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New math shows that threat of extinction is underestimated globally

Some grasslands resilient against climate change, according to 13 year study

Colorful insects help search for anti-cancer drugs

CO2 emissions could doom fishing industry

Parks help people to the detriment of biodiversity, suggests study

Orangutan populations drop due to logging, expansion for palm oil

Welcome to the Jungle: An Introduction to the End of the Industrial Era

Census of marine life opens with 122,000 species

Chameleon has shortest life span of any four-legged animal

Lion die-offs in Africa linked to global warming

Tropical biodiversity on “a trajectory toward disaster”

Study redraws family tree of birds

Elephants may explain Mount Kilimanjaro’s bamboo enigma

High bird diversity reduces risk of West Nile virus to humans

Global warming threatens California’s native plants

Does logging contribute to AIDS deaths in Africa?

Hunting, deforestation wipe out 6 of 7 hornbill species in Borneo park

REDD could trigger bias in conservation funding towards carbon-rich ecosystems

Lemurs are key to health of Madagascar’s rainforests

Large shark populations fall 97% in the Mediterranean

Madagascar signs big carbon deal to fund rainforest conservation

Caribbean Monk Seal is officially declared extinct

Major tiger conservation effort gets underway

Biodiversity data gap impedes research and conservation efforts

Guiana Shield forests help preserve biodiversity and climate

Rainforest species particularly vulnerable to global warming

Dried-up Colorado takes toll on giant Mexican fish

Scientists aim to catalogue tropical island from mountaintops to seafloor

Diversity in streams may brace Chinook salmon for climate change

Brazil’s new environmental minister blames ranchers for surge in Amazon deforestation

Roads are a major killer of amphibians, reveals study

High-tech collars to reveal the secretive behvaiors of mountain lions

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