Sentences with phrase «face extinction from»

Populations of minke whales in the Sea of Japan may face extinction from such intense harvesting, Baker says.

Center for Biological Diversity climate science director Shaye Wolf says walruses face extinction from climate change and denying them critical protections will push them closer to the edge.»

«Chesapeake Requiem,» a forthcoming book by Earl Swift, paints a timely portrait of the 200 - year - old crabbing community as it faces extinction from rising water levels.

Thus, environmental alarmists have made much of research claiming the Arctic's great white bear faces extinction from human - caused global warming.

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But that is quite different from saying that Christianity as such faces extinction in the region, or that the church might cease to exist.

«Ancient Christian communities in Iraq and Syria are on the verge of extinction and other religious minorities in the Middle East face a constant assault from the so - called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.»

Man has killed man — all n name of God... holier than thou and result is that today we are standing on edge of destruction - destruction so huge that even possibility of extinction from planet earth is looking at our faces!

In 2014, again facing the potential threat of extinction and under pressure from its labor backers, the party agreed to endorse Cuomo over liberal challenger Zephyr Teachout.

For the Liberal Democrats the picture was mixed, while Nick Clegg and others hoped to the party would be seen as a credible party of government, benefitting from the experience of office others have since warned that they faced electoral extinction.

«As long as I have been in politics I have read portentous pieces from commentators and pundits saying the Liberal Democrats are just about to die — tomorrow... if we were not in coalition now I am sure I would be reading pieces saying that because Nick Clegg failed to take the strategic opportunity of being in coalition the Liberal Democrats face irrelevance and extinction.

But we must face the reality; we came to power to rescue Nigeria from the hands of those who wanted Nigeria's extinction.

Faced with a variety of threats, from disease to habitat loss, about half of the world's roughly 7,000 species of amphibian are threatened with extinction — and more than 250 of those species haven't been seen since the turn of this century.

Even though the giant panda's extinction status was downgraded from endangered to vulnerable last year, the bears still face an uphill battle for survival.

As the planet faces the dawn of a sixth mass extinction, scientists are searching for clues about the uncertain road ahead by exploring how ancient ecosystems collapsed and bounced back from traumatic upheavals.

Australia has one of the highest rates of animal species that face extinction, decline or negative impacts from human behavior in the world.

5 million this year from a record low of 34 million last year but conservationists said on Tuesday the increase was too slight to reduce the threat of extinction facing the insect.

On PS3 this July, players return to the depths of space in Dead Space 3 to face more deadly and evolved enemies to save mankind from extinction, along with 2D action puzzler Vessel.

TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION Director: Michael Bay Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Titus Welliver, T.J. Miller I should have known that when I heard the line «My face is the warrant» from Titus Welliver that I was in for a certain kind of cinematic «treat».

Our phones have been ringing too often lately with desperate pleas from parent group leaders facing extinction.

In this sublimely intricate and compulsively readable tour de force of Dickensian bravura and genre - blending splendor, Harkaway tells the tale of a mild - mannered London clockmaker faced with saving humanity from extinction.

Michele Raffin — founder and CEO of Pandemonium Aviaries, a Northern California conservation organization dedicated to saving birds — recounts how rescuing an injured dove she spotted on the side of the road some 15 years ago launched her on the long, winding road she traveled moving Pandemonium from seat - of - the - pants rescue operation to internationally prominent breeding facility for avian species facing extinction due to the destruction of their natural habitat.

To ensure the continuation of this ancient breed and prevent them from facing extinction, all modern Shiba Inus were bred from these three bloodlines.

Humanity is facing total extinction and a few huge walls are the only thing from keeping them at bay.

20 years after the fall of Earth, the remaining survivors of the human race once again face the threat of extinction from an unknown life form known as XADA.

Following on from the 2014 Extinction Marathon which presented environmental and human crises facing the world today (co-curated with Gustav Metzger) and the 2015 Transformation Marathon, which proposed ways of identifying and effecting change in the face of increasing complexity, the 2016 Miracle Marathon focused in on ritual, repetition and magical thinking to consider ways in which the imaginary can not only predict, but also play a part in affecting long - term futures.

According to David Wasdell, International Coordinator, Meridian Programme: «A runaway climate change is now clear and beginning to be quantified for the first time... the greatest threat we face as a planet... The rate of change we're generating in the current situation is between 200 - 300 times faster than that experience of any extinction event apart from the asteroidal impact.

As the interpretation of infinity in economic climate models is essentially a debate about how to deal with the threat of extinction, Mr Weitzman's argument depends heavily on a judgement about the value of life... A lack of reliable data exacerbates the profound methodological and philosophical difficulties faced by climate change economists... The United Nations conference in Paris this December offers a chance to take appropriate steps to protect future generations from this risk... http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2015/07/climate-change (MOST COMMENTING ARE NOT AT ALL IMPRESSED)

By 2005, the country faces the loss of all lowland forest from Sumatra, and thus the extinction of the critically endangered Sumatran orangutan, among many other species.

Latin name: Torreya taxifolia Perhaps the rarest conifer in the U.S., this species is on the brink of extinction because its habitat is facing mounting pressure from rapid changes in its native environment.

The organization states on its website that the position is based on detailed research and that «we are faced with a stark choice: either we act to stop ruddy ducks spreading from the UK, or we stand by and watch as the white - headed duck is pushed ever closer to extinction.»

This is a good reminder that while we must protect the shores from the spill, water ecosystems are also facing very serious damage that could take a long time to be repaired (if ever, in the case of species that are moving toward extinction).

In Africa, vultures are facing the threat of extinction from an unlikely source — gamblers who want to smoke their brains.

December 30, 2010 — «Facing the Prospect of Extinction, Polar Bears Deserve More From Salazar,» Kassie Siegel, The Huffington Post

As stated earlier, TK holder - communities face a risk of extinction from diverse angles.

And Brokers, Facing Extinction, Move to New Strategies, both from the Condell Private Letter, which, like most of his sources, you won't find at your morning newsstand.