Sentences with phrase «only nearing extinction»

Then, consider that this creature you may have heard of for the first time 30 seconds ago comes from a group of animals not only nearing extinction, but unthinkably ancient and the survivor of several extreme climate change events.

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The native population of this hemisphere was driven to near extinction by people convinced their beliefs were the only way.

The annual compromise has been to provide only just enough money to remain a partner; but that has squeezed domestic fusion programs to the point of near - extinction.

A gripping narrative of the infamous hunt which drove the buffalo population to near extinction — the story of a moment in our history in which mass destruction of an animal population was seen as the only route to economic solvency.

Thus the unfolding fate of our species is now not only in question, but mathematically on track for certain near term total extinction if we remain on the current trajectory.

And it has survived near total extinction events where only subterranean bacteria persisted, snowball earth where no ground was left exposed, only thick icesheets.

This possible extinction event is commonly called the «Sixth Mass Extinction,» because biodiversity crashes of similar magnitude have happened previously only five times in the 550 million years that multi-cellular life has been abundant on Earth: near the end of the Ordovician (~ 443 million years ago), Devonian (~ 359 million years ago), Permian (251 million years ago), Triassic (~ 200 million years ago), and Cretaceous (~ 66 million years agoextinction event is commonly called the «Sixth Mass Extinction,» because biodiversity crashes of similar magnitude have happened previously only five times in the 550 million years that multi-cellular life has been abundant on Earth: near the end of the Ordovician (~ 443 million years ago), Devonian (~ 359 million years ago), Permian (251 million years ago), Triassic (~ 200 million years ago), and Cretaceous (~ 66 million years agoExtinction,» because biodiversity crashes of similar magnitude have happened previously only five times in the 550 million years that multi-cellular life has been abundant on Earth: near the end of the Ordovician (~ 443 million years ago), Devonian (~ 359 million years ago), Permian (251 million years ago), Triassic (~ 200 million years ago), and Cretaceous (~ 66 million years ago) Periods.

Only two right whales have been sighted in the last 50 years at Cape Farewell Ground, where they had been hunted to near extinction prior to the adoption of protective measures.

Rhinos Nearing Extinction After 50 Years of Poaching Rhino poaching, often practiced to remove the animal's horn, has helped cause an extraordinary decline in populations throughout Africa and Asia — for example, there is thought to be about 130 Javan rhinos and only 300 Sumatran rhinos left in the wild.

If it's between slowing (not halting, mind you) the alleviation of the worst poverty in the world by only allowing / helping those regions to industrialize mostly if not exclusively through non-emitting energy sources like wind / solar / hydro / geothermal / yet - to - be - perfected fourth generation nuclear / current riskier nuclear, on the one hand, and on the other hand destroying the stability of the climate to the point where mass extinction is a near certainty and the very survival of humanity is in question, obviously it is a no - brainer - we should choose not to destroy the planet.