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Rodents

farallon
Wildlife

To Save a Seabird, Scientists Must Restore Balance to an Island Ecosystem

On the Farallon Islands, invasive mice and hungry owls are a deadly combination that threatens the endangered ashy storm petrel.
November 17, 2021
by
Sierra Cistone
On the Farallon Islands, invasive mice and hungry owls are a deadly combination that threatens the endangered ashy storm petrel.
Bramble Cay melomys
Extinction Countdown

Climate Change Claims Its First Mammal Extinction

The Bramble Cay melomys, a tiny island rodent, was wiped out by sea-level rise, according to the government of Australia.
February 21, 2019
by
John R. Platt
The Bramble Cay melomys, a tiny island rodent, was wiped out by sea-level rise, according to the government of Australia.
wildlife trafficking
Extinction Countdown

The 301 Mammal Species Most Threatened by Overhunting

The bushmeat trade and traditional medicine could push tigers, chimpanzees, pangolins and hundreds of other species toward extinction
October 30, 2017
by
John R. Platt
The bushmeat trade and traditional medicine could push tigers, chimpanzees, pangolins and hundreds of other species toward extinction

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