Biodiversity Loss
 
  • The RATE OF BIODIVERSIY LOSS is an astounding 1,000 to 10,000 times higher than a natural background extinction rate.
    “The current rate of species extinction far exceeds anything in the fossil record.”
    (Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B (Biological Science))
    Ecosystems may be headed towards permanent damage as countries fail to achieve goals to protect animal and plant life. (UNEP, 2010)
  • Up to 270 unique species are now being lost every day.
  • The Earth is said by some experts to be undergoing her “sixth great extinction event” due to climate change as well as other mostly human‐caused factors.
  • As global average temperature increase exceeds about 3.5 degrees Celsius, there may be extinctions of up to 70% of species around the globe. (IPCC) 
New 2010 reports on species affected:  
  • Antarctic penguin populations declined more than 80% since 1975 due to loss of sea ice.
  • Arctic caribou are in steep decline due to climate change-caused starvation as early thaws and freezing over events make plant food inaccessible.
  • Similar to 2007 and 2009, in September 2010, tens of thousands of walruses came ashore in an unusual behavior, due to lack of sea ice where they normally rest.
  • Migratory birds dying because of ill-timed travel that leaves them without adequate food supplies when they arrive at destinations and/or places like wetlands drying that no longer provide habitat.


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Peru takes steps to preserve her biodiversity - 17 Jun 2011
Biodiversity in Danger: The Cause and Solution Play
UK's farmland birds decline by more than half. - 15 Feb 2011
Climate change effects in Turkey jeopardize local bird populations. - 2 Feb 2011
Aspen tree die-off linked to disease also deadly to humans. - 31 Jan 2011
Key species and habitats jeopardized by climate change. - 22 Jan 2011
Endangered gorilla populations on the rise. - 14 Jan 2011
Unique South African penguin faces perilous future. - 11 Jan 2011
Royal Botanic Gardens names top ten discoveries of 2010. - 26 Dec 2010
Conservation efforts pay off for Mexican village. - 1 Dec 2010
Mexican school children return turtles to the sea. - 30 Nov 2010
Global fish populations closer to collapse than previously thought. - 29 Nov 2010
Conservation summit champions the legendary tiger. - 23 Nov 2010
Entire whale pod perishes after beaching. - 14 Nov 2010
UK designates world’s largest marine reserve. - 2 Nov 2010
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International scientists announce top 10 new species - 30 May 2010
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Âu Lạc’s (Vietnam) wetlands endangered by climate change - 30 May 2010
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British fish species plummet 94% in the last 118 years - 25 May 2010
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New species of mammals and reptiles discovered in Indonesia - 23 May 2010
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UN Secretary General calls for urgent halt to biodiversity loss - 23 May 2010
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Honeybees show signs of terminal decline - 14 May 2010
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Renowned British naturalist Sir David Attenborough writes of our ecological peril - 3 May 2010
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Stranded dolphins rescued in Tasmania, Australia - 19 Apr 2010
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Marine life jeopardized in Europe’s seas - 17 Apr 2010
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Demise of Arctic seabirds explained by climate change - 16 Apr 2010
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Doha conference calls attention to endangered species - 29 Mar 2010
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Honeybee crisis deepens - 26 Mar 2010
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European butterfly species on red alert - 22 Mar 2010
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Protecting dolphins’ and all animals’ freedom - 20 Mar 2010
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Pamela Anderson speaks for seals and the environment - 8 Mar 2010
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Captive dolphins suffer mistreatment and death in confinement -7 Mar 2010
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Galapagos fur seals migrate to Peruvian waters - 17 Feb 2010
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Commercial fishing endangers dolphins, porpoises and whales - 11 Feb 2010
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Aquaculture endangers wild fish - 8 Feb 2010
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New plant species found in 2009 - 3 Feb 2010
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Community teams up to save stranded whales - 2 Feb 2010
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UK’s Environmental Secretary calls for action to protect biodiversity - 31 Jan 2010
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Recovery of coral reefs linked to healthy fish - 21 Jan 2010
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Warming planet endangers butterflies - 17 Jan 2010
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Pesticides at the root of certain biodiversity loss - 16 Jan 2010
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Fish-based oil and animal feed from dwindling species - 7 Jan 2010
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Climate change put flora and fauna “on the run” for survival - 6 Jan 2010
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Intensive farming practices harm British bee populations - 4 Jan 2010
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Species increasingly jeopardized by global warming - 4 Jan 2010
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