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Fossil fuel burning once caused a mass extinction – now we’re risking another

The Devon coastline reveals that Earth was in a near-lifeless state for up to five million years after the last event, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK

Emperor penguins get Endangered Species Act protection – with 98% of colonies at risk of extinction by 2100, can it save them?

Emperor penguins thrive on Antarctica’s coastlines in icy conditions any human would find extreme. Yet, like Goldilocks, they have a narrow comfort zone: If there’s too much sea ice, trips to bring food from the ocean become long and arduous, and their chicks may starve. With too little sea ice,…

The Conversation

New cat laws to end 'trap, neuter, return' program

Nationally, environment ministers have agreed on a need to advance the uptake of technologies to control feral cats, if Australia is to meet its target of no new extinctions.

The Canberra Times

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Extinction Rebellion activist glues himself to desk in live appearance on major talk show

Dutch activist Jelle de Graaf had been invited onto RTL 4's programme Jinek to discuss the recent wave of environmental protests across Europe when he leapt onto the table and glued himself down

Daily Mirror

Ecologist at NSW koala conference says beloved animals on 'slippery slope to extinction'

A koala conference in NSW, held with the aim of building pressure ahead of next year's state election, also heard from an Indigenous conservationist who says cultural practices will play a key role in staving off extinction.

ABC News

Huge 80-stone beast not seen in Britain since the Ice Age roams the countryside again

One of the animals recently gave birth to a calf to mark the first wild bison to be born in Britain for at least 6,000 years, back when Europe’s largest mammals were hunted to extinction

Daily Mirror

Emperor penguins now a threatened species due to climate change, U.S. says

Antarctica’s emperor penguin is at risk of extinction due to rising global temperatures and sea ice loss, the U.S. government said Tuesday as it finalized protections for the animal under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

Reuters

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The Sixth Mass Extinction is happening now, and it doesn’t look good for us

Species are going extinct at an unusually high rate. Our efforts now will prevent a future too ghastly to contemplate.

360info

South Australia won’t supply gas to NSW during shortages, minister warns

In candid speech, Tom Koutsantonis says state ‘will not participate’ in national trigger and tells industry to expect a ‘torrid’ year

The Guardian - AU

'Gut-wrenching and infuriating': why Australia is the world leader in mammal extinctions, and what to do about it

In fewer than 250 years, the ravages of colonisation have eroded the evolutionary splendour forged in this continent’s relative isolation. Australia has suffered a horrific demise of arguably the world’s most remarkable mammal assemblage, around 87% of which is found nowhere else.

The Conversation

New dates suggest Oceania's megafauna lived until 25,000 years ago, implying coexistence with people for 40,000 years

For most of Australia’s human past sea levels were lower than they are today. Australia’s mainland was connected to Papua New Guinea and Tasmania as part of a larger landmass called “Sahul”.

The Conversation

UK Government to unveil crackdown on climate activism and strike action

Suella Braverman to reveal plans to grant police new powers to counter tactics favoured by Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion

The Guardian - UK

David Fleay's four-month expedition into wilds of Tasmania in bid to save thylacines from extinction

Renowned naturalist David Fleay urged authorities to save Tasmanian tigers from extinction before the death of the last-known surviving animal. Then he took matters into his own hands.

ABC News

Demonstrators block Downing Street gates in protest at PM’s climate approach

Crowds of Extinction Rebellion protesters arrived in Whitehall on Friday, waving flags, setting off flares, chanting and banging drums.

The Independent UK

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The Conversation

Australia has hundreds of mammal species. We want to find them all – before they're gone

Life on Earth is undergoing a period of mass extinction – the sixth in history, and the first caused by humans. As species disappear at an alarming rate, we have learned that we understand only a fraction of Earth’s variety of life.

The Guardian - AU

Microplastics found in 75% of fish in New Zealand, report shows

Government’s oceans review also presents grim picture of species under threat of extinction including seabirds and mammals

The Guardian - UK

Animal populations experience average decline of almost 70% since 1970, report reveals

Huge scale of human-driven loss of species demands urgent action, say world’s leading scientists

The Guardian - UK

Greece reborn: reversing the fortunes of a ghostly mountain village

With just nine residents, the Peloponnese retreat of Vamvakou was on the brink of extinction. Now it’s at the centre of a multi-million-euro project to lure back tourists and transform it into a tech hub

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Extinction Rebellion: Why A Lismore Resident Glued Her Hand To The Perspex Shield Over A Picasso

Two Extinction Rebellion activists, one a Lismore resident, glued their hands to the perspex over a Picasso painting on Sunday — here's why.

France 24

Bringing back the art of Māori tā moko tattooing using traditional tools

In New Zealand, tattooing is offering indigenous communities a way to "decolonise". Far from simple body art, traditional Māori tattooing, known as tā moko, can symbolise status and growth within Māori communities. After being at risk of extinction for decades under British colonial rule in New Zealand, tā moko is…

The Guardian - UK

Glacier grief: how funerals and rituals can help us mourn the loss of nature

From mountain top ceremonies to immersive art, people are finding new ways to express feelings of grief – and guilt

The Guardian - AU

Prized Picasso ‘unharmed’ after Extinction Rebellion activists glue hands to painting in Melbourne

Two people were arrested and later released without charge over the protest at the National Gallery of Victoria

Pedestrian.tv

Extinction Rebellion Protestors Glued Their Hands To A Legit Fkn Picasso At The NGV In Melbourne

Ok I don't like it, Picasso.

ABC News

Protesters arrested after gluing themselves to Picasso painting at NGV in Melbourne

Police have arrested three protesters, after two of them glued their hands to the protective covering on a Picasso painting.

ABC News

Albany's southern right whales focus of research after being hunted 'almost to extinction'

A community famous for whaling is now facilitating an ambitious research project designed to help protect a species under threat.

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