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Extinction Countdown

2 male hands hold a European eel above a yellow bucket.
Extinction Countdown

Eels, Cocaine and Climate Change

Forget ‘Cocaine Bear’ and ‘Cocaine Shark.’ To really understand the environmental threat of illicit drugs, look to eels.
August 16, 2023
by
John R. Platt
Forget ‘Cocaine Bear’ and ‘Cocaine Shark.’ To really understand the environmental threat of illicit drugs, look to eels.
ivory-billed woodpecker
Extinction Countdown

Ivory-Billed Woodpecker: Lost or Found? (Podcast)

What a new paper can teach us about hope amidst the extinction crisis.
June 22, 2023
by
John R. Platt
What a new paper can teach us about hope amidst the extinction crisis.
An hourglass on a bleak, rocky surface
Extinction Countdown

We Asked an AI Chatbot How to Fight the Extinction Crisis

…and it did a halfway decent job. But algorithms alone can’t save endangered species. For that you need people who care and who act.
June 1, 2023
by
John R. Platt
…and it did a halfway decent job. But algorithms alone can’t save endangered species. For that you need people who care and who act.
A cheetah stands on a sunny, grassy plain
Extinction Countdown

Busy Cheetahs, Critical Lions, Surging Tigers and Other Big Cat News

This month Links From the Brink has a pack of good-news stories about wild, endangered felines.
April 24, 2023
by
John R. Platt
This month Links From the Brink has a pack of good-news stories about wild, endangered felines.
A close-up of a large, furry bat handing upside down.
Extinction Countdown

A Hidden Threat to Bats: Hunting

New research finds that at least 254 bat species face pressure from hunters, and that could push some of them into extinction.
March 24, 2023
by
John R. Platt
New research finds that at least 254 bat species face pressure from hunters, and that could push some of them into extinction.
Extinction Countdown

Weather Whiplash: How Climate Change Killed Thousands of Migratory Birds

Can we help species adapt to the evolving threat of compound climate extremes?
February 8, 2023
by
John R. Platt
Can we help species adapt to the evolving threat of compound climate extremes?
A dugong in sea grass in Marsa Abu Dabbab
Extinction Countdown

Book of the Dead: The Species Declared Extinct in 2022

This year we bid farewell to two lost frogs, the Chinese paddlefish, a plant from New Hampshire, and many others.
January 19, 2023
by
John R. Platt
This year we bid farewell to two lost frogs, the Chinese paddlefish, a plant from New Hampshire, and many others.
A tiny frog sits on the tip of a human finger
Extinction Countdown

Frogs vs. Climate Change: How Long Can They Stand the Heat?

New research compiles the “heat tolerance” of 616 amphibian species — and reveals how much more we need to know.
November 16, 2022
by
John R. Platt
New research compiles the “heat tolerance” of 616 amphibian species — and reveals how much more we need to know.
A wildfire burns through a forest
Extinction Countdown

Horror Writers Reveal Their Environmental Fears

The “invisible monsters” of climate change and extinction stalk us all, but these experts in terror also remind us that fighting monsters helps create hope.
October 26, 2022
by
John R. Platt
The “invisible monsters” of climate change and extinction stalk us all, but these experts in terror also remind us that fighting monsters helps create hope.
A jaguarini sits in a patch of vegetation
Extinction Countdown

Is the Jaguarundi Extinct in the United States?

These weasel-like small cats haven’t been documented in the country since 1986. A new study suggests it’s time to reintroduce them.
August 15, 2022
by
John R. Platt
These weasel-like small cats haven’t been documented in the country since 1986. A new study suggests it’s time to reintroduce them.

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