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Smoked monkey and whole sharks: the suitcase smugglers feeding Europe’s hunger for bushmeat

Customs officers and scientists are working together to combat the highly lucrative illicit trade in wildlife meat that is helping to push some species to extinction

The Guardian - UK

1st-ever white rhino IVF sparks hope that 'doomed species' could still be saved, despite there being no males left

Researchers in Kenya successfully transplanted a white rhino embryo into a female surrogate for the first time. The pregnant mother-to-be died from an unrelated illness before she could give birth, but the procedure showed that some of the world's rarest animals can still be saved.

LiveScience

Greta Thunberg Protests Private Jets and Airport Expansion

Climate activist Greta Thunberg joined a protest in England against private jets and airport expansion. Private jets contribute to higher emissions compare...

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Endangered ancient fish die in captive breeding program

Scientists fighting to save Tasmania's ancient Maugean skate from extinction say some have died in a captive breeding program.

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Changing environment caused the demise of world’s largest primate

The largest known primate, Gigantopithecus blacki, became extinct due to its inability to adapt to environmental changes.

The Hindu

Giganto, world's largest ape, went down poor evolutionary path toward extinction

Gigantopithecus blacki went extinct at least 215,000 years ago after climate change caused its forest home to vanish.

LiveScience

Spanish Butterflies At Greater Risk Of Extinction Due To Climate Change

A study found that different butterflies use different methods to regulate their internal body temperature.

Zenger

Mongolia dragged its wild horses back from extinction – can it save the rest of its wildlife?

Despite the successful reintroduction of Przewalski’s horse, hunting, overgrazing and the climate crisis have pushed many of the country’s other species into crisis

The Guardian - UK

Tree that lives underground among newly named plant species

Volcano-top orchid also named by scientists contending with extinctions caused by the human destruction of nature

The Guardian - UK

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Giant 'kings of apes' once roamed southern China. We solved the mystery of their extinction

Giant creatures are usually associated with dinosaurs, woolly mammoths or mystical beasts. But if you go back though the human lineage you’ll find a very distant relative that stood three metres tall and weighed around 250 kilograms. This was Gigantopithecus blacki, the mightiest of all the primates and one of…

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Ancient Giant Ape Extinct Due to Climate Change and Food Scarcity

Climate change and scarce food sources contributed to the extinction of giant apes in China, as revealed by a new study. These 10-foot-tall, 650-pound apes...

The Independent UK

Scientists discover what wiped out the largest great ape to ever live

A new study suggests an ancient species of great ape was likely driven to extinction by environmental changes

The Conversation

Declining primate numbers are threatening Brazil's Atlantic forest

We tend to think of debt as purely financial, but we can also reap what we sow in the natural world through what is known as extinction debt. This concept refers to changes in the past that affect a species’ survival in the future.

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Key Factor In Saving Elephants From Extinction Discovered

Researchers say areas should be connected to allow populations to stabilize naturally.

The Guardian - UK

Do the Golden Globes still matter?

Back from the brink of extinction, the Golden Globes returns this month to declare awards season open – but would Hollywood rather look the other way?

International Business Times

Africa's Large Birds Of Prey Facing 'Extinction Crisis': Study

The flamboyantly plumed Secretary Bird and the serpent-catching Snake Eagle are among dozens of Africa's large birds of prey facing a human-driven "extinction crisis" researchers said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Pine martens return from brink of extinction in southern England

First proof of breeding in New Forest found, four years after animal was reintroduced in Gloucestershire

The Guardian - UK

Rare sighting of tiger and cubs raises hopes for species in Thailand

Cameras capture 120 tigers in year to April 2023, but extinction risk remains in neighbouring countries

The Independent UK

Climate activists from Extinction Rebellion have blocked part of the highway around Amsterdam

Climate activists have blocked part of the main highway around Amsterdam near the former headquarters of ING bank

The Independent UK

Most money for endangered species goes to a small number of creatures, leaving others in limbo

Since passage of the Endangered Species Act 50 years ago, more than 1,700 plants, mammals, fish, insects and other species in the U.S. have been listed as threatened or endangered with extinction

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