The Latest Breaking News from Extinction

The St. Louis Zoo is using fitness trackers to help save endangered cattle

ST. LOUIS — Poaching and habitat loss are driving a species of exotic cattle toward extinction in the wild.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Aug 3, 2022

Global warming could see extinction-level pandemic hit UK in 50 years, scientists warn

Global heating could become “catastrophic” for humanity if temperature rises are worse than many predict or cause a chain of events that haven't even been considered yet

Daily Mirror · Aug 2, 2022

Climate change 'played a role in every mass extinction event'

Experts say the possibility it will cause societal collapse or human extinction is ‘dangerously underexplored’

Wales Online · Aug 2, 2022

In New Zealand, Moko tattoos experience revival as Māori 'reclaim a sense of identity'

The traditional art of Māori tattooing, known as tā moko, was at risk of total extinction after New Zealand’s brutal colonial-era efforts to suppress indigenous culture. But 50 years later, tā moko is far from vanishing – it has undergone an unprecedented renaissance. Our Observer, Mokonui-a-rangi Smith, told us this…

France 24 · Jul 30, 2022

Extinction Rebellion protesters to march through Bristol city centre this weekend

XR say it is 'likely to cause some traffic disruption on the city centre roads'

Bristol Post · Jul 29, 2022

Behind this locked door is the white abalone's best chance of avoiding extinction

Behind a black door and a sign that reads "Authorized Personnel Only" is a project that aims to bring the white abalone back from the brink of extinction.

WEKU · Jul 29, 2022

Protesters occupy 450-year-old tree to stop it being felled for £250m road

Support from Chris Packham and Extinction Rebellion

Wales Online · Jul 29, 2022

Clontarf woman hits out at Dublin-based energy firm over fossil fuel work

Christine is one of a number of Extinction Rebellion activists protesting outside Clontarf Energy because of climate change

Dublin Live · Jul 28, 2022

Gold Coast SkyRidge development pushing greater glider population to brink, conservationists warn

Conservationists say the species' plight is the "flagship" example of the failings of "all levels of government", but developers insist their project complies with strict environmental conditions.

ABC News · Jul 27, 2022

Inside 'doomsday' vault near the North Pole designed to prevent human extinction

Seeds for every crop imaginable - from dragonfruit to tomatoes from the Galapagos - are stored here in this bunker which is built to withstand all natural disasters

Daily Mirror · Jul 27, 2022