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And catching bird flu can push our most threatened species, such as the orange-bellied parrot, to the brink of extinction.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

Once hunted to near extinction, the rebound of humpback whales is considered among the conservation movement's greatest success stories.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Until recently, babirusas were considered vulnerable to extinction by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, external, but are due to be upgraded to "critically endangered", the zoo said.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

The result is a medium at risk of extinction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

On other recently discovered islands where protective measures did not go into effect quickly, exterminations did indeed result: one such victim, the dodo of Mauritius, has become virtually a symbol for extinction.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

It leads the world in mammal extinctions, and medals when it comes to the loss of other species classes too.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Labor took office in 2022, promising no new extinctions under its watch, and it has sought to make nature protection a defining feature of its second term.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

"These extinctions were driven by relatively rapid climate shifts and cataclysmic volcanic eruptions," says co-author Dr. Paul Scofield, Senior Curator of Natural History at Canterbury Museum.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026

The illness is caused by the generalist parasite Plasmodium relictum and has played a central role in the steep declines and extinctions of native Hawaiian honeycreepers.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 11, 2026

These extinctions were much more severe in Australia and the Americas than in Eurasia or Africa.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond