The Hellenic Ornithological Society declared the slender-billed curlew extinct. This migratory bird once used the…
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A new study suggests that the pygmy elephants and hippos of Cyprus were hunted to extinction by early humans around 13,000 years ago. These species, shaped by island dwarfism, vanished shortly after the arrival of Homo sapiens. Researchers used mathematical models to explore how a small population could have wiped out the island’s largest animals within 1,000 years, underscoring humanity’s significant impact on prehistoric ecosystems.
Due to a confluence of factors, Greece may run out of kiwis by the end…
American and Australian scientists have launched an ambitious project to resurrect the Tasmanian tiger, an…