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Chinese Paddlefish and wild Yangtze Sturgeon extinct

HONG KONG: The extinction of the Chinese Paddlefish and wild Yangtze Sturgeon, declared by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), unleashed a torrent of comments on China's social media platforms on Friday urging more environmental protection.

Bangkok Post

Most unique birds to go extinct first in ongoing mass extinction driven by climate crisis, study warns

Birds could become more alike in terms of morphology as climate crisis worsens, findings suggest

The Independent UK

Extinction Rebellion campaigners to protest at Newark and Sherwood petrol stations

They will be peacefully protesting in a variety of ways

Nottingham Post

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Country diary: It’s picking season at this orchard of rarities

St Dominic, Tamar Valley: Forty years ago, some of these local cherry, apple and pear varieties were nearing extinction. Now we are reaping the harvest

The Guardian - UK

Megalodon sharks ruled the oceans millions of years ago – new analyses of giant fossilized teeth are helping scientists unravel the mystery of their extinction

Millions of years ago, giant sharks three times larger than today’s great whites stalked the world’s ocean. They’re long gone now, but occasionally, someone walking on a beach spots an odd triangular shape in the sand. On closer inspection, they realize it’s a fossilized tooth as large as a human…

The Conversation

Conscientious Protectors: A Story of Rebellion Against Extinction review – XR and the art of protest

Leigh Bloomfield’s doc on Extinction Rebellion’s 2019 blockade of central London is full of useful details about effective activism

The Guardian - UK

State of the Environment report highlights mammal extinctions and bushfires as WA worries

The latest State of the Environment report paints a "grim" picture for Western Australia, according to scientists, with mammal extinctions, bushfires and water availability highlighted as key areas of concern.

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'Endling: Extinction is Forever' review: Looks pretty but says nothing

The attempt at telling an eco-conscious story doesn't deliver on its themes or offer compelling gameplay mechanics to keep players engaged.

Inverse

Horror Of The Deep: Plastic Waste Has Turned Deep Sea Into Trash Can Of Oceans

The incredible diversity in the deepest levels of the ocean is being threatened with extinction by micro-plastics, a new study has revealed.

Zenger

XR protesters smash windows of News UK over coverage of Britain’s heatwave

Activists target London HQ of Rupert Murdoch’s media company after UK weather treated as upbeat story

The Guardian - UK

Extinction Rebellion: Eco activists smash windows at Sun headquarters over heatwave coverage

Five arrested after damage to News UK building in London Bridge in heatwave coverage protest

Evening Standard

Australian Animals at Risk as Environment Deteriorates, Says Govt Report

Australia has lost more mammal species than any other continent and has one of the worst rates of species decline among the world's richest countries, a five-yearly environmental report card released by the government on Tuesday said. Some animals such as the blue-tailed skink are now only known to exist…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Extinction threat may be greater than previously thought, new global study finds

The global extinction crisis underway may be more intense than previously thought as humans continue to tear up land, overuse certain resources and heat up the planet, new research led by the University of Minnesota indicates.

Tribune News Service

The koala in the coal mine

With the scrutiny on climate change, the collapse of Australian ecosystems has received scant attention. But saving them is entirely possible.

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Conservation actions work to save species

Research shows species on the brink of extinction have successfully been saved. Applying the same approaches more broadly could help the planet.

Salon

Mass extinctions threaten Earth's future

A new study projects that at least one million extinctions are going to occur as a result of climate change

Chronicle Live

Extinction Rebellion hold protest in Newcastle city centre

Campaigners visited a number of sites in the city, including the Esso Garage near St James' Park and the construction site of the new HMRC office on Pilgrim Street, before concluding at the Quayside

Nottingham Post

Extinction Rebellion planning protests across petrol pumps in Nottinghamshire

They are targeting Shell and BP specifically

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Venomous Lumpsucker by Ned Beauman review – a cerebral eco-thriller

This grief-stricken yet very funny tale about the search for an endangered fish speaks to our age of mass extinctions

ABC News

UN report says climate change might be pushing more than a million species into extinction, calls for First Nations intervention

Climate change, pollution and deforestation are pushing a million species towards extinction. Here's what we can do to help.

The Conversation

Greater gliders are hurtling towards extinction, and the blame lies squarely with Australian governments

The southern and central greater glider, the world’s largest gliding marsupial, was officially listed as “endangered” this week, with the species facing a very high risk of extinction.

ABC News

Hefty hike in food prices hit Queensland zoos feeding animals specialised vegetable diets

They're designed to protect the future of the world's most vulnerable animal species, but regional zoos are taking desperate measures to avoid extinction themselves.

Daily Record

Endangered lemur pups born at Scots safari park 'full of energy' as they play with mum

Black and white ruffed lemurs are a critically-endangered species in the wild, meaning they are at an extremely high risk of extinction.

Los Angeles Times

Rampant wildfires once led to global mass extinction, scientists say. Can it happen again?

A long time ago, the carbon was rock, buried in the earth as securely as a secret. Then an environmental catastrophe of unprecedented scale began. The rocks burned, and the atoms inside them disassembled into carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.

360info

Want to stop another pandemic? Consider a flexitarian diet

Stemming global warming and species extinction requires a rethink of the global food system. The risk of pandemics could be the trigger for change.

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