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One of Australia’s tiniest mammals is heading for extinction – but you can help

They weigh around 15 grams, the same as a 50 cent coin. They devour vast quantities of insects. And they’re in real trouble.

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Experts fear deadly new bird flu in Scotland could put some species at threat of extinction

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza is intensifying in Scotland as experts warn the virus is 'new and unprecedented'

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Conservation science still rests on how animals can benefit humans

The accelerating loss of other species around the globe is so extensive that many experts now refer to it as the sixth mass extinction. It’s driven in large part by an unprecedented loss of vital ecosystems such as forests and wetlands, the result of social and economic systems that are…

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Government slammed over lack of action on biodiversity as 'they need to start to putting their money where their mouth is'

'The simple things that should be easily done are not being done'

Irish Mirror

Warned of ‘massive’ climate-led extinction, a US energy firm funded crisis denial ads

Southern Company spent $62.1m over the years to deny the impact of fossil fuel combustion on climate crisis

The Guardian - US

World Ocean Day: A look at 8 critically endangered marine species

On World Ocean Day, we look at eight marine species that face an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

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Giant CND logo arriving in Glasgow this week on way to Faslane Peace Camp

Trident Ploughshares and Extinction Rebellion will be bringing the huge logo to Scotland's biggest city before heading to the Camp on Gare Loch to celebrate its 40th Anniversary.

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The reef fish people find ugly more likely to be endangered, study finds

Discrepancy between aesthetic value and extinction vulnerability could have repercussions

The Guardian - UK

Environment to-do list: five ministerial priorities for Tanya Plibersek

Australia’s new minister faces difficult challenges fixing laws, creating an EPA and curbing an extinction crisis

The Guardian - AU

New nesting boxes help Snowy Mountains' turquoise parrots recover from Black Summer bushfires

Turquoise parrots were fighting back from the brink of extinction when the Black Summer bushfires wiped out much of their nesting habitat. Small populations in the Snowy Mountains survived by populating unburnt sections of bushland and now the local community is doing everything it can to help them.

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Nearly half of planet’s land in need of ‘conservation attention’ to halt biodiversity crisis

New study finds 44% of world’s land surface needs increased protection, with 1m wildlife species at risk of extinction

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Should we protect nature for its own sake? For its economic value? Because it makes us happy? Yes

As spring phases into summer in North America, with trees flowering and birds migrating, nature seems abundant. In fact, however, the Earth is losing animals, birds, reptiles and other living things so fast that some scientists believe the planet is entering the sixth mass extinction in its history.

The Conversation

The Jawsome Tooth: How Great White Sharks Helped Wipe Out Mighty Megalodons

Ancient great white sharks could have driven their massive megalodon cousins into extinction by stealing their prey, a new study has revealed.

Zenger

Extinction obituary: how the Bramble Cay melomys became the first mammal lost to the climate crisis

Rising seas choked the flora on the tiny mammals’ island habitat, and in just a few years they were gone

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How great whites may have contributed to the extinction of the biggest shark, megalodon

It had 276 teeth and grew longer than a bus. So why did the world's biggest shark die out about 4 million years ago?

The Conversation

In Jamaica, native trees are being driven further up mountains towards extinction

The Blue Mountains of Jamaica are frequently covered in a dense blanket of cloud, but when it lifts the first thing you notice is the cloak of forest extending up their steep slopes to the top of the highest peaks. As you walk up through these trees you encounter an…

Daily Mirror

'Puffins hit by crippling cost of climate change are counting on us'

Climate change is driving puffin populations to a catastrophic low and they're threatened with extinction as extreme weather affects their food supplies

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Agencies fear a Gareth Morgan moment

Foot-dragging over a toxic threat to dolphins might relate to NZ’s sacred cow of pets – cats

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Half of UK’s butterfly species vulnerable to extinction as five join red list

Time is running out to save 58 resident species, Butterfly Conservation warns

Wales Online

Two-fifths of British butterflies threatened with extinction, analysis shows

The insects face an uncertain future due to climate change and nitrogen pollution

The Guardian - AU

‘No excuses’: limited conservation efforts could save at least 47 Australian animals from extinction

Scientists hope Albanese government addresses extinction crisis as new research shows 63 vertebrates face annihilation by 2041

The Conversation

When is a species really extinct?

As the saying goes: “extinction is forever.” The list of extinct animals, like Steller’s sea cow, the Tasmanian wolf and the dodo, is depressing. And despite various efforts, extinction seems final.

The Conversation

We identified the 63 animals most likely to go extinct by 2041. We can't give up on them yet

It feels a bit strange to publish a paper that we want proved wrong – we have identified the 63 Australian birds, mammals, fish, frogs and reptiles most likely to go extinct in the next 20 years.

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Oyster nursery established in Belfast Lough in bid to bring them back from the brink of extinction

Ulster Wildlife announced the project on world Endangered Species Day

The Guardian - UK

‘Sleepwalking through extinction’: China urged to end delays to Cop15 summit

Covid lockdowns in host country frustrate scientists as no date in sight for key UN conservation conference after two years of delays

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