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    5. The Australian government has formally recognised the extinction of a tiny island rodent, the Bramble Cay melomys - the first known demise of a mammal because of human-induced climate change.

      ~science Text 59 words
      The current news report: 'Our little brown rat': first climate change-caused mammal extinction The recent government statement: Stronger protection for threatened species The news report from...

      The current news report: 'Our little brown rat': first climate change-caused mammal extinction

      The recent government statement: Stronger protection for threatened species

      The news report from 2016: First Mammal Species Goes Extinct Due to Climate Change

      The scientific report from 2016: Confirmation of the extinction of the Bramble Cay melomys Melomys rubicola on Bramble Cay, Torres Strait (PDF)

      8 votes

    14. Humanity has wiped out 60% of animals since 1970, major report finds

      ~enviro Text 47 words
      Humanity has wiped out 60% of animals since 1970, major report finds Don't misread the headline like I did when I saw it! This isn't about extinctions: we haven't killed off 60% of species. We...

      Humanity has wiped out 60% of animals since 1970, major report finds

      Don't misread the headline like I did when I saw it! This isn't about extinctions: we haven't killed off 60% of species. We have reduced the population of all animals by an average of 60%.

      23 votes