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Australia’s Only Shrew is Now officially Extinct, Killed by Non-native Species Introduced by Humans
The Christmas Island shrew was a small, short-legged creature with a pointed muzzle. Like other shrews, it resembled a mouse ...
Two recently examined fossils suggest that Australia’s First Peoples valued big animals for their fossils as well as for ...
Australia declares extinction of the Christmas Island shrew (Crocidura trichura), the country's last native shrew species.
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Almost 100 years after its extinction, the Tasmanian tiger may live once again. Scientists want to resurrect the striped carnivorous marsupial, officially known as a thylacine, ...
“The extinction of the slender-billed curlew is a tragic and sobering moment for migratory bird conservation," said Amy ...
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Officials take bold action to resurrect unusual creature driven to brink of extinction: 'Incredible and unique'
The most significant drivers of extinction are habitat loss, climate change, pollution, and invasive species. For the red ...
John Woinarski is a member of the Biodiversity Council, a Director of the Australian Wildlife Conservancy, and a member of the Science Advisory Committee of Invertebrates Australia. Jess Marsh is ...
Fossil remains of a large, now-extinct bird species have been discovered in Australia’s Boodjamulla National Park. The ground-dwelling species – Menura tyawanoides – is an ancient ancestor of ...
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