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This critically endangered marsupial survived a bushfire – then along came the feral cats

The Black Summer bushfires of 2019-20 pushed a host of threatened species closer to extinction, including the critically endangered Kangaroo Island dunnart. And as our research released today shows, feral cats posed a second lethal threat to the species in the weeks after the disaster.

The Conversation

Feral cats a risk to endangered SA dunnart

A university study has found that feral cats are pushing the critically endangered Kangaroo Island dunnart to the brink of extinction.

AAP

Call for urgent action as Australia faces biodiversity crisis

Former threatened species commissioner says more needs to be done if Australia is to save its unique flora and fauna.

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Does MDMA Reduce Fear? New Study Has Implications For PTSD Treatment

This article was originally published on Psychedelic Spotlight and appears here with permission.

Benzinga

A sighting reveals extinction and climate change in a single image

A group of researchers photograph a woolly mammoth tusk on the banks of the Koyukuk River in Alaska.

WEKU

We attached tracking devices to West Africa's green turtles. This is what we learnt

Sea turtles have been swimming the world’s oceans and nesting on its beaches for over 120 million years. They even survived mass extinction events, including the one that saw the end of the large dinosaurs.

The Conversation

Britain’s birds of prey are back from the brink of extinction – and live on webcam

Ospreys, kites and falcons may once again become part of our everyday lives, and live streams from nests can help protect them

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Adelaide school students helping bring endangered fish species back from brink of extinction

At a dam near Murray Bridge in South Australia, anticipation is building as three schools from opposite sides of Adelaide gather to release dozens of rare little river fish.

ABC News

Extinction Rebellion to march through town in protest at Jacob Rees-Mogg backing oil

"Jacob Rees Mogg's comments are 'reckless'"

Bristol Post

One of Australia’s tiniest mammals is heading for extinction – but you can help

They weigh around 15 grams, the same as a 50 cent coin. They devour vast quantities of insects. And they’re in real trouble.

The Conversation

Experts fear deadly new bird flu in Scotland could put some species at threat of extinction

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza is intensifying in Scotland as experts warn the virus is 'new and unprecedented'

Daily Record

Conservation science still rests on how animals can benefit humans

The accelerating loss of other species around the globe is so extensive that many experts now refer to it as the sixth mass extinction. It’s driven in large part by an unprecedented loss of vital ecosystems such as forests and wetlands, the result of social and economic systems that are…

The Conversation

Government slammed over lack of action on biodiversity as 'they need to start to putting their money where their mouth is'

'The simple things that should be easily done are not being done'

Irish Mirror

Warned of ‘massive’ climate-led extinction, a US energy firm funded crisis denial ads

Southern Company spent $62.1m over the years to deny the impact of fossil fuel combustion on climate crisis

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World Ocean Day: A look at 8 critically endangered marine species

On World Ocean Day, we look at eight marine species that face an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

Glasgow Live

Giant CND logo arriving in Glasgow this week on way to Faslane Peace Camp

Trident Ploughshares and Extinction Rebellion will be bringing the huge logo to Scotland's biggest city before heading to the Camp on Gare Loch to celebrate its 40th Anniversary.

The Guardian - UK

The reef fish people find ugly more likely to be endangered, study finds

Discrepancy between aesthetic value and extinction vulnerability could have repercussions

The Guardian - AU

Environment to-do list: five ministerial priorities for Tanya Plibersek

Australia’s new minister faces difficult challenges fixing laws, creating an EPA and curbing an extinction crisis

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New nesting boxes help Snowy Mountains' turquoise parrots recover from Black Summer bushfires

Turquoise parrots were fighting back from the brink of extinction when the Black Summer bushfires wiped out much of their nesting habitat. Small populations in the Snowy Mountains survived by populating unburnt sections of bushland and now the local community is doing everything it can to help them.

The Guardian - AU

Nearly half of planet’s land in need of ‘conservation attention’ to halt biodiversity crisis

New study finds 44% of world’s land surface needs increased protection, with 1m wildlife species at risk of extinction

The Conversation

Should we protect nature for its own sake? For its economic value? Because it makes us happy? Yes

As spring phases into summer in North America, with trees flowering and birds migrating, nature seems abundant. In fact, however, the Earth is losing animals, birds, reptiles and other living things so fast that some scientists believe the planet is entering the sixth mass extinction in its history.

Zenger

The Jawsome Tooth: How Great White Sharks Helped Wipe Out Mighty Megalodons

Ancient great white sharks could have driven their massive megalodon cousins into extinction by stealing their prey, a new study has revealed.

The Guardian - US

Extinction obituary: how the Bramble Cay melomys became the first mammal lost to the climate crisis

Rising seas choked the flora on the tiny mammals’ island habitat, and in just a few years they were gone

ABC News

How great whites may have contributed to the extinction of the biggest shark, megalodon

It had 276 teeth and grew longer than a bus. So why did the world's biggest shark die out about 4 million years ago?

The Conversation

In Jamaica, native trees are being driven further up mountains towards extinction

The Blue Mountains of Jamaica are frequently covered in a dense blanket of cloud, but when it lifts the first thing you notice is the cloak of forest extending up their steep slopes to the top of the highest peaks. As you walk up through these trees you encounter an…

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