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The near-extinction of rhinos is at risk of being normalised

A century ago, half a million rhinos roamed Africa and Asia. Today, just 27,000 remain.

The Conversation

Colossal Biosciences Announces Dodo De-Extinction Breakthrough

The firm's Avian Genetics Group has successfully grown primordial germ cells (PGCs) from a pigeon, marking a critical step in the species' revival.

International Business Times

Scientists fear this ‘cute’ and ‘chonky’ flying fox could be one cyclone away from extinction

Christmas Island flying fox numbers have declined as endangered species left without recovery plan

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Meet the struggling saltmarsh sparrow – and the band of volunteers trying to save it

In this week’s newsletter: a new Guardian documentary tells the story of a Rhode Island bird at risk, and what it takes to save a species

The Guardian - UK

Beloved fairywrens take slow flight towards extinction

Scientists say a common garden bird species is vulnerable to sudden drops in temperature during more frequent extreme weather events and may become extinct.

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Ebony and ivory: why elephants and forests rise and fall together in the Congo Basin

The forest elephants of the Congo Basin are critically endangered and face extinction.

The Conversation

UK’s last cinema carriage will show films again after 37 years

The restoration involved repanelling, rewiring, repainting, adding a speaker system and installing vintage seats

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UK’s last cinema carriage restored to screen films again after 37 years

The mobile cinema was saved from extinction by passionate volunteers and the friends of the British Transport Films employee who managed it

Evening Standard

Australian State Halts Logging For Koala Haven

Australia's eastern state of New South Wales halted logging in a large stretch of woodland Sunday to create a retreat for koalas and save the local population from extinction.

International Business Times

‘We’re winning a battle’: Mexico’s jaguar numbers up 30% in conservation drive

Conservationists hope that in 15 years species will no longer be at risk of extinction in Mexico – but challenges remain

The Guardian - UK

Conservationists Call For More Data To Help Protect Pangolins

All eight known pangolin species remain at high risk of extinction due to over-exploitation and loss of habitat, conservationists warned Wednesday, warning knowledge gaps were hampering protection efforts.

International Business Times

‘I Will Always Be Grateful’—How Real Madrid Helped Save Real Oviedo From Extinction

Real Oviedo are back in La Liga this season, but almost ceased to exist 13 years ago.

Sports Illustrated

Botswana was once ‘at risk of extinction’ from HIV. Now it is a world leader in eliminating the virus in children

The pioneering African country is lauded for slashing rates of mother-to-child transmission to just 1.2% and is holding trials that may now hold the key to curing young people

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Conservative asylum policy: the moderate Tory tradition faces extinction

Editorial: Kemi Badenoch is presiding over the collapse of a party that was once a broad church into a narrow hardline sect

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Monkeys falling from trees and baking barnacles: how heat is driving animals to extinction

With the number of very hot days rising as well as average temperatures, more and more animals are vulnerable. But while some species can adapt, others are seeing huge population declines

Metal Hammer

“Fuelled by a combustible mix of chemicals, vengeance and spite”: Every Megadeth album ranked, from worst to best

Dave Mustaine has announced the metal icons’ final album – here’s how they got here

The Independent UK

Save our pudding! Are these homemade British comforts on the verge of extinction?

New research has suggested the humble puddings could vanish from tables in the next 50 years

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: salmon farming to continue in Tasmania; Stratton dies aged 85; and the world’s most divisive shoes

Bob Brown Foundation and Australia Institute accuse environment minister Murray Watt of condemning the Maugean skate to extinction

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Sticky end? The British pudding faces extinction, English Heritage warns

Not just boiled or steamed desserts in danger, charity finds, households also rarely make fruit pies and crumbles

The Conversation

The Rodrigues parakeet’s last day: what one extinct bird tells us about the role of museums

One day in August, 1875, a greyish-blue parrot was shot on a small island in the Indian Ocean near Mauritius. It was the last time a Rodrigues parakeet was known to be seen alive.

The Independent UK

How avocados became one of the most Instagrammed foods in the world

The avocado survived a series of ecological and cultural close calls that could have easily relegated it to extinction

The National (Scotland)

'Dark day for seabirds': Mega wind farm could push puffins to extinction, claims RSPB

A new mega wind farm will "catapult some of Scotland’s most-loved seabird species towards extinction," according to RSPB Scotland

The Conversation

Gene editing technology could be used to save species on the brink of extinction

Earth’s biodiversity is in crisis. An imminent “sixth mass extinction” threatens beloved and important wildlife. It also threatens to reduce the amount of genetic diversity – or variation – within species.

Bored Panda

95-Year-Old Edmond Johnson Passed Away And May Have Been The Last Fluent Speaker Of A Language

Last fluent speaker of Caddo language, the indigenous language spoken by the Caddo Native American tribe from Oklahoma, has passed.

The Conversation

New study peers beneath the skin of iconic lizards to find ‘chainmail’ bone plates – and lots of them

Monitor lizards, also known in Australia as goannas, are some of the most iconic reptiles on the continent. Their lineage not only survived the mass extinction that ended the reign of non-avian dinosaurs, but also gave rise to the largest living lizards on Earth.

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