Rare 'cave squeaker' frog seen in Zimbabwe for first time in 55 years
A rare frog that had not been seen in decades has been found in Zimbabwe, researchers have said. The Arthroleptis troglodytes, also known as the “cave squeaker” because of its preferred habitat, was
View ArticleRare ibis spotted
A group of rare ibis once thought extinct in China has been spotted in the southwestern province of Yunnan. Ten glossy ibis were photographed in the Dianchi Lake wetlands in the provincial capital of...
View ArticleClimate change hastening extinction of species: Experts
Climate change continues to hit faunal biodiversity, leading to glaring changes in habitat and hastening up the generally long drawn process of extinction of species. Dr George Schaller, a pioneer in
View ArticleConserving the world’s megafauna and biodiversity: The fierce urgency of now
In our recent perspective article, we noted that most (approximately 60 percent) terrestrial large carnivore and large herbivore species are now threatened with extinction, and we offered a 13-point
View ArticleSparrows nearing extinction due to lack of emotional connect: conservationist
“Mindless urbanisation” leading to a loss of the birds’ natural habitats, says Mohammed Dilawar. The house sparrow that was declared the ‘State Bird of Delhi’ in 2012 is edging towards extinction due
View ArticleReptiles being sold openly and illegally in Moroccan markets
Reptiles being sold openly and illegally in Moroccan markets Several species of lizards, snakes, tortoise and crocodiles are being traded openly in Moroccan markets for use in traditional medicine.
View ArticleNew species of 'see-through' frog discovered
A new glass frog species with transparent skin through which its beating heart is visible has been discovered by scientists who warn that the amphibian may already be at threat of extinction. The frog
View ArticleBiological annihilation via the ongoing sixth mass extinction signaled by...
The strong focus on species extinctions, a critical aspect of the contemporary pulse of biological extinction, leads to a common misimpression that Earth’s biota is not immediately threatened,
View ArticleThresholds of catastrophe in the Earth system
The history of the Earth system is a story of change. Some changes are gradual and benign, but others, especially those associated with catastrophic mass extinction, are relatively abrupt and destructive.
View ArticleGlobal nickel anomaly links Siberian Traps eruptions and the latest Permian...
Anomalous peaks of nickel abundance have been reported in Permian-Triassic boundary sections in China, Israel, Eastern Europe, Spitzbergen, and the Austrian Carnic Alps. New solution ICP-MS results
View ArticleClimate warming drives local extinction: Evidence from observation and...
Despite increasing concern about elevated extinction risk as global temperatures rise, it is difficult to confirm causal links between climate change and extinction. By coupling 25 years of in situ
View ArticleLate Maastrichtian pterosaurs from North Africa and mass extinction of...
Pterosaurs were winged cousins of the dinosaurs and lived from around 200 million years ago to 66 million years ago, when the last pterosaurs disappeared during the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction that
View ArticleDelhi pollution takes its toll, frog species missing eyes
NEW DELHI: The high pollution in Delhi is proving a threat to the capital’s smallest known vertebrate. The new generation of Microhyla ornata — a small yellowish brown frog — is showing physical...
View ArticleMultiple episodes of extensive marine anoxia linked to global warming and...
Explaining the ~5-million-year delay in marine biotic recovery following the latest Permian mass extinction, the largest biotic crisis of the Phanerozoic, is a fundamental challenge for both geological
View ArticleBody size downgrading of mammals over the late Quaternary
Since the late Pleistocene, large-bodied mammals have been extirpated from much of Earth. Although all habitable continents once harbored giant mammals, the few remaining species are largely confined to
View ArticleBiomass study finds people are wiping out wild mammals
A team of scientists mined previous studies for estimates of the total mass of carbon found in each group of organisms on Earth as a way to measure relative biomass. Plants house some 450 gigatons
View ArticleAt least fifth of British mammal species could be wiped out within a decade
Populations of much-loved British mammals including hedgehogs and water voles have dropped by up to two-thirds over the past 20 years, and many more are threatened with imminent extinction. Even some
View ArticleSubsistence practices, past biodiversity, and anthropogenic impacts revealed...
The mode and tempo of extinctions and extirpations after the first contact phase of human settlements is a widely debated topic. As the last major landmass to be settled by humans, New Zealand offers
View ArticleFrogs, toads on the verge of extinction, study
A deadly disease is threatening to wipe out frogs and toads, a new report has shown. The report, published on nature.com, shows Chytridiomycosis, a fatal fungal disease, as responsible for the continuous
View ArticleLemur extinction: Vast majority of species under threat
Almost every species of lemur, wide-eyed primates unique to Madagascar, are under threat of extinction. That is the conclusion of an international group of conservationists, who carried out an assessment
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