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The Latest Breaking News from Extinction

'It was clearly a human assault on the species': The fate of the great auk

Two preserved great auk specimens displayed at a museum in 1971. The last pair of great auks were killed in 1844.

LiveScience

One of the rarest species of whale in the world sees population increase

Conservationists called on shipping and fishing industries to do more to bring the animals back from the brink of extinction

The Independent UK

The Colour of Extinction by SC Flynn review – into the darkness… or the light?

Pulsating with tidal energy, the Dublin-based poet’s imaginative first collection is a harrowing wake-up call shot through with optimism

The Guardian - UK

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32 fun facts about pet turtles

With their protective shell, this now endangered species has survived mass extinctions and lives throughout the world – including as pets in our home. Here are some more fun facts about pet turtles.

PetsRadar

Can Democrats still win in rural states? Montana’s Senate race offers high-stakes litmus test

Jon Tester is fighting to keep his Senate seat amid the prospect that Democrats like him are now facing political extinction in the state

The Guardian - US

From drones to genomics, science can help fight extinction: that work must begin at Cop16

As nations meet in Colombia to confront species and ecosystem loss, the onus is on the global north to put science and collaboration at the heart of the issue, says Angela McLean, the UK’s chief scientific adviser

The Guardian - UK

Cote d'Ivoire has lost 'nearly 80 percent of its forest and wildlife cover'

How can we protect wild animals when the world's forest cover continues to shrink? This is just one of the many issues under discussion at the Cop16 biodiversity summit in Cali, Colombia. In West Africa, certain emblematic species such as the elephant are at risk of extinction. The head of…

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Ecosystems hang in the balance as Colombia hosts crucial biodiversity talks

With a million species on the brink of extinction and 70 percent of global ecosystems degraded, the Cop16 biodiversity summit opens in Colombia on Monday as the window to prevent devastating losses is closing.

Radio France Internationale

Should we all stop eating salmon? Why it’s suddenly become endangered

Why have Atlantic salmon populations dropped so dramatically in British rivers, and is fish farming to blame?

Al Jazeera

Tech can help kids connect with nature and go outdoors – here are tips to make it work

Young children’s lives are increasingly spent indoors. They have less access to green spaces, their parents are concerned about safety, and there’s also the draw of digital entertainment. This shift away from the natural world has been evocatively named “the extinction of experience”.

The Conversation

‘Access to food is not the problem’: new orca study deepens mystery behind endangerment

True cause of why southern resident killer whales are on brink of extinction becomes murkier as conservationists warn of marine noise and ship traffic

The Guardian - US

This beautiful peacock spider was only found two years ago. Now it could be dancing its last dance

If you notice a tiny, strikingly coloured spider performing an elaborate courtship dance, you may have seen your first peacock spider.

The Conversation

AI affects everyone – including Indigenous people. It’s time we have a say in how it’s built

Since artificial intelligence (AI) became mainstream over the past two years, many of the risks it poses have been widely documented. As well as fuelling deep fake porn, threatening personal privacy and accelerating the climate crisis, some people believe the emerging technology could even lead to human extinction.

The Conversation

Nobel Prize winner claims former OpenAI Chief Scientist fired Sam Altman because he "is much less concerned with AI safety than profits" — and suggests superintelligence might be on the horizon: "We have maybe 4 years left"' before human extinction

Nobel Prize winner and physicist gives former OpenAI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever a hat tip for his contributions to developing safe AI and firing Sam Altman for his missteps, including focusing on generating focus and abandoning the firm's founding mission.

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The Guardian - UK

Tiny parasitic wasp helps save one of world’s rarest birds from extinction

Wasps released on Nightingale Island have protected Wilkins’ bunting by halting spread of mould-causing insects

Louder

“A whole generation of bands are standing on the brink of extinction. Look around and see how many have gone”: How Gov’t Mule’s Warren Haynes became one of American rock’s great unsung heroes

Slash, Billy Gibbons and members of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Doors – they’re all fans of Gov’t Mule’s Warren Haynes

AAP

Sharks are the great survivors, but the Meg is toast

Sharks have survived five extinction events over 500 million years thanks to their sensory "superpowers", but now the fish are being killed in the millions.

LiveScience

Did we kill the Neanderthals? New research may finally answer an age-old question.

A complex picture of how Neanderthals died out, and the role that modern humans played in their disappearance, is emerging.

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Mass extinctions on Earth can help us find alien life in the cosmos. Here's how

The history of life on Earth offers clues to aid the search for complex life elsewhere in the cosmos.

The Guardian - AU

Alpine dingoes at risk of extinction after Victorian government extends right to cull

At least 468 shot by government controllers last year out of an estimated population of as few as 2,640 in the state’s east, advocates say

The Canberra Times

Zoo unleashes roar power to get people in these school holidays

Meet and greet live dinosaurs as a part of new extinction trail.

The Guardian - UK

Botanists identify 33 global ‘dark spots’ with thousands of unknown plants

Kew study reveals areas with at least 100,000 undiscovered plant species – most likely to be under threat of extinction

The Guardian - UK

Growing a ‘word forest’: the Kenyan teacher trying to save her language from extinction

The Yaaku people long ago assimilated with the majority Maasai, and few still speak Yaakunte, but there is a new determination to save their culture – and their forest – before it disappears

Inverse

Ancient DNA Brought the World’s Most Threatened Cat Species Back From the Brink of Extinction

One of the most severe cases of reduced genetic diversity is the Iberian lynx, once the world’s most threatened cat species.

The Guardian - UK

‘You could single-handedly push it to extinction’: how social media is putting our rarest wildlife at risk

From breeding spots overrun by visitors to photographers disturbing endangered species, experts say the rarer the find is, the bigger the problem

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