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Act Now Before Entire Species Are Lost to Global Warming
The impact of climate change on threatened and endangered wildlife has been dramatically under reported, with scientists calling on policymakers to act urgently to slow its effects before entire species are lost for good. New analysis has found that nearly half (47%) of the mammals and nearly a quarter (24.4%) of the birds on […]
The bigger the marine animal, the greater risk of extinction
Read the full article online at http://newatlas.com “The bigger you are, the tougher you’ll find it to survive in the ocean. This is the somewhat counter-intuitive conclusion of a new study examining the extinction threat levels of marine animals. It found that larger-bodied creatures are at a greater risk, a pattern never seen before on […]
WATCH: Racing Extinction
Utilizing state-of-the-art equipment, Oscar®-winner Louie Psihoyos (The Cove) assembles a team of artists and activists intent on showing the world never-before-seen images that expose issues of endangered species and mass extinction.
Extinction Labels
The Center for Biological Diversity, an environmental nonprofit, wants you to know how food production affects wildlife. Piggybacking on the government’s recent redesign of nutrition labels on food packing, the group has created their own “extinction labels,” which detail what wildlife you’re endangering when you chow down on bacon, beef and chicken.
