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Australian Animals at Risk as Environment Deteriorates, Says Govt Report

Australia has lost more mammal species than any other continent and has one of the worst rates of species decline among the world's richest countries, a five-yearly environmental report card released by the government on Tuesday said. Some animals such as the blue-tailed skink are now only known to exist…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Extinction threat may be greater than previously thought, new global study finds

The global extinction crisis underway may be more intense than previously thought as humans continue to tear up land, overuse certain resources and heat up the planet, new research led by the University of Minnesota indicates.

Tribune News Service

The koala in the coal mine

With the scrutiny on climate change, the collapse of Australian ecosystems has received scant attention. But saving them is entirely possible.

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Conservation actions work to save species

Research shows species on the brink of extinction have successfully been saved. Applying the same approaches more broadly could help the planet.

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Mass extinctions threaten Earth's future

A new study projects that at least one million extinctions are going to occur as a result of climate change

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Extinction Rebellion hold protest in Newcastle city centre

Campaigners visited a number of sites in the city, including the Esso Garage near St James' Park and the construction site of the new HMRC office on Pilgrim Street, before concluding at the Quayside

Chronicle Live

Extinction Rebellion planning protests across petrol pumps in Nottinghamshire

They are targeting Shell and BP specifically

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Venomous Lumpsucker by Ned Beauman review – a cerebral eco-thriller

This grief-stricken yet very funny tale about the search for an endangered fish speaks to our age of mass extinctions

The Guardian - UK

UN report says climate change might be pushing more than a million species into extinction, calls for First Nations intervention

Climate change, pollution and deforestation are pushing a million species towards extinction. Here's what we can do to help.

ABC News

Greater gliders are hurtling towards extinction, and the blame lies squarely with Australian governments

The southern and central greater glider, the world’s largest gliding marsupial, was officially listed as “endangered” this week, with the species facing a very high risk of extinction.

The Conversation

Hefty hike in food prices hit Queensland zoos feeding animals specialised vegetable diets

They're designed to protect the future of the world's most vulnerable animal species, but regional zoos are taking desperate measures to avoid extinction themselves.

ABC News

Endangered lemur pups born at Scots safari park 'full of energy' as they play with mum

Black and white ruffed lemurs are a critically-endangered species in the wild, meaning they are at an extremely high risk of extinction.

Daily Record

Rampant wildfires once led to global mass extinction, scientists say. Can it happen again?

A long time ago, the carbon was rock, buried in the earth as securely as a secret. Then an environmental catastrophe of unprecedented scale began. The rocks burned, and the atoms inside them disassembled into carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.

Los Angeles Times

Want to stop another pandemic? Consider a flexitarian diet

Stemming global warming and species extinction requires a rethink of the global food system. The risk of pandemics could be the trigger for change.

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Protofeathers may have helped dinosaurs survive freezing weather and dominate the world

New research suggests that dinosaurs may have survived the mass extinction that occurred during the Triassic and Jurrasic because they were already adapted to freezing conditions.

The Conversation

South Africa's sandfish are on the brink of extinction: how farmers are helping rescue them

Sandfish are migratory freshwater fish found only in South Africa that can grow to over half a metre in length. They sport a pronounced downturned mouth which is used to graze algae off rocks and to grub in mud and sand on the stream bed.

The Independent UK

Dinosaurs took over planet amid cold that other reptiles couldn’t survive 200 million years ago, study finds

Some parts of the world froze regularly and dinosaurs there ‘did just fine’, scientists say

AAP

Glider in rapid slide towards extinction

It's taken six years for the greater glider to slide from relatively common, to threatened and now endangered under the latest federal listing.

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The Conversation

Research reveals fire is pushing 88% of Australia's threatened land mammals closer to extinction

About 100 of Australia’s unique land mammals face extinction. Of the many threats contributing to the crisis, certain fire regimes are among the most pervasive.

Bristol Post

Extinction Rebellion plans protest against Bristol Airport expansion

It also wants to see fair fares on public transport

The Guardian - UK

Rise of the dinosaurs traced back to their adaptation to cold

Covering of feathers left them able to cope when other creatures died off in mass extinction event, scientists say

Zenger

Tree Turmoil: Protester Halts Controversial Cutting Of 600-Year-Old Oak Tree

Local politicians want to cut it down as its roots are apparently causing structural damage to nearby houses.

Bristol Post

Metro Mayor Dan Norris says climate activists are right after campaigners hijacked M32 billboard

The XR group said the buses are in a "dire state"

Newsroom.co.nz

Extinction on our plates

Reducing the biodiversity footprint of food consumption requires immediate and widespread action, writes Quentin Read.

Wales Online

Meet the marine biologist on a mission to save sea turtles from extinction

Christine Figgener is working with her husband to save the endangered species

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