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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

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‘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

The Guardian - UK

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

The Guardian - UK

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“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

Metal Hammer

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 Independent UK

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

The Guardian - AU

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 Guardian - UK

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 Conversation

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 Independent UK

'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

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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.

The Guardian - AU

This Jurassic-era relic has survived 150 million years on Earth – now it’s one big fire from extinction

Australian scientists say assassin spiders are a ‘window into the past’ – and many invertebrates face a similarly precarious situation

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Why giant moa — a bird that once towered over humans — are even harder to de-extinct than dire wolves

Colossal Biosciences has announced a partnership to resurrect giant flightless birds called moa. But the company's recent dire wolf project was controversial, and moa are an even more ambitious target for de-extinction.

Cycling Weekly

'Israel out of the Tour' – Pro-Palestine protestor tackled after invading Tour de France finish

Extinction Rebellion Toulouse claim responsibility for the stunt, which happened at the same time as the sprint for victory on stage 11

The Conversation

Control fire and ferals in Australia’s tropical savannas to bring the small mammals back

In remote central Arnhem Land, finding a northern brushtail possum is encouraging for the local Indigenous rangers. Though once common, such small native mammals are now rare. Many are threatened with extinction.

The Independent UK

Scientists try to bring 12-foot tall giant bird back from 600-year extinction

Lord of the Rings filmmaker Sir Peter Jackson, who is funding the ‘de-extinction’ project, says the successful reintroduction of the giant mao bird would be a dream

The Guardian - UK

It’s 12ft tall, covered in feathers and has been extinct for 600 years – can the giant moa bird really be resurrected?

Colossal Bioscience is adding the extinct animal to its revival wishlist, joining the woolly mammoth, dodo and thylacine. But scepticism is growing

The Conversation

First the dire wolf, now NZ’s giant moa: why real ‘de-extinction’ is unlikely to fly

The announcement that New Zealand’s moa nunui (giant moa) is the next “de-extinction” target for Colossal Biosciences, in partnership with Canterbury Museum, the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre and filmmaker Peter Jackson, caused widespread alarm among scientists.

The Independent UK

Lord of the Rings director backs de-extinction project

Filmmaker Peter Jackson's fascination with a large extinct New Zealand bird has led to an unusual partnership with a biotech company known for its grand and controversial plans to bring back lost species

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