Tag: extinction
Utrecht prosecuted for actions during Extinction Rebellion climate protest
De Utrechter, together with a woman (66) from Hilversum and a man (31) from Amsterdam, allegedly wrote texts on the side wall of the A12 in The Hague during a…
Releases 1,300 snails on uninhabited island – after threat of extinction
For over 100 years it was believed that The land snails from Desertas Island were extinct. Then researchers found less than 400 tiny mini snails. After a rescue operation has…
Hundreds of new species discovered – many already threatened with extinction
A “vampire hedgehog” without spines – and a mole that weighs only eight grams. They are two of the 234 new species discovered in recent years along the Mekong River,…
one in three tree species is on the verge of extinction, according to the IUCN
As COP16 biodiversity begins its second week in Colombia, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has updated its Red List of Threatened Species which includes, for the first time,…
A body found in France reveals that there was not one, but at least two lineages at the time of their extinction
The scenario seemed simple and well established. The last Neanderthals bowed out following the arrival of Sapiens in European territories 40 to 45,000 years ago. These last Neanderthals were represented…
Are dating apps already on the verge of extinction? – L’Express
The world after does not exist, chapter 3. After home delivery and video games, it is online dating apps that are undergoing a harsh return to post-Covid reality. One of…
Extinction Rebellion calls off non-violent protest following arrests
The environmental organization Extinction Rebellion has canceled its planned “Games Forbidden” demonstration in central Paris. They withdrew after an intervention by the police, which they denounced on the social network…
Conservation recovery in Europe: Iberian lynx surviving the brink of extinction | News in brief
The International Union for Conservation of Nature reports good news from the Iberian Peninsula. 16:21•Updated 17:33 Found in Spain and Portugal, the Iberian lynx (also known as panther lynx or…
Rare birds are at risk of extinction – because of drug trafficking
In Central America, two-thirds of the natural bird habitat is threatened with extinction. One reason for this is that a large part of drug smuggling takes place in the forests…
this large insect comes back to life after near extinction
This impressively sized insect could well have disappeared a few years ago. If he survived, it is thanks to an exceptional natural phenomenon. This large insect quite simply almost disappeared…