The Zoological Society of London has announced a campaign to help prevent
the extinctions of EDGE species: “Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally
Endangered.”
The slender loris or vangu, a shy
nocturnal primate. Loris tardigradus malabaricus
The Zoological Society of London has announced a campaign to help prevent
the extinctions of EDGE species: “Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally
Endangered.”
The slender loris or vangu, a shy
nocturnal primate. Loris tardigradus malabaricus
Articles abour the EDGE campaign: The
Gaurdian MSNBC
January 16, 2007
Breaking News -- heartbreaking:
"A
Fellow Mammal Leaves the Planet" December 26, 2006
"Yangtze dolphin extinct" August 8, 2007
Yangtze River dolphin, Lipotes vexillifer, commonly called
baiji, considered gone forever.
“It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English -- up to fifty words used in correct context -- no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese.” ~Carl Sagan
Sites about extinctions:
Australian extinctions after invasion by Homo sapiens:
Mass Extinction Underway
Possibly the most comprehensive listing of links to sites about
extinctions available.
Earth Witness
Community
Lists of extinct species
N.C. Heywood's research on extinctions.
Color-coded charts and graphs explain pre-historic and historic (1650
to present) extinctions.
The Typewrtten Book of the Not-So-Grateful Dead.
Entertaining essays about specific recently-extinct species. The
ivory-billed woodpecker has been found again since this essay was
written.
Articles:
Global ecosystems 'face collapse' October 24, 2006
Greater demand for land is threatening
species' long-term survival. Current global consumption levels could result in a large-scale ecosystem collapse by the
middle of the century, environmental group WWF has warned. "To deliver a
shift towards a 'sustainable society' scenario would require 'significant
action now' on issues such as energy generation, transport and housing."
"Mass
extinction rate 'faster than dinosaurs'" May 2, 2006
"The Sixth Great
Extinction" March 2, 2004
"The
Sixth Extinction" June 2001
The World Resources Institute:
"Species
extinctions: Causes and consequences"
"A history
of extinction"
"Losses of biodiversity and
their causes"
"Mechanisms for the
loss of biodiversity"
North American extinctions after invasion by Homo sapiens:
Overkill
hypothesis
"A
Multispecies Overkill Simulation of the End-Pleistocene Megafaunal Mass
Extinction"
by John Alroy Published in Science June 8, 2001
"Why Did Mammoths and Mastodons Become Extinct?"
Two major arguments about the causes of extinctions.
"Humans Might Have Wiped Out Wild Horses"
"Climate Change, Not Humans, Killed Large Beasts"
"Half-million year
fossil record exonerates climate change as cause of megafauna extinction"
December 22, 2006
"Ancient people sparked die-offs down under."January 9,
1999
"Giant kangaroo
likely killed off by humans" Dec. 26, 2006
"Researchers:
Giant, prehistoric animals in Australia likely driven to extinction by
humans" December 26. 2006
Previous mass extinctions:
"Fifth Worst Mass Extinction Linked to Asteroid Impact"
May 11, 2001
"Marine
Life Leaped From Simple to Complex After Greatest Mass Extinction"
November 26, 2006