Category: extinction

8 red wolves released into wild provide hope for critically endangered species

The world’s only wild population of red wolves just got eight more members. Four adult red wolves and four captive-born pups were released into a wildlife refuge in eastern North Carolina, raising hopes that this unique species can be pulled back from the brink of extinction—for the second time. Red wolves are a critically endangered […]

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The 5 mass extinction events that shaped the history of Earth — and the 6th that’s happening now | Live Science

The death of the dinosaurs was just one of five global events that saw millions of species wiped out. How do these events happen? And how can we stop it happening again? For the last 10,000 years, Earth has been in the midst of yet another extinction event that is rapidly removing animals from our […]

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