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Indonesia: Critically Endangered Sumatran Rhino gets a new ray of hope

The Sumatran rhinoceros stands as one of the world's most critically endangered animals. With their current population standing at less than 50 individuals, the Sumatran rhino faces imminent extinction. But here comes the ray of hope, all 25 kg of it.

The Times of India

Wolverines may soon get government protection

There are around 300 wolverines left in the wild in the US, and could face extinction due to the melting of their habitat

The Independent UK

Why the return of sea otters to Canada’s west coast is making waves

Hunted almost to extinction for their pelts, the voracious mammals are being reintroduced to their traditional haunts in Haida Gwaii, to the consternation of some fishing communities

The Guardian - UK

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US says climate change threatens wolverines with extinction

The tenacious wolverine is under threat as climate change threatens to melt away mountain habitats.

Al Jazeera

Did climate change kill most dinosaurs?

Volcanic activity and climate change may have played a bigger role in dinosaur extinction than previously thought

Salon

Sea urchin in Sicily at risk of extinction due to popularity as culinary delicacy

Three-year pause in fishing is the only way to prevent disappearance, researchers say

The Guardian - UK

How outdoor cats cause mass extinctions

Outdoor and feral cats can seriously harm native ecosystems. Here's how to fix it

Salon

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Moonlight basking and queer courting: new research reveals the secret lives of Australian freshwater turtles

Australian freshwater turtles support healthy wetlands and rivers. Yet one in three turtle species is threatened with extinction. And there is still much we don’t know about them.

The Conversation

Could the good news story about the ecological crisis be the collective grief we are feeling?

A summer of wildfires across Canada sat alongside news of global deforestation, rapid loss of Antarctic ice mass and Swiss glacial ice depletion. Then in mid-October, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service delisted 21 species from the Endangered Species Act due to extinction.

The Conversation

Extinction Rebellion co-founder ‘plotted to ground Heathrow traffic with drones’

Roger Hallam said the aim of the September 2019 protest was to ‘close Heathrow for the foreseeable future’, the jury said.

The Independent UK

Extinction Rebellion protest Shell deal at British Cycling AGM

Group promises more action against governing body’s controversial Shell sponsorship

Cycling Weekly

Jury clears climate protesters of causing damage to HSBC London HQ

Nine women used hammers and chisels to shatter building’s windows in April 2021 as part of Extinction Rebellion protest

The Guardian - UK

Only 51 of these U.S. whales remain. Little has been done to prevent their extinction

Rice's whales are one of the world's newly discovered whale species – and already one of the most endangered. Protections for the whales in the Gulf of Mexico are not coming fast.

WEKU

Extinction Rebellion plots another British Cycling protest

Around 20 protesters will target the governing body's AGM this weekend to denounce its deal with Shell

Cycling Weekly

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The Hindu

The Science Quiz | Recent animal extinctions from Asia

Zenger

Pollution Threatens Endangered Turtles With Imbalanced Sex Ratio, Warns Study

Heavy metals mimic female sex hormones, increasing the risk of extinction for green sea turtles.

AAP

Climate protesters wait on challenge to parliament law

A group of 13 Extinction Rebellion protesters face up to three years in jail for allegedly disrupting parliament for three minutes with anti-fossil fuel chants.

The Guardian - UK

Food, soil, water: how the extinction of insects would transform our planet

A new study doubles the number of species at risk of extinction to 2m, driven by the latest data on insects. Losing these tiny creatures would have huge implications for life on Earth

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1 In 5 Endangered European Animal And Plant Species Face Extinction

Agricultural land-use change poses a particularly significant threat, scientists said.

The Guardian - UK

Number of species at risk of extinction doubles to 2 million, says study

New research on insects – without which the planet would not survive – shows a higher proportion are at risk of disappearing

The Guardian - UK

Extinction Rebellion’s future is far less radical than its past

Now that the alarm has successfully been raised, the organisation could help unite people in positive action, says author Rupert Read

The Independent UK

Scientists believe they have solved the mystery behind the extinction of dinosaurs

We knew that an asteroid heralded the end of the age of the dinosaurs. Now researchers say they have discovered a key element in their extinction

The Conversation

Just Stop Oil attack the Rokeby Venus: how the group is using the suffragettes' disruptive tactics to shape public opinion

Two Just Stop Oil protesters have smashed the glass on the Rokeby Venus by Diego Velázquez at the National Gallery in London. This, you might be surprised to hear, is not the first time this painting has been the target of activists.

The Independent UK

Scientists believe they have solved the mystery behind the extinction of dinosaurs

We knew that an asteroid heralded the end of the age of the dinosaurs. Now researchers say they have discovered a key element in their extinction

The Guardian - US

‘On the brink of extinction’: a food historian’s hunt for ingredients vanishing from US plates

In her new book, Endangered Eating, Sarah Lohman chronicles disappearing foods – and why they need protecting

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