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Kimberley could lose 45 species in 20 years
A staggering number of species in this Western Australian wilderness are at threat if action is not taken.
Tag: biodiversity
Wildlife
Genetically pure dingoes face extinction
Dingoes are often reviled by farmers, but their interbreeding with domestic dogs could send them to extinction.
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Tasmanian tigers brought to life
The largest private collection of Tasmanian tiger relics helps explain how the marsupials lived, and how they died.
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Unique ecosystems thrive in “acid rain”
Queensland scientists have discovered a unique ecosystem, in which flora and fauna thrive in highly acidic water.
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High altitude tigers discovered in Bhutan
Evidence of tigers living and breeding at high altitude has been captured on film for the first time.
Wildlife
Plight of the Ganges dolphin
Gaia Vince catches a glimpse of a rare dolphin with a shaky future.
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Fewer species on Earth than thought
Scientists have greatly revised their estimate of the number of spiders, insects and other arthropod species, according to a new study.
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Antarctica at risk from flood of people
Increasing numbers of visitors and poor management could prove detrimental to the fragile region.
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‘Extinct’ waterlily back from the dead
The world’s smallest waterlily is flourishing in captivity after it was found to be extinct in the wild in 2008.
Science & Environment
Tiny new kangaroo: “spectacular find”
What may be the smallest member of the kangaroo family is among a batch of new species discovered in the remote forests of New Guinea.