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Conifers species on road to extinction because of climate change: Study
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 15 (ANI): Climate change is expected to put many conifer species native to small islands around the world on the road to extinction by 2070, recent findings suggest.
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Climate change, deforestation pushing tropical species towards extinction
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 9 (ANI): Climate change and deforestation are two major phenomena that are pushing tropical species towards extinction.
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Monkeys facing extinction threat due to climate change, claims study
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 7 (ANI): There are several animals that are at the risk of extinction because of climate change, and monkeys living in South America are among these.
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Honeybees responsible for decreasing population of bumblebees: study
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], July 6 (ANI): There are several species that are staring at the risk of extinction. One such species is that of bumblebees that are on the verge of extinction because of diseases spread by domestic honeybees, reports a recent study.
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Sindh: Pangolins on verge of extinction owing to surging Chinese demand
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 29 (ANI): The rising demand for Pangolin meat among Chinese nationals living in Karachi, consolidated by illegal trade flourishing along new routes to China, have brought this endangered species on the verge of extinction in Pakistan's Sindh province.
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Unique evolution process caused extinct bird species to return: Study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 10 (ANI): The rise from extinction of a flightless bird species in the Indian Ocean was possible due to a rare evolutionary process called 'Iterative Evolution' says a new report.
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'Vote cutter' Congress faces extinction, BJP hits back at Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): Hours after Congress president Rahul Gandhi claimed that the Modi government will crumble soon, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday hit back at the party saying it is "desperate" and staring at its extinction.
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London climate change protests: Major roads blocked
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], Apr 16 (ANI): Scores of protesters took to the streets across London on Monday (local time), demanding the government to "take decisive action on the climate and ecological emergency," playing out around the world at the moment.
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Ethnic Dhimals await tribal recognition from successive governments
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], Apr 4 (ANI): With only thousand-odd members, 'Dhimal' one of the oldest indigenous tribes of North Bengal 'Dhimal' who are facing a threat of extinction say they continue to await tribal status recognition.
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India Design Week to launch its first edition of Spring Summer
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] Mar 4 (ANI): India Design Week is coming up with its first edition of Spring Summer season in April 2019. The design week aims at giving the platform to artisans of art and craft, handloom sector which is on the verge of extinction and also to promote young talen
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Global extinctions because of alien species reveals a new study
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 04 (ANI): It has been noted since the 1500s, alien species are the cause of approximately 126 extinctions in both, animal and plant species.
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Bacteria found in frog skin may help fight fungal infections in humans
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 2 (ANI): The past few decades has seen a lethal disease wipe off populations of frogs and other amphibians worldwide, even driving some species to extinction. Yet other amphibians resisted the epidemic.
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