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Extinction is the death of all members of a species of plants, animals, or other organisms. One of the most dramatic examples of a modern extinction is the passenger pigeon. Until the early 1800s, billions of passenger pigeons darkened the skies of the United States in spectacular migratory flocks. More @Wikipedia
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- Expert: Rhinos extinct in Mozambique
- Eating habits in south China driving endangered animals to extinction
- Some Arctic seals now officially listed as threatened with extinction
- Found: Whale thought extinct for 2 million years
- Extinction of Brazil’s indigenous peoples is a blot on the country’s history – Survival International
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- This is why half of the world’s languages are endangered | World ...There are 7,000 documented languages currently spoken across the world, but half of them could be endangered, according to a new study.
- 9 facts about wildlife extinction and how we can save species | World ...Nearly 40% of plants at risk of extinction Four in 10 (39.4%) plants are at risk of dying out, according to the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew’s State of the World’s Plants and Fungi report. An additional challenge is identifying them before extinction, with 1,942 new species of plants identified last year alone.
- Six charts that show the state of global biodiversity loss | World ...The chart above shows which species are considered to be most at risk of extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. The IUCN evaluates 140,000 species by population and how they have changed over time, and creates a Red List Index of relative survival probability.
- With 1 million species facing extinction, here are 6 success stories ...As many as one million species of animal and plant could face extinction, according to a 2019 study. This dramatic decline in the health of global biodiversity is a crisis in itself as well as a threat to the wellbeing of the planet’s population, the UN warns.
- How the sixth extinction crisis can be stalled – or stoppedThe world has entered the sixth extinction crisis with the loss of species having a devastating impact on the biodiversity crucial to human survival. The process of extinction can be stopped by building technology, solutions and processes that can help us secure animal DNA and begin to reverse the damage created by humans.
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