Possible factors in the extinction of many large animals include include hunting and climate stability since the last ice age ...

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Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the International Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ...

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Fossil remains of a large, now-extinct bird species have been discovered in Australia’s Boodjamulla National Park. The ground-dwelling species – Menura tyawanoides – is an ancient ancestor of ...

In the past couple of decades, several species have been driven to extinction thanks, in large part, to human interference. Sometimes that interference is direct, poaching for big game trophies or ...