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Wild bees and butterflies facing ‘dire’ extinction crisis, study reveals

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Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law credited with saving rare whales

One of the US.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation is the subject of an effort for cutbacks

The Independent UK

Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 10 years

Number of endangered butterfly species also surging amid habitat destruction and global heating, finds study

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Orange-bellied parrots have swelled back from imminent extinction – but now they face a new threat

Experts warn approving a windfarm in the habitat of one of Australia’s most critically endangered birds could be ‘rolling the dice’ on their survival

The Guardian - AU

Green turtle rescued from brink of extinction

The green turtle’s status has been downgraded from endangered after years of conservation work

The Independent UK

Baby giant tortoises thrive in Seychelles after first successful artificial incubation

Exclusive: Trial that has produced 13 hatchlings could help other threatened species avoid extinction

The Guardian - UK

And then there were none: Australia’s only shrew declared extinct

It’s official: the only Australian shrew is no more.

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Red list of threatened species reveals animals that face risk of disappearing for good

The IUCN Species Survival Commission warned many animals face increasing risks of disappearing

The Independent UK

More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis

Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’

The Guardian - UK

Majority of world’s bird species in decline as nature crisis deepens – experts

Three Arctic seal species have also moved closer to extinction as global warming destroys their icy home.

The Independent UK

Going extinct ‘right under our noses’: the quiet plight of Australia’s rarest bird of prey

Restricted now to the tropical north, the mysterious red goshawk is fast disappearing as a result of climate change and habitat loss

The Guardian - AU

AI godfather warns humanity risks extinction by hyperintelligent machines with their own ‘preservation goals’ within 10 years

AI researcher Yoshua Bengio claims AI could persuade or manipulate humans to achieve its own goals.

Fortune

Mountain gorillas are back from the brink. But what happens if they run out of room?

Humans have helped save the great apes from extinction, but are now the biggest threat to their survival as they compete for land in east Africa’s Virunga mountains

The Guardian - UK

Government required to create plan to protect greater glider in major legal win for Wilderness Society

Murray Watt agrees recovery plans for greater glider, ghost bat, lungfish and sandhill dunnart were not made by successive governments

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The Conversation

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.

International Business Times

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.

The Guardian - AU

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

The Guardian - UK

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

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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.

The Conversation

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.

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

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

International Business Times

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.

The Guardian - UK

‘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

International Business Times

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.

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