The Latest Breaking News from Extinction

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 · Oct 24, 2022

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 · Oct 21, 2022

'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 · Oct 18, 2022

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 Conversation · Oct 13, 2022

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 - AU · Oct 13, 2022

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 · Oct 12, 2022

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

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2022

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.

Pedestrian.tv · Oct 11, 2022

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…

France 24 · Oct 10, 2022

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 - UK · Oct 10, 2022