Showing posts with label extinction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label extinction. Show all posts
Thursday, November 10, 2011

Western black rhino declared extinct

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No wild black rhinos remain in West Africa, according to the latest global assessment of threatened species. The Red List, drawn up by the ...
Monday, November 7, 2011

Study Finds Culprits To Ice Age Mammal Extinctions

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A research team involving over 40 academic institutions around the world is trying to tackle the question of what caused extinctions in the ...
Sunday, October 23, 2011

Inadequate protection causes Javan rhino extinction in Vietnam

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WWF and the International Rhino Foundation (IRF) have confirmed the extinction of the Javan rhinoceros ( Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus ) ...
Sunday, August 14, 2011

Rediscovery of Disappeared Species: Truly Back from the Brink?

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ScienceDaily (Aug. 12, 2011) — Extinction is a focal issue among scientists, policy makers and the general public. Each year, numerous spe...
Sunday, June 5, 2011

Mass extinction victim survives! Snail long thought extinct, isn't

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A view of Choccolocco Creek, Talledega County, Alabama, where a surviving population of the wicker ancylid limpet Rhodacmea filosa (insert, ...
Friday, May 20, 2011

Extinction rates 'overestimated', says study

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19 May 2011 By Mark Kinver Science and environment reporter, BBC News Current extinction rate projections may be overestimating the role of ...
Thursday, March 3, 2011

Federal researchers declare eastern cougar extinct

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By MICHAEL RUBINKAM, Associated Press  – Wed Mar 2, 4:04 pm ET ALLENTOWN, Pa. – The "ghost cat" is just tha...
Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Humans causing mass extinction of Earth's species

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March 2, 2011 The good news is that so far, a study finds, the total loss is not devastating (Livescience.com) Are humans causing a mass ext...
Sunday, February 13, 2011

Liam Gallagher: 'I want 900 sausage dogs'

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Sunday, February 13 2011, 16:25 GMT By Daniel Sperling, Entertainment Reporter Liam Gallagher has pledged to purchase 900 sausage dogs in an...
Saturday, February 12, 2011

Deforestation may have killed off rare bat in Ireland

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By John Platt | Feb 9, 2011 04:35 AM The Emerald Isle used to be home to 10 bat species. Now there appear to only be nine. Brandt's bat...

Oysters Are 'Functionally Extinct'

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The Huffington Post Dean Praetorius First Posted: 02/ 4/11 04:21 PM Oysters aren't disappearing from the dining table anytime soon, bu...
Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Dinos were alive for ’700,000 yrs after the mass extinction’

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January 28, 2011 1:16 pm Researchers at University of Alberta have discovered a dinosaur fossil in New Mexico that indicates they were alive...

Dinos were alive for ’700,000 yrs after the mass extinction’

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January 28, 2011 1:16 pm Researchers at University of Alberta have discovered a dinosaur fossil in New Mexico that indicates they were alive...
Saturday, January 15, 2011

Legendary Parrot Who Saved His Species Dead at 80

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Photo via AKO AOTEAROA by Stephen Messenger, Porto Alegre, Brazil on 01.13.11 Travel & Nature Richard Henry may sound like an oddly dign...

Legendary Parrot Who Saved His Species Dead at 80

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Photo via AKO AOTEAROA by Stephen Messenger, Porto Alegre, Brazil on 01.13.11 Travel & Nature Richard Henry may sound like an oddly dign...
Sunday, January 9, 2011

Birds in trouble? Yes ... here's why

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Jan 8 2011, 1:47 PM ET John Roach writes: Birds are indeed in trouble. But this trouble has nothing to do with freakish events such as the t...

Birds in trouble? Yes ... here's why

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Jan 8 2011, 1:47 PM ET John Roach writes: Birds are indeed in trouble. But this trouble has nothing to do with freakish events such as the t...
Friday, January 7, 2011

How invasive species can trigger mass extinctions

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Fri, 07 Jan 2011 11:26:00 GMT 65 million years ago dinosaurs dominated the Earth. Global temperatures were between six and 14 degrees Celsiu...

How invasive species can trigger mass extinctions

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Fri, 07 Jan 2011 11:26:00 GMT 65 million years ago dinosaurs dominated the Earth. Global temperatures were between six and 14 degrees Celsiu...
Saturday, December 4, 2010

Feral cats kill 480 million birds in US every year - Responsible for 33 extinctions

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480 million birds killed by feral cats each year December 2010: A new report has put the annual economic loss from feral cat predation on bi...