Sentences with phrase «species nears extinction»

According to Hardesty - Moore, this presents an opportunity for conservation through the implementation of preventive efforts to slow population decline before the species nears extinction.

Not exact matches

A few amphibian species in Panama are recovering from near - extinction, after apparently evolving resistance to the deadly chytrid fungus

Whaling drove many populations and species to near extinction, and the end of such hunting should let them recover.

Rhinoceros numbers are dwindling extremely fast, especially the last two decades, resulting in near extinction for some species and the total extinction of the western black rhinoceros.

The decline of wetlands is nearing a critical threshold below which the losses could inflict severe and lasting harm on ecosystems — driving numerous migratory bird species to the brink of extinction and jeopardizing nearly 20 % of the world's fisheries, warns a new report from Chinese and U.S scientists.

In most species the population grows for three years, then crashes to near - extinction in the fourth.

Genomic signatures of near - extinction and rebirth of the crested ibis and other endangered bird species

Wolves were hunted, trapped and poisoned to near extinction in the Lower 48 states before coming under Endangered Species Act protections in the 1970s.

The forams are almost gone, and that clear part of the rock represents the near mass extinction of forams and other species.

The authors of the new study found that 85 percent of world's 4,118 threatened mammals, birds, and amphibian species are not adequately protected in existing national parks, and are therefore vulnerable to extinction in the near term.

Yet environmentalists behave as if the opposite were true: every time a change occurs that pushes a species nearer to extinction there is an outcry.

Kerosene refined from such petroleum helped displace the whale oil that lit lamps in the 19th century and led to the near extinction of many whale species.

The loggerhead sea turtle is listed as threatened (likely to become endangered, in danger of extinction, within the foreseeable future) under the U.S. Federal Endangered Species Act and internationally it is listed as endangered (facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

But what about the species responsible for so many of these near - extinctions?

The extinctions near the late Paleocene Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) 55 mya were mainly marine species.

The species was once hunted for pelts, and more recently its survival has been threatened to near - extinction by predation and habitat loss.

As stated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which is the world's main authority on the conservation status of species, the northern elephant seal has recovered from near extinction and population growth and is expected to continue over the coming decades.

This 7.5» x 4» drawing depicts over 60 species found on Santa Cruz Island, and explores themes including the relationship between invasive and endemic island species, terrestrial and marine resource use by native peoples, and the near - extinction of the Santa Cruz Island Fox.

This large biosphere is home to hundreds of wild species, several of which are nearing extinction.

The protection of these winter breeding grounds has been a key factor in the remarkable recovery of this species after near - extinction that was the result of commercial whaling, which took part along the Pacific Coast and even inside these very lagoons.

After focusing so much lately on endangered species, it was especially refreshing to study her painting called «Back» — a collection of animals and plants that were near extinction, or thought to be gone already, but that have reappeared or revived.

Mr. Wilson's description brought to mind discussions I had around 2001 with Karl Flessa, a scientist at the University of Arizona whose focus has been the near - extinction of a clam species from the Colorado River delta that just a century ago was so abundant that its shells still form beaches and dunes.

If there were a Doomsday Clock for species on the brink of extinction, the minute hand for the vaquita — a tiny porpoise restricted to waters near the Colorado River delta in the Gulf of California — would be nudging midnight.

In fact, some fish species are near extinction.

In the case of mahogany, illegal logging drove populations of the species to near extinction, and its extraction in Brazil is now prohibited.

This is what it said, â $ œThe responsiveness of species to recent and past climate change raises the possibility that anthropogenic climate change could act as major cause of extinctions in the near futureâ $ ¦ â $ ¦ â $ ¦ â $ ¦ Here we use projections of the future distributions of 1,103 animal and plant species to provide â $ ˜first - passâ $ ™ estimates of extinction probabilitiesâ $ ¦ â $ ¦.

Anthropogenic climate change is currently affecting 19 percent of species that are listed as threatened or near - threatened — making it the 7th extinction driver.

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.

The Southern Ocean is home to several species that are near extinction, including the albatross, a large sea bird that in ancient folklore was believed to carry the souls of dead sailors.

TRAFFIC and the Pew Environment Group says that with 30 per cent of shark species now threatened or near threatened with extinction, there is little evidence that the plan has contributed significantly to improved conservation.

The current dominant mindset and behavior of our species is rapidly pushing us all toward mathematically certain near term total extinction (which draws closer with each passing day on the current course).

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In this one, you play as Munch, a frog - like creature whose species has been fished to near extinction and now is going to take revenge with their side - kick, Abe.