The results of 23 million years of evolution are at stake, a new study suggests.
Source: Madagascar’s Unique Creatures Face a Wave of Extinction – Mother Jones
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Did Meat Do Neanderthals In? – SAPIENS
An archaeologist examines zinc levels in bones to explore if the carnivorous diets of Neanderthals contributed to their extinction.
Animal activists say Senate omnibus bill condemns right whale to extinction
Provision allows Maine’s lobster industry to continue using fishing gear that maims the species, often fatally, until 2028
Source: Animal activists say Senate omnibus bill condemns right whale to extinction | US news | The Guardian
‘The ghost that haunts Monteverde’: how the climate crisis killed the golden toad
The loss of the amphibian from Costa Rica’s cloud forest was one of the first linked to global heating, say scientists
The Second Great Dying: The Earth has lost 4/5s of Fresh Water and 7/10s of Wildlife Species’ Populations in 50 Years
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The 2022 Living Planet report is out and it does not bring good news. Since …
…50% of bird species in decline
Half of world’s bird species in decline as destruction of avian life intensifies
State of the World’s Birds report warns human actions and climate crisis putting 49% in decline, with one in eight bird species under threat of extinction
1848+: The End(s) of History 