Geographical
Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
Extinction
Giant ape wiped out by climate change
A new study finds that a giant prehistoric ape became extinct after climate change depleted its food supply.
The undertaker of the savannah is in trouble
A new study has revealed that 88 per cent of African raptor populations living in savannah grasslands have declined over the last fifty years.
It’s a long way home for the Balearic shearwater
A warming planet is forcing some birds to fly ever further north and this is bad news for the critically endangered Balearic shearwater.
Global effort to save endangered river dolphins
A new global declaration aims to pull endangered river dolphins and porpoises back from the brink of extinction.
Last hope for the northern white rhino
Could a highly experimental IVF technique bring the northern white rhino back from the very brink of extinction?
A mammoth called Élmayuujey’eh
Scientists have traced the life, travels and death of a female woolly mammoth who died at the hands of early humans 14,000 years ago.
Bird extinctions much higher than previously thought
A new study shows that almost 12 per cent of bird species have become extinct and humans are often to blame.
‘Unprecedented rise’ in invasive species according to the UN
UN report charts the worldwide rise in invasive species, and outlines why this can negatively impact our environment, health and economy.
Ten iconic UK species threatened by extinction or decline – and how to save them
These are ten of the UK's most iconic threatened species - and how we can fight the decline of their numbers.
Did dust wipe out the dinosaurs?
New study says that a giant cloud of dust from an asteroid impact caused a global winter that wiped out the dinosaurs.
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