Green Options » mass extinction http://greenoptions.com/tag/mass-extinction Posts tagged 'mass extinction' Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:16:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Human Activity Driving Earth’s “Sixth Great Extinction Event” http://ecoworldly.com/2009/07/29/human-activity-driving-earths-sixth-great-extinction-event/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/07/29/human-activity-driving-earths-sixth-great-extinction-event/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:16:56 +0000 Tom Schueneman http://ecoworldly.com/2009/07/29/human-activity-driving-earths-sixth-great-extinction-event/

According to research recently published in the journal Conservation Biology, Earth is now experiencing its “sixth great extinction event” with disease and human activity as the major driver, leaving a devastating toll on vulnerable species, particulary in the South Pacific and southern hemisphere.

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/07/29/human-activity-driving-earths-sixth-great-extinction-event/feed/ Leap Day Ushers in ‘Year of the Frog’ http://ecoscraps.com/2008/02/29/leap-day-ushers-in-year-of-the-frog/ http://ecoscraps.com/2008/02/29/leap-day-ushers-in-year-of-the-frog/#comments Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:07:59 +0000 Shirley Siluk Gregory http://ecoscraps.com/2008/02/29/leap-day-ushers-in-year-of-the-frog/ The Golden toad of Costa Rica, now believed to be extinct. (Photo by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.)Today, Feb. 29, Leap Day, marks the official start of the “Year of the Frog,” a global campaign aimed at raising awareness of the threat of mass extinction facing one-third to one-half of all frogs and other amphibians around the world. Check out the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ events database to find out what froggy activities are taking place near you.

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