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Friday briefing: One in six UK species is facing extinction – but there is a way back

In today’s newsletter: A stunning new report lays bare the threats to British wildlife’s biodiversity, however all is not lost

The Guardian - UK

Campaigners in protest outside Defra to demand more action to protect nature

It comes after a State of Nature report warned 16% of the UK’s wildlife species are at risk of extinction.

The Independent UK

One in six UK species threatened with extinction – here's what we could lose (plus how to save them)

The UK is considered one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world. This is not surprising given its history of early industrialisation and agricultural intensification.

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One in six species at risk of extinction in Great Britain, say wildlife experts

State of Nature report paints bleak picture of wildlife in UK but says conservation methods are yielding results

The Guardian - UK

Scientists reveal when humans face being wiped out in mass extinction

Supercomputer climate models suggest all mammals could be wiped out as temperatures reach 40C to 70C in the future

Evening Standard

Apocalyptic Study Warns Of Extreme Heat Threatening Mass Extinction

University of Bristol predicts inhospitable supercontinent with temperatures up to 70 degrees Celsius

Zenger

‘Supercontinent’ could make Earth uninhabitable in 250m years, study predicts

Extreme temperatures, radiation and collapse of food supply created by merging of continents would cause mass extinction

The Guardian - UK

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Giant sea lizards: fossils in Morocco reveal the astounding diversity of marine life 66 million years ago, just before the asteroid hit

Sixty-six million years ago, the Cretaceous period ended. Dinosaurs disappeared, along with around 90% of all species on Earth. The patterns and causes of this extinction have been debated since palaeontology began. Was it a slow, inevitable decline, or did the end come quickly, driven by a sudden, unpredictable disaster?

The Conversation

Netflix releases epic trailer for Morgan Freeman-narrated nature documentary Life on Our Planet

Steven Spielberg executive produces new series, which dramatises five global extinction events

The Independent UK

Future of traditional single-width Harris Tweed hanging by a thread

THE future of traditional single-width Harris Tweed weaving is under threat with some weavers worried it’s at risk of extinction.

The National (Scotland)

Can we save fireflies from extinction?

An estimated 1 in 3 firefly species are endangered thanks to light pollution, habitat loss and pesticides

Salon

Bee virus now under new 'management' in sobering 'extinction crisis' reminder

Deadly virus takes hold after failed eradication bid.

The Canberra Times

The world’s largest – and stinkiest – flower in danger of extinction, scientists say

The 42 known species of the parasitic plant Rafflesia, known as the corpse flower, are endangered due to destruction of forest habitats

The Guardian - UK

Experts warn of a "biological holocaust"

Between 1500 and 2022, two orders, 10 families, and 71 genera of animals went extinct thanks to humans

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Al Jazeera

‘Driving us to ruin’: Netherlands climate protesters fight fossil fuels

Sieger Sloot convicted for social media appeals to block motorway to protest huge subsidies for fossil fuel companies.

The Guardian - UK

‘Mutilating the tree of life’: Wildlife loss accelerating, scientists warn

Study finds species groups are going extinct 35 times faster than the previous million years because of human activity

The Independent UK

Extinction Rebellion pour fake oil over steps of Labour HQ

Activists are calling on the party to cancel any oil licences granted by the Conservatives before the next election if it comes to power.

Evening Standard

Extinction Rebellion activists scale Labour HQ and set off smoke grenades

Eco activists scaled Labour’s London headquarters on Monday and doused its front steps in black paint.

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The Hindu

Livings with lizards and insects

Humans evolved from physics to chemistry to biology, leading to Homo genus 2.5 million years ago. Homo sapiens wiped out many species, including some of their own, and now live in the Anthropocene age. Cockroaches, mice, and lizards are some of the few creatures that have survived and still scare…

The Independent UK

Climate protesters clash with Uber Blade users in New York after blocking heliport entrance

Six Extinction Rebellion protesters arrested after blockading the West 30th St heliport

Salon

Earth is exceeding its planetary bounds

Only three planetary boundaries are within a safe operating space — and even they are under extreme pressure

The Conversation

Flowering plants survived the dinosaur-killing asteroid – and may outlive us

If you looked up 66 million years ago you might have seen, for a split second, a bright light as a mountain-sized asteroid burned through the atmosphere and smashed into Earth. It was springtime and the literal end of an era, the Mesozoic.

The Guardian - UK

In brief: One Blood; Extinctions; Hysterical – reviews

Black American women navigate the decades in a powerful family saga; a palaeontologist explores Earth’s mass extinctions; and a behavioural scientist explains the gendering of emotion

The Hindu

Disappearing languages, vanishing voices

It is time to evolve ideas to arrest the decline of languages and the world must at least try to find ways and means to preserve some of its endangered languages

The Independent UK

One of US’ most iconic natural wonders ‘threatens extinction and toxic dust clouds’

A coalition of environmental groups is suing Utah's government for, in its view, failing to stop the Great Salt Lake from shrinking at an alarming pace

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