Science news articles about 'face extinction'

Many tropical insects could face extinction by the end of this century due to rising temperatures, scientists say.

WASHINGTON, June 30 (UPI) -- The Mediterranean Sea shark population fell 97 percent in the past two centuries and 19 shark species face extinction, researchers have concluded.

Almost half of the world's primate species are facing extinction, a comprehensive global study warns, with habitat loss the main threat.

More than a quarter of sharks and rays in the north-east Atlantic face extinction from overfishing, conservationists warned today.A "red list" report from the International Union for Conservation of ...

DAVIS, Calif., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Most of California's native salmon, steelhead and trout species face extinction this century without quick action to provide proper habitats, a study found.

... the Inca empire and survived the Spanish conquest, are warning that they now face extinction through climate change. The tribal chief, 62-year-old Felix Quispe, 62, says the river ...

A third of the world's open water sharks -- including the great white and hammerhead -- face extinction, according to a major conservation survey released Thursday.

HANOI, Vietnam, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Several rare species in Vietnam including the white-handed gibbon and tapir face extinction because of a growing appetite for wild meat, experts say.

The world's largest group of orangutans in Indonesia may face extinction by 2011 because of palm oil plantation expansion, which is destroying habitat, experts say.

LONDON, May 19 (UPI) -- British researchers say Asian vultures are facing the possibility of extinction in the wild within a decade.

... ocean acidification will be another serious threat facing coral reefs. As oceans absorb increasing ... storms. Staghorn (Acroporid) corals face the highest risk of extinction, with 52 percent of species ...

Yesterday, newspapers were telling us half of apes and monkeys face extinction and today we find out we could be overwhelmed by them. The Wildlife Conservation Society released a census showing ...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- A U.S. scientist predicts continued overfishing will lead to the extinction of the Earth's edible species of fish and affect other levels of the food chain.

... in a state of crisis. One in four mammal species on Earth is being pushed to extinction, according to the Global Mammal Assessment, the most comprehensive assessment of the world's mammals. read more

... Reuters) - Hawking sea lion skin souvenir canoes at one of South America's most remote outposts, Francisco Arroyo is among the last members of a Patagonian tribe staring down the barrel of extinction.