The Latest Breaking News from Extinction

This critically endangered marsupial survived a bushfire – then along came the feral cats

The Black Summer bushfires of 2019-20 pushed a host of threatened species closer to extinction, including the critically endangered Kangaroo Island dunnart. And as our research released today shows, feral cats posed a second lethal threat to the species in the weeks after the disaster.

The Conversation · Jun 16, 2022

Feral cats a risk to endangered SA dunnart

A university study has found that feral cats are pushing the critically endangered Kangaroo Island dunnart to the brink of extinction.

AAP · Jun 16, 2022

Call for urgent action as Australia faces biodiversity crisis

Former threatened species commissioner says more needs to be done if Australia is to save its unique flora and fauna.

Al Jazeera · Jun 15, 2022

Adelaide school students helping bring endangered fish species back from brink of extinction

At a dam near Murray Bridge in South Australia, anticipation is building as three schools from opposite sides of Adelaide gather to release dozens of rare little river fish.

ABC News · Jun 12, 2022

Extinction Rebellion to march through town in protest at Jacob Rees-Mogg backing oil

"Jacob Rees Mogg's comments are 'reckless'"

Bristol Post · Jun 10, 2022

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.

The Conversation · Jun 10, 2022

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'

Daily Record · Jun 10, 2022

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…

The Conversation · Jun 8, 2022

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 · Jun 8, 2022

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 · Jun 8, 2022