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Bird extinction is the complete elimination of all species members under the taxonomic class, Aves. Out of all known bird species, (approximately 11,154), 159 (1.4%) have become extinct, with 226 (2%) being critically endangered. [1]
Story at a glance A new report from BirdLife International details the current state of bird populations around the world. Expansion of the agricultural industry, along with chemicals and ...
A 2015 study looked at the nutritional consequences of pollinator decline. It investigated if four third world populations might in the future potentially be at possible risk of malnutrition, assuming humans did not change their diet or have access to supplements, but concluded that this cannot be reliably predicted. According to their model ...
Reintroductions of captive bred populations can occur to replenish wild populations of an endangered species, to create new populations or to restore a species after it has become extinct in the wild. Reintroductions helped bring the wild populations of Hawaiian geese (nene) from 30 birds to over 500.
The average size of global wildlife populations have declined by 73% in 50 years, a new study by the World Wildlife Fund has found.. The study, titled the 2024 Living Planet Report, monitored ...
Placed on the International Union for Conservations of Nature’s Red List with a Vulnerable status in 2016, reindeer are the topic of conservation efforts throughout a good portion of the world ...
Climate change has raised the temperature of the Earth by about 1.1 °C (2.0 °F) since the Industrial Revolution.As the extent of future greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation actions determines the climate change scenario taken, warming may increase from present levels by less than 0.4 °C (0.72 °F) with rapid and comprehensive mitigation (the 1.5 °C (2.7 °F) Paris Agreement goal) to ...
"That means in just my lifetime, 50 years, we've seen a decline of 73% in the average size of these wildlife populations," noted Dr. Robin Freeman, global biodiversity expert with the Zoological ...