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The Java stingray was a small stingray and now scientists have certified its total extinction Unlimited fishing and pollution have caused this species of marine fish to become extinct.
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The last vestiges of prehistoric animals vanished just a century ago, marking the closing of an evolutionary chapter that endured millennia. The last prehistoric animals to become extinct: just 100 years ago, they were still walking among us.
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The tragic decline of the dodo: reasons and definitive disappearance. The dodo, with its short wings and fleeting destiny, leaves us a lesson in the vulnerability of life, a bittersweet reminder of how human actions and nature conservation can be intertwined.
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Photo source: CD Projekt RED / Sony Interactive Entertainment
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Nearly two dozen species are being taken off America’s endangered species list, reports CBS News, “because they are extinct, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday.” Most of the species were listed under the Endangered Species Act in the 1970s or 1980s and were very low in numbers or likely already extinct at the…
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Neanderthals live within us. These ancient human cousins, and others called Denisovans, once lived alongside our early Homo sapiens ancestors. They mated and had children. So some of who they were never went away – it’s in our genes. And science is beginning to reveal just how much it shapes us.
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Scientists warn that entire genera are being driven to extinction by human activities including overfishing – Copyright AFP Carl DE SOUZA
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This recording recovers the memory of the extinct mammal that inhabited the island of Tasmania, in Oceania. It officially became extinct in 1936, although it is believed that it could have lasted until the 70s of the same century.