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A UN biodiversity convention aims to slow humanity's 'war with nature'

Delegates from nearly 200 countries are gathering in Canada to try to fix humanity's relationship with nature. The convention comes during an emerging extinction crisis.

WEKU

Extinctions, shrinking habitat spur 'rewilding' in cities

With many types of wildlife struggling to survive and their living space shrinking, some are finding their way to big cities

The Independent UK

As a sacred minnow nears extinction, Native Americans of Clear Lake call for bold plan

LAKEPORT, Calif. — Spring runs of a large minnow numbering in the millions have nourished Pomo Indians since they first made their home alongside Northern California’s Clear Lake more than 400 generations ago.

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NOW and Bat Conservation Trust encourage people to protect bat population

Bats are one of the most endangered species in the UK, with six of our 18 indigenous species at risk of extinction

Wales Online

The biodiversity crisis in numbers - a visual guide

Nature is under threat as never before, but what does that actually mean? We explain what is at stake – and why action at Cop15 is more crucial than ever

The Guardian - UK

Men are slowly losing their Y chromosome, but a new sex gene discovery in spiny rats brings hope for humanity

The sex of human and other mammal babies is decided by a male-determining gene on the Y chromosome. But the human Y chromosome is degenerating and may disappear in a few million years, leading to our extinction unless we evolve a new sex gene.

The Conversation

How pastoral farming can help to avoid a biodiversity crisis

The world is losing its biodiversity. An estimated 41,000 animal species are now threatened with extinction. World leaders will convene at the UN COP15 biodiversity conference in Montreal this month to discuss ways of reversing this decline.

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Mass extinctions are happening. Can they be stopped?

Scientists, conservationists and government representatives will gather this week in Montreal to decide on a plan to stop a stunning loss of plant and animal life around the globe. The United Nations' COP15 — a conference on biological diversity — offers a rare chance for countries to set mutual commitments…

Tribune News Service

The Guardian view on biodiversity collapse: the crisis humanity can no longer ignore

Editorial: A million animal and plant species are perilously close to extinction. Their fate and ours are intimately connected

The Guardian - UK

Watch: Moment protesters are removed from Salt Bae’s Knightsbridge restaurant

Environmental activists were physically removed from Salt Bae's Knightsbridge steakhouse by staff after a protest at the venue. Demonstrators from Animal Rebellion, an offshoot of Extinction Rebellion, entered Nusr-Et in the upmarket central London district on Saturday evening and sat at empty tables. Shortly before 7pm, and to the applause…

Evening Standard

Animal Rebellion protesters ‘thrown out’ after targeting Salt Bae’s London restaurant

The Animal Rebellion group, an offshoot of Extinction Rebellion, said eight people entered the Nusr-Et steakhouse.

The Independent UK

Protesters target Salt Bae’s London steak restaurant

The Animal Rebellion group, an offshoot of Extinction Rebellion, said eight people entered the Nusr-Et steakhouse.

The Independent UK

Glasgow campaigners rallying outside Scottish Power demanding action on fuel poverty

Local campaigners have joined Extinction Rebellion Scotland protestors outside the entrance to Scottish Power HQ to demand government action against rising fuel poverty.

Glasgow Live

Spoonbills rebound as UK farmers bolster tree cover and wetlands

Once common in England and Wales, the species was hunted to local extinction about 300 years ago

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Extinction fightback begins in Uganda with 1million species at risk of dying out

The Mirror get up close to a 19-strong troop of gorillas making real change in biodiverse Uganda - as one of the greatest conservation success stories of our time is celebrated

The Conversation

Protecting 30% of Earth's surface for nature means thinking about connections near and far

A biodiversity crisis is reducing the variety of life on Earth. Under pressure from land and water pollution, development, overhunting, poaching, climate change and species invasions, approximately 1 million plant and animal species are at risk of extinction.

ABC News

Mount Ballow mountain frog faces extinction despite living in World Heritage rainforest

Like the Great Barrier Reef, scientists say the mountain frog's ecosystem is in a precarious position which could lead to a World Heritage "In Danger" classification.

The Guardian - UK

CT scans of toothed bird fossil leads to jaw-dropping discovery

Dating back more than 65m years, specimen’s mobile palate challenges understanding of avian evolution

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Climate protesters interrupt Qld premier

Ten Extinction Rebellion protesters have been kicked out of Queensland parliament after launching a protest while the premier was speaking about energy.

Salon

The Last Unicorn's eco-grief 40 years on

"I don't have a great deal of hope for this wondrous planet," writes author Peter S. Beagle

Daily Record

Extinction Rebellion protesters blast council inaction at gathering outside Viewforth HQ

The local authority was slammed for a "disgraceful" lack of action on an emergency plan backed in 2019.

WEKU

Northern long-eared bat, devastated by a fungus, is now listed as endangered

The Biden administration declared the northern long-eared bat endangered on Tuesday in a last-ditch effort to save a species driven to the brink of extinction by white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease.

Tribune News Service

The first mass extinction event was from a lack of oxygen, researchers find

Scientists have speculated for years that the world is coming up on its sixth mass extinction, when a majority of the Earth’s creatures become extinct. But a couple of Virginia Tech researchers are studying what happened in the first extinction in hopes of avoiding another.

The Guardian - UK

Cop15 essential reading: seven books that explain the biodiversity crisis

Ahead of December’s conference our writers select titles that explain the issues at stake, from animal extinction to marine degradation and loss of habitat

The Guardian - UK

Top-flight recovery: the inspiring comeback of the California condor

Nearly extinct in the 1980s, an intensive programme to reverse the bird’s decline has made it a conservation success story

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