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- PLASTIC IN OUR OCEANS IS KILLING MARINE MAMMALS - WWF Australia
While it’s difficult to know exactly how many marine animals are killed by plastic pollution, it’s been estimated that plastic pollution kills 100,000 marine mammals every year 81 out of 123 marine mammal species are known to have eaten or been entangled in plastic, and all seven sea turtle species are affected
- How many species have yet to be discovered?
Humans may have explored most of the planet, but about 86 per cent of species are still waiting to be found
- The biodiversity crisis, explained - Vox
The species the world lost this decade So if there are 10 million species on planet Earth, you’d expect one species to go extinct every year One recent survey estimated that estimated
- New India powerline ruling is lifeline for Critically . . .
It is also a lifeline for other threatened species such as the Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii (Vulnerable) and Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus (Endangered) – not to mention the 100,000 birds of all species that are estimated to die on electricity lines every year across the Thar desert In short, the ruling is a win for the whole
- European Starling Life History - All About Birds
With so many starlings around, there is concern about their effect on native bird populations Nevertheless, a study in 2003 found few actual effects on populations of 27 native North American species Only sapsuckers showed declines due to European Starlings; other native birds appeared to be holding their own against this introduced species
- Australia fires: How do we know how many animals have died? - BBC
It estimated that there were an average of 17 5 mammals, 20 7 birds and 129 5 reptiles per hectare (10,000 square metres, so a square 100m on each side - about the size of a rugby pitch)
- Strong evidence shows Sixth Mass Extinction of global . . .
The history of life on Earth has been marked five times by events of mass biodiversity extinction caused by extreme natural phenomena Today, many experts warn that a Sixth Mass Extinction crisis
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