threatened species
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Expect These 63 Animals to Be Extinct by 2041 if We Do Nothing
It feels a bit strange to publish a paper that we want proved wrong – we have identified the 63 Australian birds, mammals, fish, frogs and reptiles most likely to go extinct in the next 20 years. Australia’s extinction record is abysmal, and we felt the best way to stop it was to identify the…
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US Court Says Animals Can Be Listed As Threatened If Climate Change Poses A Risk
In a groundbreaking precedent that will likely be felt for decades to come, a federal appeals court in the US has ruled that a species can be listed as “threatened” based on climate change projections.