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25% of World's Mammals Face Extinction
A reevaluation of the Red List of Threatened Species, last assessed 10 years ago, has found that over half of all mammalian species' populations are falling and that at least 25% face the risk of extinction. ... Frogs and Toads face extinction
With one in three of all the world's amphibians on the endangered species list a new report predicts that over half of European toads, frogs and newts could be extinct in 50 years time. Climate change is predicted to... Extinct Galapagos tortoise 'can live again'
As scientists hoped Lonesome George would do, an extinct Galapagos tortoise may be 'brought back to life' as relatives of the Geochelone elephantopus has been found. "Cross-breeding these living tortoises might... Bleak outlook for Europe's toads
According to new research, more than half of all amphibians (frogs, toads and newts) living in Europe could go extinct within 40 years as a result of climate change, diseases and habitat destruction. Most of... We Hardly Knew Ye: Caribbean Monk Seal Extinct
Not seen for more than fifty years, the Caribbean monk seal has been declared extinct, with its Mediterranean cousins not far behind."Humans hunting the docile creatures for research, food and blubber left the... Australian researchers rediscover frog thought to be extinct
A tiny frog, that was thought to be extinct, has turned up again in Australia, in a remote area in the north.It is only 3.75 centimetres long and is called the Armoured Mistfrog, and hasn't been seen since 1991.... Butterflies fight losing battle with climate change
Butterfiles are in decline in the UK because they are being forced into small pockets of the countryside, as climate change is drastically affecting their habitat."Dr Rob Wilson, an ecologist at Exeter University,... eBay purchase is new species
You can buy anything on eBay ! from pictures of the underwear your husbands over sized girlfriend left behind in your bed, to a new species. " ... Rare British species get their own wood to thrive in
There are at least 45 rare or protected species of British wildlife that will benefit from their own woodland area at what will be known as the Sunday Times Wood in Hertfordshire. One of the species that will benefit... Wildlife extinction rates 'seriously underestimated'
Scientists have discovered that endangered species may become extinct 100 times faster than previously thought - which is a bleak re-assessment of the threat to global biodiversity."Writing in the journal Nature,... When Elements Go Extinct
Imagine, if you will, a world without flat-panel monitors. Beyond that, though, limited quatities of halfnium, gallium, and (one day) zinc will seriously afffect our ability to mass produce the tools and gadgets that... 'Ondel-Ondel': An almost extinct Betawi legacy
" For over 23 years Andi Suwandi has devoted his life to the nearly extinct ondel-ondel, gigantic Betawi "human puppets", witnessing their popularity dwindle in modern Jakarta." A Date with the Past: Extinct Tree Rises Again
A sapling is sprouting from a two-thousand-year-old seed. The Judean date tree supposedly has medicinal uses, which today's scientists are keen to test." Dubbed the "Methuselah Tree" after the oldest person in the Bible, the new plant has been growing steadily, and after 26... U.S.: Caribbean monk seal is extinct, humans to blame
The University of Michigan's excellent Animal Diversity Web has more information on these seals that experts said were killed off by man before they could be studied."After five years of futile efforts to find or... Tasmanian tiger gene brought back to life
I'm not sure I understand the significance of bringing a gene back to life, but it sounds impressive. If the gene was once dead, is it technically a zombie then?"SYDNEY (AFP) - Scientists said Tuesday they had achieved a world first by bringing back to life a gene from the...
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