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Earth experiencing sixth great mass extinction; this one may be caused by humans
While everyone realizes that there have been mass extinctions in the past, most famously one that included the demise of the dinosaurs, few realize that, right now, we are in the midst of an equally cataclysmic event; the sixth great mass-extinction in...
Tags: Wildlife, conservation, extinction, endangered species, climate change
Yet another species in danger of extinction - bluefin tuna
Man strikes again! Our desire to focus on meat for the main portion of meals has led to the over-fishing of bluefin tuna in our oceans. I hope that you really like your sushi! Bluefin tuna is at the top of the food chain and its largest predator...
Tags: bluefin tuna, tuna, extinction, sustainable food
Rare White Lions Family to be freed from Captivity! (In Pictures)
Conservationists are due to reintroduce a family of extremely rare white lions in South Africa in the next few days. This step they are taking in order to save them from being condemned to captivity and with hopes of reuniting them...
Tags: White lions, semi captivity, captive breeding, Panthera leo, South Africa, rare white lion species, savannah, extinction
Diamonds Provide Evidence of Cold Spell Triggered by Comets
Tiny diamonds have been discovered sprinkled across North America. They are being taken as evidence of a stream of comets that struck the Earth 13,000 years ago. They seem to have caused enough disruption to plunge the planet into a cold spell and...
Tags: diamonds, comets, extinction, cold
Tiger on the edge, nature on the brink
New Delhi :: India | 11 months ago
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It is over 40 years since the tiger became our national animal and more than 30 years since it became the umbrella under which many of our wildlife areas and species were to be protected. Though tigers still cling to existence, they are closer to the...
Tags: extinction
Super Volcanoes Killed the Dinosaurs or an Asteroid? What’s your take!
The famous Asteroid theory dominating ‘dinosaur extinction’ that has prevailed for more than three decades has been finally challenged for the first time by a new ‘volcanic eruption theory’. A group of researchers have argued...
Tags: dinosaurs, evolution, extinction, volcanic eruptions, asteroid, sulfur dioxide, acid rain, super-volcanoes
What killed dinosaurs: meteorite or volcanoes
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 11 months ago
Credibility The age of the dinosaurs ended abruptly some 65 million years ago when some catastrophic event drove them to extinction, and now a vehement controversy over their disappearance is emerging anew. More News Like many scientific debates, this one is hot...
Tags: extinction, dinosaurs, volcanic eruptions, sulfur dioxide, asteroid, mass extinction
Charlotte Observer: UN treaty boosts protection for endangered species
Rome :: Italy | 11 months ago
Credibility Cheetahs, dolphins, and other endangered species will receive extra protection from hunters, pollution and climate change under measures approved Friday at an international wildlife conference. Representatives of 85 governments who met in Rome this week...
Tags: species, extinction, animals
Pygmy Species Discovered Alive - Formerly Presumed Extinct
How cool is this?! This is a primate species and nocturnal creature called a pygmy tarsier. It is only about the size of a mouse. Pygmy tarsiers are among the rarest of the many tarsier species in Asia and the Pacific. Some primatologists...
Tags: Indonesia, pygmy, wildlilfe, extinction, animals, Hasbro, Furby toy
Measuring extinction, species by species
Oslo :: Norway | about 1 year ago
Credibility The Yangtze River dolphin, the Christmas Island shrew and the Venezuelan skunk frog are all victims in an alarming flood of extinctions, but how do scientists decide when such "possibly extinct" creatures no longer exist? The United Nations says the world...
Tags: extinction
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