Abdul Kadir said Perhilitan was also making serious efforts to combat hunting using traps made from wires and cables as such activities could also lead to the extinction of species like bears and deer.

Source: https://www.theborneopost.com/2023/03/12/igp-more-than-1000-rifle-licences-cancelled-since-2020-to-deter-poaching/

About 252 million years ago, intense volcanic activity sparked Earth’s third mass extinction.

Source: https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/how-the-age-of-reptiles-began-250-million-years-ago

“Also, localised extinction means no tiger sightings from certain pockets within larger area.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/local-extinction-of-tiger-populations-observed-in-srivilliputtur-kanniyakumari-status-report/article66721423.ece

Although the asteroid also had an impact, it is clear that the extinction event would have occurred even without it.

Source: https://www.thewestonforum.com/what-is-the-reason-for-the-extinction-of-the-dinosaurs-computers-settle-disputes-in-science/

A major factor in this extinction has been automation.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/e7f5676eecea2578?ref=ff

An estimated 2.9 million whales were killed during the 20th century, leaving global whale populations decimated and some species close to extinction.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23517089.ex-scottish-fisheries-boat-fight-icelandic-whaling/?ref=rss

Applying the EDGE2 methodology to 6,253 mammal species, the researchers found that the Mountain Pygmy Possum (Burramys parvus) scored highest, representing 25 million years of evolution at critical risk of extinction.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-02-metric-prioritizing-evolutionarily-distinctive-species.html

April 10 (UPI) -- The Oregon Zoo announced the birth of a rare African bontebok calf, an arrival that was welcomed as a sign of the antelope species' dramatic recovery from the brink of extinction.

Source: https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/04/10/dog-sewer-rescue-New-Rochelle-New-York-Leonardo-Ninja-Turtles/7741681141206/

Asteroids fall during dinosaur extinction day.

Source: https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/did-a-dust-plume-kill-the-dinosaurs

A study in 2015 analysing angiosperm fossils of 257 (families typically contain multiple genera) found K-Pg had on extinction rates.

Source: https://theconversation.com/flowering-plants-survived-the-dinosaur-killing-asteroid-and-may-outlive-us-213271

At Twycross Zoo, the team are working hard to protect rhinos from extinction.

Source: https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/whats-on/family-kids/incredible-new-twycross-zoo-exhibit-8674667

Beavers were historically abundant in Colorado before being driven nearly to extinction during the 19th century commercial fur trade.

Source: https://www.eptrail.com/2023/04/26/land-trust-hosts-a-virtual-breakfast-on-may-13/

Before extinction beckons let us slap a preservation label on him, pack him off to the Herefordshire Archives and Record Centre and file him under ‘D’ for ‘Dinosaur’.

Source: https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/23753381.herefordshires-sir-bill-wiggin-pickled/?ref=rss

Black dragons have been on the verge of extinction since Cataclysm, but World of Warcraft: Dragonflight is in the process of bringing them back.

Source: https://gamerant.com/world-warcraft-dragonflight-black-dragons-extinction-cataclysm-burning-crusade-nzoth/

Both will exist LONG after the next major extinction.

Source: https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/02/12/0231252/us-shoots-down-a-third-unidentified-object-flying-over-canada?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

But from slavery through Jim Crow, the USDA, and the banks – all these things put together means we are facing extinction.”

Source: https://spokesman-recorder.com/2023/07/14/biden-harris-administration-launches-2-2-billion-relief-initiative-to-support-black-farmers/

But it was clear that Mandalorian culture and Creed was now at risk of extinction, so they needed to reinvent themselves.

Source: https://collider.com/mandalorian-history-star-wars/

But many of these species are threatened with extinction due to human influences such as hunting, deforestation, and climate change.

Source: https://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/national/23241476.extinctions-may-threaten-madagascars-biodiversity-23-million-years/?ref=rss

But we must halt climate change in the ocean to stop extinction.

Source: https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/comment-hydro-remains-key-to-our-next-great-electrification/

Campi Flegrei has even been credited with pushing the Neanderthals towards extinction too, around 39,000 years ago – although this is not definite fact.

Source: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/camp-flegrei-volcano-eruption-italy-naples_uk_649ac017e4b09fcde59df0aa