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Half of mammals 'in decline', says extinction Red List - Oct 7, 2008 Sydney Morning HeraldHalf the world's mammals are declining in population and more than a third probably face extinction, said an update of the "Red List," the most respected ... New Red List paints bleak picture of extinction - May 2, 2006 New ScientistTwo out of every five species on the planet that have been assessed by scientists face extinction, according to the latest World Conservation Union (IUCN) ... Global warming caused mass extinction, studies suggest - Jan 21, 2005 CBC.caGlobal warming – not a cataclysmic collision with an asteroid – may have nearly snuffed out life on Earth 250 million years ago, two recent reports suggest. ... 1,147 fish species threatened with extinction: IUCN - Nov 3, 2009 Times of IndiaGENEVA: More than 1000 freshwater fish species are threatened with extinction, reflecting the strain on global water resources, an updated global "Red List" ... 'Resident Evil: Extinction': Zombie franchise just won't die - Sep 23, 2007 Toronto StarBy Geoff Pevere Entertainment Columnist. Starring Milla Jovovich, Oded Fehr, Ali Larter, Iain Glen, Mike Epps, Ashanti. Written by Paul WG Anderson. ... More birds on verge of extinction - May 14, 2009 The GuardianThe number of birds which are critically endangered has increased despite conservation efforts around the world, according to the latest update of species ... Whales under threat of extinction - Aug 12, 2008 IndependentBy Chris Green. A quarter of whales, dolphins and porpoises are threatened with extinction, with one in 10 species endangered to the very highest levels, ... Primates in danger of extinction, claims report - Oct 26, 2007 Telegraph.co.ukBy Nic Fleming, Science Correspondent. Man's closest relatives in the animal kingdom are under unprecedented threat because of human activity, according to ... Extinction crisis has escalated; apes, corals, vultures, dolphins at... - Sep 13, 2007 The HinduIn this photo released by WildlifeDirect, a female mountain gorilla holds her one-day-old son, in Virunga National Park, eastern Congo on August 22, 2007. ... World's primates moving toward extinction, conservation group says - Aug 5, 2008 CBC.caThe endangered yellow cheeked crested gibbon (Nomascus gabriellae) as seen from the Phnom Tamao wildlife sanctuary in Cambodia. ... Warming Tied To Extinction Of Frog Species - Jan 12, 2006 Washington PostBy Juliet Eilperin. Rising temperatures are responsible for pushing dozens of frog species over the brink of extinction in the past three decades, ... Many sharks 'facing extinction' - Jun 25, 2009 BBC NewsBy Victoria Gill. Many species of open ocean shark are under serious threat, according to an assessment by the International Union for Conservation of ... Experts: Bird extinction rate underestimated - Jul 3, 2006 msnbc.comBy Bjorn Carey. Birds enjoy a relatively slow rate of extinction, but a new study suggests that rate might be severely underestimated. ... Yangtze river dolphin driven to extinction - Aug 8, 2007 HinduBy Ian Sample. Aug. 8 (Guardian News Service): The Yangtze river dolphin, until recently one of the most endangered species on the planet, has been declared ... Human expansion leading to 'extinction crisis', UN warns - Jan 11, 2010 Telegraph.co.ukHuman expansion is wiping out species at about 1000 times the "natural" or "background" rate and something must be done to slow the decline, according to ... Study says near extinction threatened people 70,00 years ago - Apr 24, 2008 USA TODAY - USA TodayBy Randolph E. Schmid, AP Science Writer. WASHINGTON — Human beings may have had a brush with extinction 70000 years ago, an extensive genetic study ... Supervolcano May Have Caused Mass Extinction - May 29, 2009 FOXNewsWASHINGTON — A mass extinction some 260 million years ago may have been caused by volcanic eruptions in what is now China, new research suggests. ... 'Dodo atlas' helps to put extinction of species on map - Dec 13, 2005 Times OnlineBy Mark Henderson, Science Correspondent. AN ATLAS of the world's extinction hot spots, in which at least one species is in imminent danger of dying out, ... History of mass extinction is a grim lesson on climate change - Oct 24, 2007 Times OnlineThe five periods in the history of Earth that had the highest levels of extinction were all linked to climate change, fossil evidence shows. ... Nanodiamonds Support Comet, Mass Extinction Theory - Jan 2, 2009 InformationWeekBefore finding the diamonds, scientists believed that something impacted the Earth and triggered a 1300-year cooling period in the Northern Hemisphere. ... Nearly half of all the world's primates at risk of extinction - Jan 9, 2010 The GuardianNearly half of all primate species are now threatened with extinction, according to an evaluation by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature ... Extinction risks vastly underestimated: study - Jul 3, 2008 Sydney Morning HeraldSome endangered species may face an extinction risk that is up to a hundred times greater than previously thought, according to a study released Wednesday. ... Ray burst is extinction suspect - Apr 11, 2005 BBC NewsA huge cosmic explosion could have caused a mass extinction on Earth 450 million years ago, according to an analysis by scientists in the US. ... Rabies vaccine may save rarest wolf from extinction - Oct 12, 2006 IndependentBy Steve Connor, Science Editor. One of the rarest animals in the world might be saved from imminent extinction with the help of a rabies vaccine targeted ... Mekong river dolphins on verge of extinction: WWF - Jun 18, 2009 Economic Times18 Jun 2009, 1626 hrs IST, PTI. TOKYO: Dolphins living in parts of the Mekong River between Cambodia and Laos are on the brink of extinction due to ... … Biodiversity Year / Amphibians, spotted leopards on verge of extinc... - Jan 16, 2010 Ha'aretzSpotted leopards are now on the verge of extinction and can be found only in the Arava, and gazelles are rare. As part of efforts to increase awareness of ... Extinction crisis has escalated, apes, corals, vultures, dolphins at... - Sep 12, 2007 The HinduIn this photo released by WildlifeDirect, a female mountain gorilla holds her one-day old son, in Virunga National Park in eastern Congo on Wednesday, Aug. ... Fishing Pressure Pushing Sharks Towards Extinction - Feb 19, 2008 Environment News ServiceBOSTON, Massachusetts, February 19, 2008 (ENS) - Once plentiful sharks are vanishing from the world's oceans, and some species are even at risk of ... Diabetes threatens Aborigine extinction - Nov 14, 2006 Sydney Morning HeraldDiabetes could wipe out the Aborigine population by the end of the century, according to a Victorian expert on the disease. ... Man 'not to blame' for extinction of giant wombat - May 31, 2005 Telegraph.co.ukBy Roger Highfield, Science Editor. Humans may have been unjustly accused of wiping out the giant kangaroos, wombats and other massive marsupials that ... N. America's biggest fish slips toward extinction - Dec 17, 2009 ForbesBy MATTHEW BROWN , 12.17.09, 08:16 PM EST. BILLINGS, Mont. -- As efforts falter to save North America's largest freshwater fish - a toothless beast left ... One in six European mammals faces extinction risk - May 22, 2007 Reuters UKGENEVA (Reuters) - One in six European land mammals faces the threat of extinction, mainly through habitat loss and deforestation, a leading conservation ... … Biodiversity Year / Amphibians, spotted leopards on verge of extinc... - Jan 5, 2010 Ha'aretzSpotted leopards are now on the verge of extinction and can be found only in the Arava, and gazelles are rare. As part of efforts to increase awareness of ... World's weirdest creatures 'face extinction' - Jan 21, 2008 HinduLondon (PTI): What do the pygmy hippopotamus, the bumblebee bat and the rare slender loris have in common? Well, these weirdest creatures face extinction. ... 794 species on brink of extinction: study - Dec 13, 2005 CTV.caOf course, the laws of nature say certain species are, inevitably and simply, not fit enough to survive. However, the study says human activity has ... Expert: Meteor May Have Caused Extinction - Jun 8, 2006 Washington PostBy MICHAEL CASEY. AP. BANGKOK, Thailand -- A massive crater in Antarctica may have been caused by a meteor that wiped out more than 90 percent of the ... World's Smallest Bear Faces Extinction - Nov 13, 2007 National GeographicAP. The world's smallest bear species faces extinction because of deforestation and poaching in its Southeast Asian home, a conservation group said Monday. ... Glacier extinction: Climate panel admits error - Jan 20, 2010 NDTV.comCutting a sorry figure, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has admitted that its conclusion on melting of Himalayan glaciers by 2035 was ... Sharks, Rays Face Extinction Due to Over-Fishing, Red List Says - May 22, 2008 BloombergBy Alex Morales. May 22 (Bloomberg) -- The world's ocean-dwelling sharks and rays face extinction because of ``serious over-fishing,'' the International ... WWF warns pandas may face extinction - Aug 18, 2009 央视国际The World Wide Fund for Nature in Beijing is warning of a growing conflict between economic development and the protection of natural habitats of wild ... More and more animals face extinction - May 6, 2006 New ScientistTWO out of every five species on the planet that have been assessed by scientists face extinction. This remarkable figure comes from the latest World ... Survey: Fifth of bird species on extinction path - Environment-... - Jun 1, 2005 msnbc.comPitt Island Shags, birds that nest only on New Zealand's Chatham islands, have seen their numbers fall in recent years, moving the species from "vulnerable" ... Researchers speak out on languages on brink of extinction. - Sep 19, 2007 $9.94 - USA TODAY - Alacra StoreResearchers speak out on languages on brink of extinction. Byline: Elizabeth Weise A new analysis pinpoints five regions in the world where native languages ... Coral Reefs Face Extinction - Jul 11, 2008 TIMEBy Bryan Walsh Friday, Jul. 11, 2008. You don't have to be a marine biologist to understand the importance of corals — just ask any diver. ... Humans 'not to blame' for giant wombat extinction - May 31, 2005 The GuardianHumans were not responsible for the extinction of the big animals of prehistoric Australia, as had been thought. The giant wombat, the marsupial lion and ... Extinction list growing too fast: UN - Mar 21, 2006 CTV.caThe United Nations says in a new report that we must take unprecedented efforts to reverse the trend by 2010, if we expect such habitats as coral reefs and ... Extinction 'Gene': Some Species Are More at Risk - Aug 7, 2009 TIMEBy Bryan Walsh Friday, Aug. 07, 2009. Shizuo Kambayashi / AP. In the tree of life, we often envision evolution working like a patient gardener, ... Extinction | Wired Science | Wired.com - Jan 14, 2010 Wired NewsBy Tia Ghose. Lungs with one-way air flow may have helped dinosaurs' ancestors become dominant when oxygen levels dropped after the Permian-Triassic ... Birds face extinction, says WWF - Nov 14, 2006 NEWS.com.auNEARLY three-quarters of all bird species in north-east Australia and more than a third in Europe could become extinct unless efforts to stop global warming ... Humans in the clear over mammoth extinction? - Apr 1, 2008 New ScientistYou might say it was a case of kicking the woolly mammoth while it was down. Arguments have raged over whether climate change or hunting by humans is what ... 'Pacifist' chimps face extinction within a generation - Sep 8, 2005 Telegraph.co.ukBy Mike Pflanz, East Africa Correspondent. Pygmy chimpanzees known as "jungle hippies" for resolving conflict through sex rather than fighting are hurtling ... Dalai Lama: Tibetan culture near extinction - Mar 10, 2009 San Francisco ChronicleMarch 10, 2009|By Gavin Rabinowitz, AP. Photo: Courtesy Altaf Qadri / AP. Dharamsala, India — China has launched a "brutal crackdown" in Tibet since ... Languages Racing to Extinction in 5 Global "Hotspots" - Sep 18, 2007 National GeographicFrom Alaska to Australia, hundreds of languages around the world are teetering on the brink of extinction—some being spoken only by a single person, ... 'Hotspots' where mammal species face extinction identified - Mar 7, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Hindustan Times - Factiva, from Dow JonesLos Angeles, March 7 -- Thousands of mammal species in several regions across the world, including the vast island chain from Indonesia to the South Pacific ... Extinction 'by man not climate' - Aug 11, 2008 BBC NewsThe extinction of many ancient species may be due to humans rather than climate change, experts say. Large prehistoric animals in Tasmania may have been ... Group Fears Hippo Extinction in Congo - Sep 13, 2005 FOXNewsOnly 887 hippos are left in Congo, once home to the world's largest population of the water-loving mammal, and they will be extinct in the African country, ... World's largest bats on the verge of extinction - Aug 26, 2009 SifyThe world's largest species of fruit bat, Pteropus vampyrus, could be driven to extinction in Peninsular Malaysia at the current hunting rate, ... Road to extinction - Apr 2, 2007 NEWS.com.auTWO billion more people will be without water if the world's temperature rises just 1.8 per cent, a new UN report on climate change predicts. ... Extinction "Hotspots" Revealed in New Study - Jan 18, 2010 National GeographicMore than a hundred sites contain more than one at-risk species. The Massif de la Hotte region of Haiti, for example, is home to 13 species of endangered or ... Mammoth extinction: blame plants - May 10, 2006 USA TODAY - USA TodayBy Peter N. Spotts, The Christian Science Monitor. What closed the book on mammoths, Pleistocene horses, and other large animals that roamed North America ... Coal industry 'facing extinction' - Mar 2, 2005 BBC NewsScottish Coal and trades unions have warned that the country's opencast mining industry is facing extinction if current planning laws are changed. ... Atlantic sharks face extinction due to overfishing and shark-finning - Nov 10, 2008 Telegraph.co.ukMore than 25 per cent of sharks in the north-east Atlantic are at risk of extinction, a new study warns. By Paul Eccleston ... Men set for 'extinction' - May 21, 2009 Times of IndiaPTI 21 May 2009, 06:31pm IST. LONDON: Men are on the road to extinction as their genes shrink and slowly fade away, a world-renowned British scientist has ... 200 more species face global extinction - Sep 18, 2007 Ha'aretzBy Zafrir Rinat. Some of the most intelligent and developed animals, such as dolphins and primates, face extinction in the next few years or decades if ... Indochinese tigers on brink of extinction - WWF - Jan 26, 2010 Reuters IndiaBANGKOK (Reuters Life!) - Tigers in the Greater Mekong region are facing extinction, their numbers down more than 70 percent in slightly more than a decade ... Mediterranean tuna on brink of extinction - Jul 5, 2006 Independent OnlineGeneva - Bluefin tuna stocks in the Mediterranean Sea and East Atlantic Ocean are on the brink of extinction because of rampant illicit fishing, ... Where Whooping Cranes Cheat Extinction - Feb 18, 2005 New York TimesBy SIMON ROMERO. SOME of the most majestic birds on the planet congregate each winter just off the narrow road to a cavernous barbecue restaurant that calls ... 21 new species in danger of extinction, UN convention hears - Dec 6, 2008 Telegraph.co.ukTwenty-one animal species, including the cheetah, three dolphin families and an Egyptian vulture, were added to the list of those in danger of extinction by ... Scientists race to prevent ash tree's extinction - Oct 8, 2009 n-tv - NTVAP - October 8, 2009 4:14 AM ET. DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Scientists are racing to save tens of millions of seeds from the native ash tree before an invasive ... Many fish species said to face extinction - Nov 2, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - ProQuest ArchiverMore than one in three of Europe's freshwater fish species faces extinction because ecosystems are being destroyed, the World Conservation Union said ... Tasmanian devils may be saved from extinction thanks to 'facial... - Jan 2, 2010 Daily MailBy Chris Lawrence. Scientists battling to save the endangered Tasmanian devil from a mystery disease have made a breakthrough. ... Earth hit by 'mass extinction' - Nov 24, 2006 NEWS.com.auABOUT 95 per cent of the Earth's marine species and 70 per cent of its land species were wiped out during a "mass extinction" about 250 million years ago, ... Gizmos under threat of extinction - Feb 18, 2005 BBC NewsEndangered animals lists are familiar to those who care about nature, but now technology has its own list of gadget "species" under threat of extinction. ... Climate change leaves emperor penguins 'facing extinction' - Jan 27, 2009 Times OnlineResearchers in America say the species - documented in the 2005 film March of the Penguins - is threatened by climate change in the Antarctic. ... White rhino in Congo on brink of extinction - Jun 17, 2008 Reuters UKBy Daniel Wallis. NAIROBI (Reuters) - Rhino numbers in Africa have reached record levels but one sub-species confined to a remote and lawless corner of ... Rethinking What Caused the Last Mass Extinction - Nov 6, 2007 New York TimesBy JOHN NOBLE WILFORD. FREEHOLD, NJ — Splashing through a shallow creek in suburban New Jersey, the paleontologists stepped back 65 million years to the ... Antarctic Meteorite Impact May Have Caused Ancient Mass Extinction - Jun 9, 2006 FOXNewsBANGKOK, Thailand — A massive crater in Antarctica may have been caused by a meteorite that wiped out more than 90 percent of the species on Earth 250 ... Britain's birds facing extinction as climate change leaves them with ... - Jan 9, 2010 The GuardianAs temperatures rise and European breeds arrive, native species such as the lapwing and Scottish crossbill are being forced out. ... Rare leopard 'faces extinction' - Jan 22, 2005 BBC NewsBy Richard Black. The world's rarest cat, the Amur leopard, is facing extinction in the wild, conservationists have warned. ... Bluefin tuna face extinction - Nov 6, 2009 Straits TimesWASHINGTON - AN INTERNATIONAL fisheries group set up to protect Atlantic tuna has done the opposite and driven one species of the fish, the bluefin, ... Brown pelicans back from the brink of extinction - Feb 10, 2008 Deseret NewsBy Marla Cone. Pelicans have roosted on the nation's list of endangered species longer than nearly all other creatures. Now the population of winged icons ... Med sharks and rays threatened by extinction - Nov 16, 2007 Telegraph.co.ukBy Paul Eccleston. More than 40 per cent of sharks and rays in the Mediterranean are threatened with extinction, according to a new report. ... www.smh.com.au - animal extinction - Jul 29, 2009 Sydney Morning HeraldTHE earth is experiencing its sixth great extinction and Australia, along with its Pacific neighbours, is in danger of perpetuating its record as one of the ... Tiger rebels 'near extinction': Sri Lanka govt - Jan 8, 2009 Sydney Morning HeraldSri Lanka's Tamil Tiger guerrillas are "near extinction" as troops press home their initiative after capturing the rebels' political capital, ... 'Asteroid hit didn't cause dinosaurs' extinction' - Apr 27, 2009 HinduWashington (IANS): An asteroid hit which caused the vast Chicxulub crater 65 million years ago, might not have actually wiped out the dinosaurs, ... Frogs and toads face extinction - Sep 26, 2008 ScotsmanBy Emily Beament. MORE than half of Europe's frog, toad and newt species could be wiped out by the middle of the century, scientists have warned. ... Driven to extinction by humans - Dec 27, 2006 HinduCANBERRA: Australia's giant prehistoric animals, including the three-metre tall (10-foot) kangaroos, were likely wiped out by aboriginal settlers and not ... Birds 'used brainpower to survive extinction' - Jan 20, 2009 Times OnlineBirds may have a reputation for being birdbrained - but it was superior brainpower that enabled them to survive when 85 per cent of animals around them were ... Boost to CO2 mass extinction idea - Aug 28, 2005 BBC NewsBy Helen Briggs. A computer simulation of the Earth's climate 250 million years ago suggests that global warming triggered the so-called "great dying". ... Endangered Species: Debate on How to Avoid Extinction - TIME - Oct 19, 2009 TIMEBy Bryan Walsh Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. The planet is in the middle of an extinction crisis, the sixth great wave in its history. But unlike major extinction ... New dinosaur extinction theory causes debate - Oct 19, 2009 msnbc.comBy Clara Moskowitz. The extinction of the dinosaurs has often been traced to a giant space rock impact on the Earth 65 million years ago. ... Cross-breeding coral fights extinction - Oct 21, 2008 Sydney Morning HeraldScientists have discovered rare corals breaking the traditional rules of nature and cross-breeding their way out of extinction. ... Frogs 'being eaten into extinction' - Jan 21, 2009 Telegraph.co.ukIt may not be everyone's favourite food, but the humble frog is in danger of being eaten into extinction, a group of scientists have warned. ... … win survival battle - Once on the brink of extinction, bald eagles... - Jun 28, 2007 $2.95 - Miami Herald - NewsBankOnce on the brink of extinction, bald eagles -- a national symbol -- have been taken off the endangered species list. The American bald eagle, ... Global warming indigestion may push gorillas, monkeys to extinction - Jan 13, 2010 Economic TimesWASHINGTON: Global warming-induced indigestion could threaten the existence of mountain gorillas and other leaf-eating primates, suggests a new study. ... A Third of Reef-Building Corals at Risk of Extinction - Jul 10, 2008 National GeographicA third of the world's major reef-building coral species are in danger of extinction, an international team of scientists warns in a study published today. ... Some Mediterranean mammals face extinction - Sep 15, 2009 UPI.comMALAGA, Spain, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- New research suggests one in six of 320 Mediterranean mammals is threatened with extinction at a regional level. ... RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION - Sep 26, 2007 Entertainment WeeklyThe title gives one hope: Could this be curtains for the stubbornly undead franchise? Unfortunately, Resident Evil: Extinction plays like a flabby middle ... Emperor penguins may be on a march toward extinction - Jan 29, 2009 Boston GlobeBy Beth Daley, Globe Staff. UPDATE: Commentators are right - rude posts shouldn't have been allowed. There will be better monitoring on the site in the ... Reptiles in Europe more at risk of extinction than birds and mammals - May 22, 2009 Telegraph.co.ukA fifth of reptiles and almost a quarter of amphibians in Europe are threatened with extinction on the continent, according to the European Commission. ... Another Sign of Xbox 360 Pro SKU Extinction - 05 Aug 2009 Tom's GuideXbox 360 packaging has a product matrix that aims to help the consumer decide which console he or she Saved, the vultures that were on the verge of extinction - 05 Aug 2009 Daily MailAnd thanks to British conservationists, the slender-billed vulture is also being saved from extinction. Money and expertise from the UK helped Indian Find the green in going green - or face extinction - 05 Aug 2009 Globe and MailEnvironmentally mindful business practice isn't just for the granola crew, authors argue. It has become a vital part of any company Special to The Globe and Return of the buffalo - 05 Aug 2009 Times Record NewsAP Bison, nearly hunted to extinction by 1900, are making a comeback and finding their way onto the plates of health conscious consumers. Comets: Cosmic Life Preservers - 05 Aug 2009 ForbesShowers of them are thought to have triggered at least one and maybe even several of the major and minor mass-extinction events that have wiped out millions America's top clunker - 05 Aug 2009 World MagazineAlthough it appears Washington's Cash for Clunkers program may be on the brink of extinction, it seems a number of US car owners have taken advantage of the Green Party is heading for an early extinction and its death ... - 05 Aug 2009 Irish IndependentThe Green Party is heading for an early extinction, like a short-lived animal species that failed to genetically modify to cope with climate change, Texas wildlife threatened by drought, heat - 05 Aug 2009 Houston Chronicle..."This drought could basically just take the species right back to the edge of extinction," Dries said. "I'm crossing my fingers. I really don't want this to Awesome ZombieLand Red Band Tr... - 05 Aug 2009 HorrorMovies.caResident Evil Extinction Red Band Trailer: The Resident Evil Extinction Red Band trailer has exploded onto TerrorFeed. It is 3minutes in length and. Walking With Dinosaurs, the show with real bite lands at London's ... - 05 Aug 2009 Daily MailSpanning the Triassic to the Cretaceous period, the spectacle tells the story of the evolution and extinction of the dinosaurs in astonishingly real detail. Maclean's Mag: Kids "hurt your career, your marriage, your social ... - 05 Aug 2009 LifesiteA group calling itself the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement, whose motto is "May we live long and die out. Thank you for not breeding," has this complete Stone Age cold case solved as human's spear found to kill ... - 05 Aug 2009 Daily MailAlthough there are several theories about humans playing a part in the Neanderthal extinction, the research has unearthed rare proof of such conflict. Sunshine and rain has helped some of Britain's rarest wild flowers ... - 05 Aug 2009 Telegraph.co.uk..."When we started working at these sites, the populations were facing a high risk of extinction, but this summer the results have been startling," said The Rise and Fall of Species - 05 Aug 2009 Astrobiology Magazine...“We wanted to see how much information we could get about speciation and extinction when we don't have much direct information from the fossil record,â€? said Primary spells end for Tory workers - 05 Aug 2009 Times Online...the party and are proud to be “non-politicalâ€? will break that essential link and will result in the voluntary side of the party moving towards extinction. India tries cheetah diplomacy on Iran - 05 Aug 2009 Financial Times...of the Islamic Republic supplying cheetahs to help to re-establish their presence on the subcontinent decades after they were hunted to extinction. Stung: Texas man busted for labeling rare tortoises as scorpions - 05 Aug 2009 Houston Chronicle...“Soliz attempted to trade in a threatened tortoise species in violation of laws designed to protect wildlife from extinction. In Our View, Aug. 5: No 'Winner' Needed - 05 Aug 2009 The ColumbianIf forced into a corner of mandatory choice, we suspect the proper view would be to support the ESA and the birds, for one simple reason: Extinction is Preventing the extinction of Republicans - Aug 4, 2009 OneNewsNowDespite all its flaws -- and there are many -- conservatives would be wise to recognize that the Republican Party remains the most effective vehicle to US magnetic stripe credit cards on brink of extinction? - Aug 4, 2009 CreditCards.comWhile Europe and Canada are steadily moving ahead with widespread adoption of chip-and-PIN credit cards, US magnetic stripe cards officers' clubs near extinction - Aug 2, 2009 USA TodayClubs are nearing extinction because of changing demographics of today's armed forces; what the military calls the "deglamorization" of alcohol; Road-kill toads and the 6th extinction - Aug 1, 2009 Examiner.com...after reminiscing about parrot fish, moonbathing, and pina coladas, I found myself dwelling on road-kill toads and the sixth extinction. Some frogs in danger of extinction - Jul 31, 2009 abc7news.com..."The disappearance of frogs, right now, is the biggest extinction event in 65 million years," said Kriger, PhD. Frogs and amphibians are what science calls Human activity is driving Earth's 'sixth great extinction event' - Jul 28, 2009 guardian.co.ukPhotograph: Frans Lemmens/Getty Images Earth is experiencing its "sixth great extinction event" with disease and human activity taking a devastating toll on Faced with extinction, rarest tortoise on Earth about to become ... - Jul 31, 2009 Examiner.comAll the great tortoises are facing declining populations and extinction. Mostly due to climate change. Research shows there has been an imbalance in the Extinction debt can last millions of years - Jul 29, 2009 Mongabay.comExtinction can be set in motion millions of years before a species' actual demise, suggesting that present-day drivers of habitat destruction and Bad News for Jaws: 32 Percent of Sharks At Risk of Extinction - Jul 31, 2009 EcoWorldlyThe International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Shark Specialist Group (SSG), found that one third of sharks are at risk for extinction. 1500 Lions Shot For Trophies Annually In Africa, Extinction Looms - Aug 3, 2009 Basil & Spice: Author & Book Views On A Healthy Life!Some scientists, such as Dr. Laurence Frank of UC Berkeley, believe the African lion is on the road to extinction. It's mostly about conflict with humans. Seafood extinction fears unfounded, study finds - Jul 30, 2009 SouthCoastToday.comMany US scientists felt there was little evidence their fish species were on the road to extinction. In the case of scallops and haddock in the Northeast, The Banality of Extinction - Aug 2, 2009 True/SlantI've begun to call it the “banality of extinction.â€? In the world of fishing, there's no Nazi party hell-bent on “purifyingâ€? society and dominating the world Oceania Bearing the Brunt of the Planet's Sixth Great Extinction - Jul 30, 2009 TreehuggerWe're in the midst of the sixth great wave of extinction on this planet, with extinction rates up to 10000 Lake faces extinction as feeder rivers dry up - Aug 2, 2009 Daily NationBy NATION CorrespondentPosted Sunday, August 2 2009 at 18:18 The three rivers that feed the world-famous Lake Nakuru have dried up. Unilever Pushes Trans Fat One Step Closer to Extinction - Jul 29, 2009 BNETUnilever this week became the latest company to get rid of artificial trans fat, an ingredient linked to The tough life of the Verde trout - Aug 3, 2009 Camp Verde BugleA listing that will put it in a category with about 250 other species, all deemed to be at risk for extinction, but lacking full federal protection. Fossil plants bring Wilf distinguished speaker honor - Aug 3, 2009 EurekAlert (press release)Wilf is a paleobotanist with broad interests in the evolution of plants and terrestrial ecosystems including response to past climate change and extinction. Mass human extinction? - Jul 27, 2009 San Francisco ChronicleA breathtaking article in the New York Times reports that tribes living in the Amazon rainforest are facing starvation as supplies of fish in the Comets 'not cause of extinctions' - Aug 2, 2009 BBC NewsA minor extinction event on Earth about 40 million years ago has been attributed to one of these comet showers. The University of Washington research Earmark Extinction: Loose Lips Daily - Jul 29, 2009 Washington City PaperAs much local politics as humanly possible. Send your tips, releases, stories, events, etc. to lips@washingtoncitypaper.com. And get LL Daily sent straight Michael L. Hays: GOP facing self-irrelevancy or self-extinction - Jul 17, 2009 Silver City Sun NewsInstead, it is steering toward self-irrelevancy, if not self-extinction, by using dishonorable tactics and urging discredited policies. Arena Football Not Quite Dead Yet, but Barely Breathing - Aug 4, 2009 New York TimesBrett Bouchy, the majority owner of the Arizona Rattlers, told The Orlando Sentinel that he was stunned that the league had come to the brink of extinction, Earth experiencing sixth great mass extinction; this one may be ... - Jul 29, 2009 Examiner.comLate Devonian extinction, about 364 million years ago. Cause unclear. • Permian-Triassic extinction, about 251 million years ago, perhaps due to a Colonel discusses Raptor's extinction - Jul 23, 2009 Daily CommercialTHE VILLAGES -- When he was active duty Air Force, Col. Dallace Meehan had a birds-eye perspective of US dominance over the skies. Chris Bosh: The Effects of His Possible Extinction - Jul 27, 2009 Bleacher ReportThink back to when you were young, and it was Christmas morning. There's a big box with your name on it, and you're really How is America going to end? Slate's "Choose Your Own Apocalypse"... - Aug 4, 2009 Business ExchangeVoluntary Human Extinction: A rises in popularity as climate change and resource wars intensify. 51. Supercollider: Legend has it that Switzerland's Large Insects Pose Extinction Threat To Native Neb. Plant - Jul 21, 2009 KETV.comSAN FRANCISCO -- Bugs intentionally imported into the country are attacking a native thistle plant in the Nebraska Sandhills, said a University of Nebraska Adorable but Endangered: Lemurs Face Possible Extinction - Jul 21, 2009 ABC NewsIf there were a contest for cutest animal on the planet, the lemur would be a strong contender. But cuteness alone can't save the creatures Crocs face extinction as maker faces bankruptcy - Jul 17, 2009 Telegraph.co.ukCrocs, the foam clogs which became a worldwide footwear sensation, may be on their last legs. By Tom Leonard in New York After selling 100 millions pairs of Opera companies face extinction under radical Arts Council reform - Jul 29, 2009 Irish TimesWexford Festival Opera, Opera Ireland, and Opera Theatre Company are all facing possible extinction. The Arts Council is working on a proposal that would [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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