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The 'hobbits' may have died out when drought forced them to compete with modern humans, new research suggests

A reduction in rainfall may have played a sizable role in the extinction of Homo floresiensis, the archaic human species nicknamed the "hobbit," a new study finds.

LiveScience

A sperm bank for cheetahs could one day save the world's fastest land animal from extinction

Experts worry cheetahs may one day be on the brink of extinction and need artificial reproduction to save them.

Euronews

Red squirrels expand across Highlands after 10-year reintroduction drive

Rewilding charity helps bolster Scottish stronghold of species that once came close to extinction in UK

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How a sperm bank for cheetahs might one day save the fastest land animal

American zoologist Laurie Marker has been collecting and storing specimens in a cheetah sperm bank in Namibia for 35 years, hoping conservationists never have to use them

The Independent UK

‘They’re a lot like us’: saving the tiny punk monkeys facing extinction

In the tropical dry forests of northern Colombia, a small team is gradually restoring the degraded habitat of the rare cotton-top tamarin

The Guardian - UK

Eel populations are falling, and new protections were defeated. Japan and the US opposed them

Valuable eels are in decline all over the world, leading to a new push for restrictions on trade to try to help stave off extinction

The Independent UK

One of the world’s most endangered species is being ‘eaten into extinction’, researchers warn

A shocking new analysis estimates that almost 13,000 lemurs are slaughtered and eaten every year.

Euronews

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Extinction Rebellion protester climbs Trafalgar Square Christmas tree

Climate protester labelled ‘unwanted Christmas decoration’ as he scales tree as ceremony gifting spruce to London is held

Evening Standard

Climate of fear: are CSIRO’s sweeping job cuts a sign Australia doesn’t care about the extinction crisis?

Ever decreasing funding for the globally respected government agency mirrors an industry-wide trend that could hinder scientific breakthroughs

The Guardian - AU

Trump officials reveal plan to roll back regulations in Endangered Species Act

Experts fear plan, one of many attempts Trump’s made to dismantle wildlife protection, will speed up extinction crisis

The Guardian - US

Extinction risk: illegal wildlife trade threat revealed

Australia is home to some of the world's rarest reptile species, putting them at high risk from the illegal wildlife trade, experts say.

AAP

Mythical ‘carnivorous koala’ once did indeed roam Australia, scientists find

Cause behind one of the planet’s biggest extinction events remains poorly understood

The Independent UK

‘Gaslight us into extinction’: Trump shamelessly dismisses the affordability crisis and claims ‘we’ve the greatest economy we’ve ever had’

As prices keep climbing and sentiment keeps sinking, Donald Trump rewrote reality in his latest Fox interview. The grocery aisles say one thing about the economy, but his teleprompter says another. Guess who he thinks is correct?

The Mary Sue

Beasts of the Sea by Iida Turpeinen review – a hypnotic tale of the sea cow’s extinction

This hit debut from Finland is intensely readable, but could have delved more deeply into the links between human progress and environmental destruction

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‘Beautiful yet mercurial’ fen orchid brought back from brink of extinction

The orchid’s increasing population in Britain is a bright spot in otherwise ‘stark picture’ for British wild plants, the latest Red List shows.

The Independent UK

Fen orchid brought back from brink of extinction. Experts warn of ‘stark picture’ for Britain’s plants

The fen orchid can now be found in seven locations in England and three in Wales

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10 Slang Terms That Prove Just How Fast Language Is Dying

Language continues to evolve at an increasingly rapid pace in the present day. Social media platforms and texting services create new slang words that become popular within a short period of time. The short-lived nature of new words in language makes them disappear as quickly as they emerge, but certain…

The Conversation

Wildlife recovery means more than just survival of a species

For decades, wildlife conservation policy has aimed to protect endangered species until there are enough individual animals alive that the species won’t go extinct. Then the policymakers declare victory.

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The Guardian - UK

The nature extinction crisis is mirrored by one in our own bodies. Both have huge implications for health

Modern life is waging a war against ecosystems around us and inside us. Keeping our own microbes healthy is another reason to demand action to preserve the natural world

Marie Claire

If there was ever a time to save them, it's now

LiveScience

Differences in red blood cells may have 'hastened the extinction' of our Neanderthal cousins, new study suggests

Gene variants in red blood cell function may have doomed the hybrid babies of Neanderthals and modern humans.

Evening Standard

Beavers released into Highlands in moment of ‘wildlife history’

The animals were hunted to extinction in Scotland around 400 years ago.

Euronews

Plant and animal extinctions slow but experts warn human activity still poses ‘significant’ risks

Researchers have warned that the findings should not be used as a ‘carte blanche’ for destructive human behaviour.

The Independent UK

New research challenges long-held theory about dinosaurs before asteroid hit

This finding offers a fresh perspective ver whether dinosaur numbers were already in decline

The Guardian - UK

Dinosaurs were thriving until asteroid struck, research suggests

Dating of rock formation in New Mexico casts doubt on theory that species was already in decline

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