Tag: extinction
Asian elephants are dying out–and we may need to rethink how we’re saving them
•A newly published study suggests that conservation efforts for the Asian elephant should consider indicators other than population count. •Population size…
4 animals that recently bounced back from extinction
•A species goes extinct when all its living members perish, and becomes functionally extinct when its members can no longer…
Here’s how Australia saved 13 mammal species from extinction
•An audit of Australia’s animal havens revealed that they have already saved 13 mammals from extinction due to predators such…
Before the dinosaurs, almost everything on Earth died. What happened?
•The Permian-Triassic extinction event, also known as the Great Dying, took place 252 million years ago. •Experts say that rising…
He found love in a croakless place: The world’s ‘loneliest frog’ has a date
• After 10 years of searching, scientists may have finally found a suitable mate for Romeo, a rare Sehuencas water…
Your favorite coffee could be the next climate change casualty
• Researchers from Britain found that at least 60 percent of all known wild coffee species, including arabica, are threatened…
We’ve been hurting nature for 300,000 years. It’ll need 3 million to recover.
Humans have single-handedly caused the demise of so many species of flora and fauna since they first showed up. In…
Can extinct species be brought back to life?
Nearly 15 years ago, for 10 glorious minutes, science fiction became a living, breathing reality. On July 30, 2003, scientists…
