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The wildfires that led to mass extinction: a warning from California's Ice Age history – podcast

In recent years, Californians have had to deal with some deadly and destructive wildfires. But in fact, this part of the western United States has been shaped by fire for millennia.

The Conversation

The billion-dollar salmon vacuum

Many endorse opening dams and letting fish coast the natural current as the best way to avoid extinction

Salon

Giraffes could go extinct – the 5 biggest threats they face

Giraffes are the world’s tallest mammals and an African icon, but they are also vulnerable to extinction.

The Conversation

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Extinction Rebellion co-founder guilty of breaking window at HS2 protest

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

The Guardian - UK

Scientists believe they have finally uncovered what killed off dinosaurs

We knew that an asteroid heralded the end of the age of the dinosaurs. Now researchers say they have discovered a key element in their extinction

The Independent UK

Dust drove dinosaurs’ extinction after asteroid impact, scientists say

Researchers ran simulations to explore the ‘killing mechanisms’ that wiped out 75% of species

The Guardian - UK

We discovered three new species of marsupial. Unfortunately, they're already extinct

Australia is famous for its diverse and unique marsupials, and infamous for its world-leading rate of mammal extinctions.

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Feral horses to be shot from the air at Kosciuszko national park as entire ecosystem ‘under threat’

NSW environment minister Penny Sharpe says ‘threatened native species are in danger of extinction’ after authorising aerial cull

The Guardian - AU

Hope endangered corncrake can be saved as numbers increase in Scotland

Conservationists optimistic turning point reached in effort to prevent red-listed bird from extinction in Britain

The Guardian - UK

Bird flu hits Antarctica

Experts warn that if the virus reaches certain rare bird populations, "they are in threat of extinction"

Salon

Imagine more dragons: US biotech firm aims to breed tiny Australian lizard that is near extinction

Colossal Biosciences, which is behind bid to bring back Tasmanian tiger, teams up with Melbourne Zoo to save 15cm reptile

The Guardian - AU

Israel-Hamas conflict: what young Palestinians think about four key issues that affect their lives

On the eighth day of the current intensification of hostilities between Israel and Hamas, I saw a tweet that said that there would be more uproar in the west if “2.2 million golden retrievers [were] being bombed to extinction in an inescapable cage” instead of Palestinian civilians in Gaza.

The Conversation

Controversy over European climate activists’ criticism of Israel

Extinction Rebellion protest at The Hague accuses Netanyahu of ‘war crimes’ and running an ‘apartheid regime’

The Guardian - UK

Case against 14 Queensland climate protesters adjourned as questions raised over validity of charges

Outside Brisbane court dozens of supporters waving Extinction Rebellion flags greet defendants with cheers and chants

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Parliament protester trial delayed over 'technicality'

The trial of 14 climate change activists accused of disrupting Queensland parliament by chanting slogans has been adjourned due to an argument over legislation.

Inverse

The Moon's Craters May Help Humans Predict Our Chances Of Extinction

We can estimate the chances of an extinction-sized asteroid hitting Earth by examining how many such space rocks have hit the Moon over its history.

The Guardian - UK

Speeding boats push critically endangered whales closer to extinction

North Atlantic right whales are being killed in collisions with vessels that are flouting go-slow zones in US waters, report warns

France 24

Egypt's Rafah crossing to open to let some aid into Gaza, but timeline unclear

Israel has agreed to let aid get into Gaza through Egypt, this as President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi blames Israeli bombardments for not operating the only border crossing. Also in this edition: Kenya releases the names and photos of 35 terror suspects. Finally, we report on why African penguins are on…

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Evening Standard

Extinction Rebellion climate protestors occupy City of London offices of 10 insurers

Some activists glued themselves to lobby floors

Zenger

Urgent Action Needed To Save World’s Largest Frog Species

Endangered mountain chicken frog nears extinction with only 21 remaining in the wild

The Guardian - UK

Dominica’s mountain chicken frog faces disappearance in ‘fastest track to extinction ever recorded’

Ecological calamity on the Caribbean island demonstrates how quickly wildlife can be destroyed, scientists say

The Hindu

Of linguistic diversity

Indian classrooms are witnessing a transformation in terms of linguistic diversity, but how should this be effectively managed? Globalization has led to the standardization of languages, risking the extinction of local and indigenous languages and their associated cultures. To counter this, India should embrace translanguaging practices, providing teachers with adequate…

The Guardian - UK

The lost world: Venezuela’s unique tepui frogs face new perils

Living in carnivorous plants or rolling like balls to flee from predators, amphibians on these tabletop peaks evolved like no others. Can they avoid extinction as their home heats up?

The Guardian - UK

Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK

Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project

AAP

'Extinction risk': federal backing for feral horse cull

A federal inquiry says NSW must allow the aerial culling of brumbies in the Australian Alps, saying they pose an immediate extinction risk for native species.

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