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A story carried by the international media that elephant meat has become a culinary delicacy in Thailand and that the new taste is posing a threat to the survival of the species has been denied by the Thai media.
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Citing a lack of demand for the sperm from redheaded donors, and a long waiting list of willing candidates, the world's largest sperm bank is no longer accepting donations from anyone with red hair.
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A group of about 85 Irrawaddy dolphins in the Mekong River in Southeast Asia, considered sacred by indigenous peoples, could go extinct soon, because few calves are growing up to replace the extremely small population, the World Wildlife Fund cautioned.
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An expert panel of scientists discovered the world's oceans are at a high risk of entering a phase of extinction unprecedented in human history.
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A new index, called SAFE (Species Ability to Forestall Extinction), has been developed to help conservationists better understand how close a species may be to extinction and could be used to help determine where to focus limited conservation resources.
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A recent study conducted by a group of mathematicians using census data suggests that organized religion is heading for extinction in nine western democracies.
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The US government has failed to issue a final ruling that would grant additional protections for the loggerhead sea turtle, a ruling required by a court-ordered settlement between conservation groups and the government over prior delays.
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While rangers patrol huge territories on bicycles armed with 1920's weapons, tiger poachers roam with modern GPS technology and brand new vehicles, killing tigers into extinction.
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During the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, which concluded at the end of October, the World Bank announced two linked initiatives that aim to protect ecosystems and species at risk of extinction.
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Plants are as threatened as mammals, with one in five of the world’s plant species threatened with extinction. It is for the first time that the true extent of the threat to the world’s estimated 380,000 plant species has been quantified.
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Extinction Headlines
Could the modern entrepreneur become extinct?
One of Britain's oldest native dog breeds - the English setter - is at risk of extinction, says the UK Kennel Club.
Between 600 and 900 species of tropical birds could become extinct by 2100 due to climate change, researchers say.
Human hunters were responsible for the extinction of Australia's giant vertebrates about 40,000 years ago, scientists conclude.
 Giant tortoises carrying DNA from a species believed extinct for 150 years are living in a remote part of the Galapagos Islands, raising hopes the original species is alive.
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New reports from the US Gulf coast show an abnormally high number of endangered sea turtle strandings, with residents there saying the government is failing to document the dead turtles and is, instead, leaving them on the beaches to rot.
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Extinction Blogs
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