Tag: extinction
Deforestation puts lizards in North America at risk, new report finds
Forest loss, along with climate change, is creating a lack of shelter for lizards from extreme temperatures and nearly one in five could face population decline in the next century.
More than 22 percent of migrating species at risk of extinction,...
In order to improve the status of migratory species, the report recommends mapping and protecting feeding, breeding and stopover locations.
Republicans spearhead Congress’s assault on endangered species with 2024 bill riders
Endangered wildlife faces a new threat as Congress's 2024 bill riders, largely driven by Republicans, push species closer to extinction.
‘Species extinction is a choice’: Groups urge strong global pact to...
"Please make 2022 the year in which the world chooses to stop extinction and commits the resources to do so," says a letter ahead of an international summit next week. "Life on Earth depends on it."
Six ways to talk about extinction
It's become more important than ever to talk about the crisis.
What we’ve lost: The species declared extinct in 2020
The causes of these extinctions range from diseases to invasive species to habitat loss, but most boil down to human behavior.
Bumblebees face extinction from the climate crisis
"Our results show that we face a future with many less bumble bees and much less diversity, both in the outdoors and on our plates."
Five things to watch at this month’s big wildlife trade treaty...
New wildlife trade rules being discussed at CITES could affect 550 species, including elephants, rhinos and giraffes.
We ignore thousands of threatened plant species at our own peril
Kokia drynarioides is a small but significant flowering tree endemic to Hawaii’s dry forests. Native Hawaiians used its large, scarlet flowers to...
A million extinctions eclipsed by one royal grandbaby
Mainstream media gave more time to the royal baby’s birth in the week he was born than to all stories about the climate crisis in all of 2018.
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How Summer Lee’s landslide victory defies billionaire influence in politics
In a resounding rejection of billionaire-funded opposition, U.S. Rep. Summer Lee secures a primary win, highlighting a growing resistance against corporate and dark money in American politics.
10 times as much of this toxic pesticide could end up on your tomatoes...
Did the chemical industry helped fashion EPA’s testing strategy?
Global military spending hits record $2.4 trillion amidst rising conflicts
As conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza intensify, world powers led by the US ramp up military expenditures, sparking debate over global security priorities and economic consequences.
Electric vehicles sales remain strong globally new report from IEA confirms
The IEA said that electric vehicle sales will reach 17 million in 2024, which is up from 14 million in 2023, according to its new Global EV Outlook 2024.
Climate change costs to hit $38 trillion annually by 2050
New study reveals stark economic disparities as global warming intensifies, disproportionately affecting the world's poorest nations.