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Protesters target Salt Bae’s London steak restaurant

The Animal Rebellion group, an offshoot of Extinction Rebellion, said eight people entered the Nusr-Et steakhouse.

The Independent UK

Glasgow campaigners rallying outside Scottish Power demanding action on fuel poverty

Local campaigners have joined Extinction Rebellion Scotland protestors outside the entrance to Scottish Power HQ to demand government action against rising fuel poverty.

Glasgow Live

Spoonbills rebound as UK farmers bolster tree cover and wetlands

Once common in England and Wales, the species was hunted to local extinction about 300 years ago

The Guardian - UK

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Extinction fightback begins in Uganda with 1million species at risk of dying out

The Mirror get up close to a 19-strong troop of gorillas making real change in biodiverse Uganda - as one of the greatest conservation success stories of our time is celebrated

Daily Mirror

Protecting 30% of Earth's surface for nature means thinking about connections near and far

A biodiversity crisis is reducing the variety of life on Earth. Under pressure from land and water pollution, development, overhunting, poaching, climate change and species invasions, approximately 1 million plant and animal species are at risk of extinction.

The Conversation

Mount Ballow mountain frog faces extinction despite living in World Heritage rainforest

Like the Great Barrier Reef, scientists say the mountain frog's ecosystem is in a precarious position which could lead to a World Heritage "In Danger" classification.

ABC News

CT scans of toothed bird fossil leads to jaw-dropping discovery

Dating back more than 65m years, specimen’s mobile palate challenges understanding of avian evolution

The Guardian - UK

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Climate protesters interrupt Qld premier

Ten Extinction Rebellion protesters have been kicked out of Queensland parliament after launching a protest while the premier was speaking about energy.

AAP

The Last Unicorn's eco-grief 40 years on

"I don't have a great deal of hope for this wondrous planet," writes author Peter S. Beagle

Salon

Extinction Rebellion protesters blast council inaction at gathering outside Viewforth HQ

The local authority was slammed for a "disgraceful" lack of action on an emergency plan backed in 2019.

Daily Record

Northern long-eared bat, devastated by a fungus, is now listed as endangered

The Biden administration declared the northern long-eared bat endangered on Tuesday in a last-ditch effort to save a species driven to the brink of extinction by white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease.

WEKU

The first mass extinction event was from a lack of oxygen, researchers find

Scientists have speculated for years that the world is coming up on its sixth mass extinction, when a majority of the Earth’s creatures become extinct. But a couple of Virginia Tech researchers are studying what happened in the first extinction in hopes of avoiding another.

Tribune News Service

Cop15 essential reading: seven books that explain the biodiversity crisis

Ahead of December’s conference our writers select titles that explain the issues at stake, from animal extinction to marine degradation and loss of habitat

The Guardian - UK

Top-flight recovery: the inspiring comeback of the California condor

Nearly extinct in the 1980s, an intensive programme to reverse the bird’s decline has made it a conservation success story

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The Conversation

Women and girls at risk, at the end of the world: these subversive short stories reflect our anxieties

Anne Casey-Hardy’s Cautionary Tales for Excitable Girls and Else Fitzgerald’s Everything Feels like the End of the World share feminist concerns. But while both use the short-story collection to explore latent social violence and collective anxieties, they are dramatically distinct.

The Guardian - US

‘Extinction is on the table’: Jaron Lanier warns of tech’s existential threat to humanity

The American computer scientist, who coined the term ‘virtual reality,’ cautions against online ‘psychological operatives’

The Guardian - AU

‘Tangled mess of inaction’: hundreds of threatened species recovery plans expiring in next six months

Growing list facing extinction and underresourcing of conservation means plans have not been updated

The Guardian - AU

Rocket launches pose extinction-level threat to SA’s tiny southern emu wren, conservationists warn

Tanya Plibersek could list the bird as endangered amid concerns about proposed rocket launch site

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The Guardian - UK

Humans v nature: our long and destructive journey to the age of extinction

The story of the damage done to the world’s biodiversity is a tale of decline spanning thousands of years. Can the world seize its chance to change the narrative?

The Canberra Times

They went from plague levels to near extinction, but now the bogongs are back

On the brink of extinction just a matter of years ago, encouraging numbers of bogong moths have been spotted in the Brindabellas and Kosciuszko National Park

The Times of India

Buddha land to Raj Bhawan: ‘Kalanamak’ spreads royally

LUCKNOW: From the verge of extinction from its place of origin in east UP district to a blooming crop in Lucknow’s Raj Bhawan — Kalanamak rice, famous for its unique fragrance, texture and nutritional value, has come a long way.

AAP

Extinction threat for Wet Tropic possums

Ringtail possums in Queensland's Wet Tropics could be wiped out by 2050 unless action is taken to reduce the impacts of climate change, a paper says.

The Conversation

Exquisite new fossils from South Africa offer a glimpse into a thriving ecosystem 266 million years ago

South Africa is famous for its amazingly rich and diverse fossil record. The country’s rocks document more than 3.5 billion years of life on Earth: ancient forms of bacterial life, the emergence of life onto land, the evolution of seed-producing plants, reptiles, dinosaurs and mammals – and humanity.

Los Angeles Times

California’s Mojave desert tortoises move toward extinction. Why saving them is so hard

CALIFORNIA CITY, Calif. — Behind the fences surrounding this 40-square-mile outback of cactus and wiry creosote, the largest remaining population of Mojave desert tortoises was soaking up the morning sun and grazing on a mix of wild greens and flowers.

Evening Standard

Extinction Rebellion protesters target 13 London businesses and BEIS building following COP27

The group said ‘fake oil’ was poured over offices and front steps, a fire was lit and fake blood poured on the pavement outside businesses ‘linked to the fossil fuel industry’

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