Age of Extinction posts
CNN International 60% of all primates are now at risk of extinction - and all of the threats they face are driven by human activity
Over half of primates now facing extinction, new report says
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A new report reveals that primates are facing an impending "extinction crisis," with 60% of all nonhuman primates now at risk of extinction.
110 months ago
Yahoo "These majestic land animals are undergoing a silent extinction."
Giraffes 'threatened with extinction'
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Wild giraffe numbers have plummeted by 40 percent in the past three decades and the species is now "vulnerable" to extinction, a top conservation body said Thursday. The population of the world's tallest land mammal dropped to below 100,000 in 2015, Read more ... mainly due to habitat loss and illegal
111 months ago
The WorldPost There are over 300 terrestrial mammals worldwide threatened with extinction due primarily to hunting.
Eating The World's Mammals To Extinction
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Bushmeat hunting threatens hundreds of mammal species with extinction and millions of people with food insecurity.
113 months ago
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The Human Race Is Headed For Extinction
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Extinction is the elimination of an entire species caused by environmental factors or genetic evolution. Evolution occurs when DNA changes over multiple generations. The theory of evolution was created by Charles Darwin as a possible [...]
118 months ago
Upworthy “There have been five major extinctions in the history of the planet. This may be the sixth.” (via Racing Extinction)
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Countless species are nearing extinction, and the world didn’t even know how many of them were in danger. (via Racing Extinction)
119 months ago
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Global Extinction Rates Could Be Way Higher Than Previously Thought
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As we enter the Anthropocene, we are standing on the edge of the Earth’s sixth great extinction. Studies earlier this year revealed that we are currently experiencing extinction rates 100 times higher than what would have been expected if we didn Read more ... t exist.
128 months ago
The Onion Here is a timeline of extinction events over the planet’s history:
Timeline Of Mass Extinction
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Scientists predict that human activity has put the world on the brink of the sixth mass extinction in earth’s history, an event characterized by the elimination of a large number of species within a very short period of time.
129 months ago
The New York Times “We can confidently conclude that modern extinction rates are exceptionally high, that they are increasing, and that they suggest a mass extinction under way—the sixth of its kind in Earth’s 4.5 billion years of history.”
Skyrocketing Extinctions Put Humans at Risk
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New research suggests we’re in the midst of a mass extinction that threatens not just animals but civilization as we know it.
129 months ago
Funny Or Die Scientists have confirmed we’re on the verge of another mass extinction, and humans are to blame. To better understand our situation, we consulted our resident extinction expert, T. Rex.
129 months ago
Veronica Taipe Sidoti http://phys.org/news/2015-06-sixth-mass-extinction-declares.html
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Sixth mass extinction is here, researcher declares
phys.org
There is no longer any doubt: We are entering a mass extinction that threatens humanity's existence.
129 months ago