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How outdoor cats cause mass extinctions

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

Salon

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

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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.

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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

The Science Quiz | Recent animal extinctions from Asia

The Hindu

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.

Zenger

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.

AAP

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

The Guardian - UK

1 In 5 Endangered European Animal And Plant Species Face Extinction

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

Zenger

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

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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

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‘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

AAP

Time and oxygen running short for last of ancient fish

A salmon industry plan to help an endangered fish on the brink of extinction isn't fully funded yet, despite plans to start work next month.

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

The wildfires that led to mass extinction: a warning from California's Ice Age history – podcast

In recent years, Californians have had to deal with some deadly and destructive wildfires. But in fact, this part of the western United States has been shaped by fire for millennia.

Salon

The billion-dollar salmon vacuum

Many endorse opening dams and letting fish coast the natural current as the best way to avoid extinction

The Conversation

Giraffes could go extinct – the 5 biggest threats they face

Giraffes are the world’s tallest mammals and an African icon, but they are also vulnerable to extinction.

The Guardian - UK

Extinction Rebellion co-founder guilty of breaking window at HS2 protest

Dr Gail Bradbrook found guilty of criminal damage to Department for Transport building in 2019

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