The Latest Breaking News from Extinction

Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil activists disrupt energy awards bash in Aberdeen

Eco warriors staged a loud demonstration outside the Offshore Energies UK event at Aberdeen’s P&J Live venue with drums, singing and chanting.

Daily Record · Dec 9, 2022

Marine mammals, corals pushed to extinction: Conservation group

IUCN sounds alarm over growing extinction threat to large marine mammals, abalone species and Caribbean corals.

Al Jazeera · Dec 9, 2022

Marine life hit by ‘perfect storm’ as red list reveals species close to extinction

Unsustainable human activity putting dugongs, abalone shellfish and pillar coral at risk of disappearing, says latest IUCN update

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2022

Three ways Cop15 can help save a million species from extinction

In this week’s newsletter: Dismal results from previous conferences mean the stakes are high at this year’s event – this time it simply has to be different

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2022

A UN biodiversity convention aims to slow humanity's 'war with nature'

Delegates from nearly 200 countries are gathering in Canada to try to fix humanity's relationship with nature. The convention comes during an emerging extinction crisis.

WEKU · Dec 7, 2022

Extinctions, shrinking habitat spur 'rewilding' in cities

With many types of wildlife struggling to survive and their living space shrinking, some are finding their way to big cities

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022

As a sacred minnow nears extinction, Native Americans of Clear Lake call for bold plan

LAKEPORT, Calif. — Spring runs of a large minnow numbering in the millions have nourished Pomo Indians since they first made their home alongside Northern California’s Clear Lake more than 400 generations ago.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 6, 2022

NOW and Bat Conservation Trust encourage people to protect bat population

Bats are one of the most endangered species in the UK, with six of our 18 indigenous species at risk of extinction

Wales Online · Dec 6, 2022

The biodiversity crisis in numbers - a visual guide

Nature is under threat as never before, but what does that actually mean? We explain what is at stake – and why action at Cop15 is more crucial than ever

The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2022

Men are slowly losing their Y chromosome, but a new sex gene discovery in spiny rats brings hope for humanity

The sex of human and other mammal babies is decided by a male-determining gene on the Y chromosome. But the human Y chromosome is degenerating and may disappear in a few million years, leading to our extinction unless we evolve a new sex gene.

The Conversation · Dec 5, 2022