Human Activity May Wipe Out One-Third Of North American Birds
The Black-capped Petrel, pictured above, ranks among the most threatened bird species in North America, a new report from the North American Bird Conservation Initiative found. More than one-third of
View ArticleIndonesian birds face extinction due to pet trade – study
Indonesia’s national bird, the Javan hawk-eagle, is among 13 species threatened by illegal trade, warns a wildlife watchdog Thirteen species of Indonesian birds, including the country’s symbolic Javan
View ArticleHangul, the rare Kashmir deer, may soon go extinct
The endangered hangul , also known as Kashmir deer , is in the throes of extinction, largely because of human intrusions and domestic livestock grazing at its only habitat here. Wildlife experts and
View ArticleAre Amphibians About To Go Extinct? The Amphibian Crisis is Worse Than You Think
As amphibian crisis persists across the United States, scientists are working continuously to come up with an emergency response to reverse their decline. However, a new research has confirmed that there
View ArticleRevealed: first mammal species wiped out by human-induced climate change
Exclusive: scientists find no trace of the Bramble Cay melomys, a small rodent that was the only mammal endemic to Great Barrier Reef Human-caused climate change appears to have driven the Great Barrier
View ArticleStudy Revealed Both Humans and Climate Change Killed Off Ice Age Giants, But...
Patagonia in South America was once the home of Ice Age giants, like huge sloths, bears and saber-toothed cats. Suddenly, they all died at exactly the same time--around 12,300 years ago. A new study...
View ArticleHumans and climate change caused extinction of Ice Age giants
A study says climate change, humans are to blame for the wipe-out of several species Giant Ice Age species such as the elephant-sized sloth and the powerful sabre-toothed cat suddenly went extinct around
View ArticleHumans artificially drive evolution of new species
Species across the world are rapidly going extinct due to human activities, but humans are also causing rapid evolution and the emergence of new species. A new study published today summarises the causes
View ArticleDid mining company drive 3 species to extinction?
By quarrying limestone hills for raw materials, cement companies are invariably destroying the only habitat of many snails, wiping out entire species at one go, conservationists allege. Conservationists
View ArticleDrastic climate change thanks to soot from meteorite impact may have wiped...
Scientists believe that the meteorite impact blamed for the extinction of most life on Earth at the time, may have actually kicked off a literal "Dark Age" that became the ultimate factor. Massive amounts
View ArticleGlobal climate change driven by soot at the K-Pg boundary as the cause of the...
The mass extinction of life 66 million years ago at the Cretaceous/Paleogene boundary, marked by the extinctions of dinosaurs and shallow marine organisms, is important because it led to the...
View ArticleNew extinct carnivorous marsupial discovered
A new species of extinct flesh-eating marsupial that terrorised Australia's drying forests about 5 million years ago has been identified from a fossil discovered in remote northwestern Queensland. The
View ArticleExtensive Construction Throughout Israel Endangers Flora and Fauna
Israel’s flora and fauna are quite diverse in relation to the country’s size, but they are rapidly dwindling, according to a report by the Environmental Protection Ministry. The report, prepared for the
View ArticleMany big animals may be extinct by 2100: Study
Many of the world's biggest and iconic animals such as the Bengal tiger could be extinct by the end of the century if drastic conservation measures are not taken, a new study has warned. The threat
View ArticleScientists have just discovered the first endemic bird species to go extinct...
Scientists say their research shows that two subspecies of songbirds found only on the Galápagos Islands should be elevated to full species status. There’s one big caveat, however: One of the two newly
View ArticleAn extinct 600-gram ‘micro-lion’ has been discovered in Australia
Fossil remains have been discovered in the Riversleigh World Heritage Area of Queensland, Australia, and appear to belong to a new kind of tiny marsupial lion. The long-extinct species was far more
View ArticleLoss of elephants, megaherbivores could lead to rapid environmental changes:...
According to a new research loss of megaherbivores such as elephants and hippos could allow woody plants, non-grassy herbs and flowering plants to encroach the grasslands in African national parks.
View ArticleSexploits of Diego the tortoise save Galapagos species
He's over 100 years old, but his sex life is the stuff of legend. Diego the Tortoise is quite the ladies' man, and his exploits have helped save his species from extinction. Diego, a Galapagos giant
View ArticleRecent extinctions disturb path to equilibrium diversity in Caribbean bats
Islands are ideal systems to model temporal changes in biodiversity and reveal the influence of humans on natural communities. Although theory predicts biodiversity on islands tends towards an equilibrium
View ArticleWhat North America’s skeleton crew of megafauna tells us about community...
Functional trait diversity is increasingly used to model future changes in community structure despite a poor understanding of community disassembly's effects on functional diversity. By tracking
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