forest. Within 20 years the species richness is already 80% of that of old-growth forests. Their species composition, however, is totally different. Tree species are different, as well as their abundances, a team of around 80 researchers writes in Science Advances.
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Earth could take 10 million years to recover from mass extinction caused by humans
Scientists investigating the possible effects of climate change have predicted it would take 10 million years for the diversity of species on our planet to recover after a mass extinction event. The authors of the paper published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution wanted to calculate how long it takes for the Earth to return to former levels of biodiversity following a mass extinction event. “Humanity is undeniably causing elevated rates of biodiversity loss through climate change, habitat destruction, invasive species introduction, and so on,” the authors warned in their study.
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‘When the Glaciers Disappear, Those Species Will Go Extinct’
America’s glaciers are losing ice as the world warms. That’s disrupting habitats for fish, insects and even bacteria.
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Wild Bee Population Collapses By 90% In New England, Study Warns
Researchers from the University of New Hampshire conducted a study to document declines in about 100 wild bee species critical to pollinating crops throughout New England. What they discovered, according to the study, was a collapse in the wild bee population across the state, reported AP.
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1 million species face extinction thanks to human activity, U.N. report says
The sixth mass extinction is coming. A draft report from the United Nations obtained by Agence France-Presse says that up to 1 million species of living organisms face extinction as a result of human influence. The report, which is set to be revealed on May 6, adds that the loss of biodiversity, while closely linked, poses "no less of a threat" than climate change. Deforestation has led to the loss of greenhouse gas-absorbing trees, polluted waters are killing protein-rich fish and limiting clean drinking water, and pollinating insects are dying rapidly.
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Landmark UN Report to Show 'Transformational Change' Urgently Needed to Save Humanity and Natural World From Nightmarish Future
"Anyone who denies that we are in a human-induced extinction crisis is either lying or not paying attention." By Jon Queally.
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Scientists warn a million species at risk of extinction
One million animal and plant species are at imminent risk of extinction due to humankind’s relentless pursuit of economic growth, scientists said on Monday in a landmark report on the devastating impact of modern civilization on the natural world.
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Civilization Is Accelerating Extinction and Altering the Natural World at a Pace ‘Unprecedented in Human History’
A dire United Nations report, based on thousands of scientific studies, paints an urgent picture of biodiversity loss and finds that climate change is amplifying the danger to humanity.
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Koalas are officially ‘functionally extinct’ and may be wiped out ‘within a generation’
KOALAS, we all love them. Show me someone who doesn’t want what’s best for a humble little koala and I’ll show you a liar. Despite this being the case, their numbers are declining and their future as a species looks to be in serious jeopardy.
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How Trump Could Make the Extinction Crisis Even Worse
Despite an alarming UN report that warns one million plant and animal species face extinction due to human activity, the Trump administration is poised to hasten species on their path to extinction by eroding critical wildlife protections. The UN’s landmark 1,500-page study, announced this week, warns that if we continue to destroy natural landscapes at rates “unprecedented in human history,” massive biodiversity loss will undermine food security, access to clean water, and sources of modern medicine by 2050.
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'The Numbers Are Just Horrendous.' Almost 30,000 Species Face Extinction Because of Human Activity
Rhino rays and seven species of primates are on the IUCN's Red List
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Elephant Extinction Will Raise Carbon Dioxide Levels in Atmosphere
One of the last remaining megaherbivores, forest elephants shape their environment by serving as seed dispersers and forest bulldozers as they eat over a hundred species of fruit, trample bushes, knock over trees and create trails and clearings. Their ecological impact also affects tree populations and carbon levels in the forest, researchers report, with significant implications for climate and conservation policies.
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Fewer than 19 vaquita porpoises left – study
Calls for Mexico to crackdown on use of illegal fishing nets after further decline of species
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'Days or months left' for porpoise species Vaquita as it nears extinction
The Vaquita species was only discovered in 1958, but within a few decades numbers have hit critical levels.
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