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Eastern quolls edge closer to extinction – but it’s not too late to save them
Half of Tasmania’s eastern quolls – Australia’s last population – have disappeared in the past 10 years.
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Benjamin was probably not the last thylacine, says study
It’s the 80th anniversary of the death of the last known thylacine. But Benjamin’s relatives likely lived on longer, say scientists.
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Aussie comedians act as endangered wildlife to raise money and awareness
This funny video series publicises a new Australian web app that offers a novel way to raise money for endangered species.
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Breeding program ups the ante to save devils
Devil Ark plans to double its Tassie devil insurance population by 2020 to save the species from extinction.
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Human impact and climate changed killed megafauna
New evidence has revealed climate change played a key role in the extinction of ancient megafauna, with human impact “tipping them over the edge”.
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Extinct: Bramble Cay melomys
Australia’s latest world-first is a heartbreaking one – we can now claim the first mammalian extinction thought to be primarily attributable to global warming.
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Locally extinct bird ‘rediscovered’ after 178 years
It’s estimated 99 per cent of all species that have ever existed on Earth are now extinct, but for some, the term is revoked after being rediscovered decades – or even centuries – later.
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From extinct to 13,000 hatchlings
Once classified as extinct, the Lord Howe Island stick insect is now thriving in captive breeding – but more work is needed before they are no longer critically endangered.
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New government fund to stem Australian extinctions
On the day an updated Red List of endangered species is published, Australia announces a bold new conservation initiative in national parks