Sentences with phrase «potential extinction»

As the title suggests humanity is facing potential extinction.

Two recommendations are offered to address the problems of potential extinction from the sport and the decline in litters, dog registrations and show entries.

However, a «volcanic winter» occurring suddenly and lasting a decade or two could still have devastating consequences on life at the surface, with abrupt massive decreases in food production and potential extinctions of some species.

'' In this sense, our findings could help to explain mass extinctions of the past, and potential extinctions in the future, as well as shed light on the resilience of some species to on - going ocean acidification.»

In the Succulent Karoo biome of South Africa, 2,800 plant species face potential extinction as bioclimatically suitable habitat is reduced by 80 % with a global warming of 1.5 - 2.7 °C above pre-industrial levels (see Table 4.1).

He recommends that conservancy agencies help third world countries enforce the boundaries of their national parks in order to stem the tide of potential extinction.

«We're watching a potential extinction event on the order of what we experienced with bison and passenger pigeons for this group of mammals,» she said.

This latter point is crucial, as the potential extinction of the BlackBerry brand has scared off developers wary of pouring time into programming complex apps for an eco-system that may or may not still be around in 12 months.

«The Mongolian saiga population is now experiencing a die - off that continues to escalate in scope and scale, and we feel that we may be facing the potential extinction of this subspecies of the saiga antelope, if immediate and comprehensive actions are not taken.»

* Humane Society International is non-profit activist organization, part of whose mission is to mobilize the public and governments around the world to protect whales species from potential extinction.

The range of some warm - weather species will expand, while those that depend on cooler environments will face shrinking habitats and potential extinction.

It wouldn't be an overstatement to suggest that digital filmmaking has revolutionized the way not only films are made, but also the manner in which they are consumed, a progression that's triggering the potential extinction of the film reel as filmmakers of yore knew it.