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10 ways megafauna risk extermination:
1. Rhinos extinct by 2028
2. 1 Elephant killed every 25mins
3. 3,900 Tigers left
4. Gorillas near extinction
5. Giraffes too
6. Lions in decline
7. Cheetahs +90% gone
8. At risk whales take 3hrs to die
9. Hippos killed for teeth
10. Bears ⌛
1. Rhinos extinct by 2028
2. 1 Elephant killed every 25mins
3. 3,900 Tigers left
4. Gorillas near extinction
5. Giraffes too
6. Lions in decline
7. Cheetahs +90% gone
8. At risk whales take 3hrs to die
9. Hippos killed for teeth
10. Bears ⌛
“It’s unimaginable to think of a world without tigers but unless we act now, the consequences could be dire."
express.co.uk/news/world/107…
express.co.uk/news/world/107…
Gorillas:
'Four out of six great ape species are now Critically Endangered – only one step away from going extinct – with the remaining two also under considerable threat of extinction.' iucn.org/news/species/2…
'Four out of six great ape species are now Critically Endangered – only one step away from going extinct – with the remaining two also under considerable threat of extinction.' iucn.org/news/species/2…
Giraffes are at risk of extinction with some subspecies now listed as ‘critically endangered’ for the first time.
The latest IUCN Red List: the Kordofan & Nubian giraffes are just one stage from extinct in the wild, with fewer than 4,650 animals left.
telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/1…
The latest IUCN Red List: the Kordofan & Nubian giraffes are just one stage from extinct in the wild, with fewer than 4,650 animals left.
telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/1…
Many lion populations are either now gone or expected to disappear within the next few decades.
The rapid disappearance of lions suggests a major trophic downgrading of African ecosystems with the lion no longer playing a pivotal role as apex predator.
pnas.org/content/112/48…
The rapid disappearance of lions suggests a major trophic downgrading of African ecosystems with the lion no longer playing a pivotal role as apex predator.
pnas.org/content/112/48…
Cheetahs have vanished from approximately 90 percent of their historic range in Africa, and are extinct in Asia except for a single, isolated population of perhaps 50 individuals in Iran.
abc.net.au/radio/sydney/p…
abc.net.au/radio/sydney/p…
Will all whales soon be extinct?
Six hundred species already are, and the 85 extant ones continue to be slaughtered — often under the pretext of scientific research.
spectator.co.uk/2018/08/will-a…
Six hundred species already are, and the 85 extant ones continue to be slaughtered — often under the pretext of scientific research.
spectator.co.uk/2018/08/will-a…
Hippos machine gunned for their teeth:
A new study says that a rise in demand for hippos’ teeth is threatening the mammal with extinction.
theguardian.com/environment/sh…
A new study says that a rise in demand for hippos’ teeth is threatening the mammal with extinction.
theguardian.com/environment/sh…
Humans are in the process of herding the world's largest animals right over the brink of extinction...
It's a dire warning, and it comes from the first analysis to look at how humans have impacted the world's "megafauna".
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…
sciencealert.com/humans-are-qui…
It's a dire warning, and it comes from the first analysis to look at how humans have impacted the world's "megafauna".
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…
sciencealert.com/humans-are-qui…
Orangutans will be extinct within 8 years.
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