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Extinction Rebellion co-founder cleared of one charge over paint-throwing stunt

Several activists were acquitted of charges in relation to throwing paint over charity buildings in 2020, but the jury is still out on other counts.

The Independent UK

Hockney’s secrets, a Mike Nelson thriller, and graffiti gets a retrospective – the week in art

The great English artist’s immersive spectacular, Extinction Beckons on London’s Southbank and a sweeping street-art show at Saatchi Gallery – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK

We found 29 threatened species are back from the brink in Australia. Here's how

Australia’s natural world is in deep trouble. Many of our species are getting rarer. Some are now perilously close to extinction, while entire ecosystems face collapse.

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After a big recovery, the wood stork may soon fly off the endangered species list

The ungainly yet graceful wood stork, which was on the brink of extinction in 1984, has rebounded dramatically in Florida and other Southern states, officials say.

WEKU

Hope for threatened curlew as 80 fledging chicks recorded in NI

The groundnesting bird is at risk of extinction within 10 years if numbers don't improve say RSPB NI

Belfast Live

Barney, the big purple dinosaur, is back

Barney, the “dinosaur from our imagination,” is bouncing back from extinction.

Los Angeles Times

Bristol scientist in Extinction Rebellion cleared of causing criminal damage

Professor Colin Davis has been cleared

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Should the Tassie tiger be brought back to life? Have your say

We want to hear from you — should the Tasmanian tiger be brought back to life? And what will that mean for First Nations people, the environment, and the ecosystem?

ABC News

Bahamas songbird is under threat of extinction -- but preserving old pine forests will help save it

The Bahama warbler, a small songbird found exclusively on Grand Bahama and Abaco, two islands in the north-east Bahama archipelago only “became” a species in 2010. But due to its limited range and increasingly fragmented habitat, the warbler was immediately treated as a species of conservation concern.

The Conversation

Best countries to survive nuclear apocalypse revealed as Australia tops list

Ever wondered who may need to repopulate the earth in the event of mass extinction? Researchers say Australia and New Zealand have the best fighting chance

Daily Mirror

As we fight to protect species on the brink of extinction, let's not forget the familiar ones

Nothing commands attention like rarity. In the natural world, rarity is most starkly represented by the last members of a declining species. These scarce plants and animals are infinitively valuable; they represent the final hope for averting extinction.

The Conversation

Afternoon Update: earthquake casualties could exceed 20,000; BLM protest charges dropped; and a quoll faces extinction

Anthony Albanese has pledged an initial $10m in humanitarian assistance after the earthquakes

The Guardian - AU

Doomsday Clock: The danger is real

Critics call the clock a scare-mongering device — but the problem is, we have good reasons to fear extinction

Salon

Butterfly species facing extinction in Northern Ireland

Butterfly Conservation revealed its plight in the State of the UK's Butterflies 2022 report

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The Guardian - UK

‘They’ve taken away my freedom’: the truth about the UK state’s crackdown on protesters

Dozens of people have been imprisoned, as changes in the law are used to curb protest. Is it part of a turn towards a more authoritarian state?

The Guardian - UK

‘Don’t tell us the bad news all at once’: how to talk to kids about grown-up things

Abortion, toxic masculinity, human extinction ... What’s the best way to talk to children about the big issues of the day? We ask the experts

The Guardian - UK

De-extinction plan may go the way of the dodo

Letter: Dodo historian Anthony Cheke responds to scientists’ plans to bring the creature back to life, and wonders whether it is possible to create a safe habitat in which the birds could thrive

Fortune

Peloton CEO teases an 'epic comeback' for the pandemic stock darling

The company’s chief executive insisted the business was no longer “on the brink of extinction” as its second-quarter earnings were published.

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Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: Barnes & Noble saved itself by putting books first. Imagine that

It wasn't long ago that Barnes & Noble seemed to be on the glide path to extinction.

The Independent UK

Race to vaccinate rare wild monkeys gives hope for survival

A pioneering campaign to vaccinate endangered monkeys in Brazil against yellow fever may help save the beloved golden lion tamarins from extinction

The Conversation

Hybrid future? Interbreeding can make heat-averse species more resilient to climate change

As the climate heats up rapidly, many species will struggle to avoid extinction. If they had time, they could evolve to the new environmental conditions. But they don’t. That’s where hybridisation could help. When related species interbreed, the flow of new genetic diversity could help them adapt to warmer environments.

The Independent UK

Brexit red tape stops endangered animals breeding

London Zoo among names to sign petition calling on action from Rishi Sunak

Evening Standard

XR protesters disrupt House of Lords as Government suffers defeat over Public Order Bill

There was drama in the upper chamber when eco-activists disturbed proceedings to demonstrate against the Public Order Bill

The Guardian - UK

Peers deliver several blows to government’s anti-protest bill

House of Lords votes against flagship public order bill on day when Extinction Rebellion protesters disrupted proceedings in chamber

The Independent UK

Braverman urges Lords to back ‘proper penalties’ for disruptive protesters

The Public Order Bill is aimed at curbing the guerrilla tactics used by groups like Just Stop Oil, Insulate Britain and Extinction Rebellion.

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