Thread by @ClimateBen

Remember:

1. Butterflies
2. Giraffes
3. Bumblebees
4. Orangutans
5. Hedgehogs
6. Gorillas
7. Seabirds
8. Rhinos
9. Koalas
10. Chimpanzees

are all on the verge of extinction.

'If the most common butterflies such as monarchs can fall so far and so fast, what butterfly is safe from possible extinction?'

blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/t…

Giraffe extinction:

'Wild giraffe populations are plummeting due to poaching and habitat loss

unlike the well-known plight of gorillas, elephants, rhinos and other disappearing African icons, the decline of these serene giants has gone largely unnoticed'mnn.com/earth-matters/…

'A new study reveals bumblebees are currently disappearing at rates “consistent with a mass extinction”, and are on course to be wiped out in just a “few decades”.'independent.co.uk/environment/bu…

'Primate species including chimpanzees and orangutans are on the brink of extinction, and scientists fear that without a concerted global effort they will soon be gone for good.'

independent.co.uk/environment/pr…

'hedgehogs could disappear for good unless something is done.

The root causes of the problem are a reduction in habitat, the decline of food sources such as insect larvae and soil invertebrates such as earthworms...'

news.sky.com/story/from-wil…

Gorillas 👇

https://twitter.com/ClimateBen/status/1112858119149969411?s=19

The coronavirus pandemic could wipe out populations of chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans, leading scientists have warned.
theguardian.com/environment/20…
Our closest living relatives, which share about 98% of human DNA, are known to be susceptible..

The world’s seabirds are being pushed to the brink of extinction by the fishing industry which is competing with them for food, a new study has warned.

Populations have dropped by up to 70 per cent since the middle of the 20th century, experts said. 

independent.co.uk/environment/se…

Saving rhinos will become increasingly difficult as climate breakdown puts human systems under pressure.
iucn.org/news/species/2…

Australian conservation groups are asking the government to declare koalas endangered after the devastating wildfires this summer killed thousands of them and destroyed 45 million acres of bush that they call home, ecowatch.com/koalas-extinct…

Mass extinction thread:
👇

https://twitter.com/ClimateBen/status/1128423444150923264?s=19

'almost all species could eventually be consumed by a changing climate and habitat loss'

'almost all species could eventually be consumed by a changing climate and habitat loss'

'almost all species could eventually be consumed by a changing climate and..
independent.co.uk/news/science/c…