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Changing environment caused the demise of world’s largest primate

The largest known primate, Gigantopithecus blacki, became extinct due to its inability to adapt to environmental changes.

The Hindu

Giganto, world's largest ape, went down poor evolutionary path toward extinction

Gigantopithecus blacki went extinct at least 215,000 years ago after climate change caused its forest home to vanish.

LiveScience

Spanish Butterflies At Greater Risk Of Extinction Due To Climate Change

A study found that different butterflies use different methods to regulate their internal body temperature.

Zenger

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Mongolia dragged its wild horses back from extinction – can it save the rest of its wildlife?

Despite the successful reintroduction of Przewalski’s horse, hunting, overgrazing and the climate crisis have pushed many of the country’s other species into crisis

The Guardian - UK

Tree that lives underground among newly named plant species

Volcano-top orchid also named by scientists contending with extinctions caused by the human destruction of nature

The Guardian - UK

Giant 'kings of apes' once roamed southern China. We solved the mystery of their extinction

Giant creatures are usually associated with dinosaurs, woolly mammoths or mystical beasts. But if you go back though the human lineage you’ll find a very distant relative that stood three metres tall and weighed around 250 kilograms. This was Gigantopithecus blacki, the mightiest of all the primates and one of…

The Conversation

Ancient Giant Ape Extinct Due to Climate Change and Food Scarcity

Climate change and scarce food sources contributed to the extinction of giant apes in China, as revealed by a new study. These 10-foot-tall, 650-pound apes...

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Scientists discover what wiped out the largest great ape to ever live

A new study suggests an ancient species of great ape was likely driven to extinction by environmental changes

The Independent UK

Declining primate numbers are threatening Brazil's Atlantic forest

We tend to think of debt as purely financial, but we can also reap what we sow in the natural world through what is known as extinction debt. This concept refers to changes in the past that affect a species’ survival in the future.

The Conversation

Key Factor In Saving Elephants From Extinction Discovered

Researchers say areas should be connected to allow populations to stabilize naturally.

Zenger

Do the Golden Globes still matter?

Back from the brink of extinction, the Golden Globes returns this month to declare awards season open – but would Hollywood rather look the other way?

The Guardian - UK

Africa's Large Birds Of Prey Facing 'Extinction Crisis': Study

The flamboyantly plumed Secretary Bird and the serpent-catching Snake Eagle are among dozens of Africa's large birds of prey facing a human-driven "extinction crisis" researchers said on Thursday.

International Business Times

Pine martens return from brink of extinction in southern England

First proof of breeding in New Forest found, four years after animal was reintroduced in Gloucestershire

The Independent UK

Rare sighting of tiger and cubs raises hopes for species in Thailand

Cameras capture 120 tigers in year to April 2023, but extinction risk remains in neighbouring countries

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The Independent UK

Climate activists from Extinction Rebellion have blocked part of the highway around Amsterdam

Climate activists have blocked part of the main highway around Amsterdam near the former headquarters of ING bank

The Independent UK

Most money for endangered species goes to a small number of creatures, leaving others in limbo

Since passage of the Endangered Species Act 50 years ago, more than 1,700 plants, mammals, fish, insects and other species in the U.S. have been listed as threatened or endangered with extinction

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Climate Crisis Threatens Iconic Champagne Grapes, Extinction Imminent

Cheers to champagne while you still can! Climate change threatens the existence of the grapes used in this bubbly delight. Say 'hooray!' before it's too late.

AAP

Urgent plan to save red handfish from extinction

Scientists will relocate critically endangered red handfish to a Tasmanian facility to save the species from extinction during forecast marine heatwaves.

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Decline Of Insects Causing Flowers To Evolve To Self-fertilize

Scientists warn that changing this way to survive could prove to be the plants' downfall and eventually lead to their extinction.

LiveScience

Poisonous gas wave may have snuffed out half of all sea life in Earth's 1st mass extinction

About 510 million years ago, a deadly combination of low oxygen and surging hydrogen sulfide may have been what decimated 45% of all ocean life.

The Guardian - UK

Human-driven extinction of bird species twice as high as thought, study says

About 12% of birds have died out as result of human activity in past 120,000 years, say scientists

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Common Ground’ shows power of film to drive change, for environment’s sake

The documentary offers hope at a time when environmental degradation, the climate crisis, the extinction crisis and threats to our natural resources are making us cynical.

The Guardian - UK

XR co-founder who broke window at HS2 protest given suspended sentence

Dr Gail Bradbrook found guilty of criminal damage to Department for Transport building in 2019

Zenger

Chester Zoo Welcomes Rare Parrot Chicks In Bid To Save Endangered Species

Rare parrots on the brink of extinction find hope as two chicks hatch at Chester Zoo

International Business Times

Freshwater Fish Swim Into Trouble As Climate Change Increases Threat: IUCN

A quarter of freshwater fish species worldwide are at risk of extinction, according to an update to the global red list of threatened species on Monday, highlighting the escalating impacts of human-caused climate change on the planet's wildlife.

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