FRIDAY DATA DUMP: Extinction Brinkmanship Of Fools

We can't take 'em with us, but we're trying anyway

Climate Migration: Preparing for Waves of Global Displacement
https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/climate-migration-preparing-for-waves-of-global-displacement/

Those Denying Climate Crisis Ignore that Moderate Climate Migration Is Freaking Them Out
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/08/18/those-denying-climate-crisis-ignore-that-moderate-climate-migration-is-freaking-them-out/

Rethinking migration, climate change beyond fear and division
https://www.dailysabah.com/opinion/op-ed/rethinking-migration-climate-change-beyond-fear-and-division

Rural migration tied to land use and climate change need more attention, scientists say
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-rural-migration-climate-attention-scientists.html

As the world gets hotter, could helping trees migrate northwards protect them?
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/19/the-world-is-getting-hotter-could-helping-englands-trees-migrate-northwards-protect-them-climate-aoe

How cormorants are rethinking their migration routes in the face of climate change
https://theconversation.com/how-cormorants-are-rethinking-their-migration-routes-in-the-face-of-climate-change-237056

Collision course: polar bears forced into people’s path by climate crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/20/polar-bears-climate-change-human-encounters

Tragic Image Of Plastic-Eating Polar Bear Selected As Ocean Photographer Finalist 2024
https://www.iflscience.com/tragic-image-of-plastic-eating-polar-bear-selected-as-ocean-photographer-finalist-2024-75622

Antarctica vulnerable to invasive species hitching rides on plastic and organic debris
https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2024/08/antarctica-vulnerable-species-hitching-rides-plastic-organic-debris

22,374 species at risk as humans to expand into 50% of Earth’s land by 2070
https://interestingengineering.com/science/human-encroach-land-wildlife-conflicts

We must restore nature to avoid global catastrophe, warns biodiversity summit president
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/22/nature-catastrophe-biodiversity-summit-president-carbon-emissions-climate-breakdown-susana-muhamad-aoe

Haunting Final Footage of Now-Extinct Animals Reminds Us What’s at Stake
https://mymodernmet.com/footage-of-extinct-animals/

7 Animals Who Went Extinct In Recent Years
https://zeenews.india.com/web-stories/lifestyle/7-animals-who-went-extinct-in-recent-years-2782052.html

7 animals that became extinct due to human appetite
https://www.dnaindia.com/web-stories/viral/7-animals-that-became-extinct-due-to-human-appetite-1724403604265

The Chinese Black Market Drives Mexico’s Endemic Species to the Brink of Extinction
https://www.fox28spokane.com/the-chinese-black-market-drives-mexicos-endemic-species-to-the-brink-of-extinction/

Archaeologists reveal method used by ancient humans to hunt mighty mammoths to extinction
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/humans-hunting-mammoths-extinction-pikes-b2599525.html

Massive extinction: The demise of Darwin’s ancient giant sloth has lessons for the present
https://www.salon.com/2024/08/23/massive-extinction-the-demise-of-darwins-ancient-giant-sloth-has-lessons-for-the-present/

This spider makes its home in the burrows of extinct giant ground sloths
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/new-spider-extinct-sloth-burrows

Tarantula discovered in Arizona's 'Sky Islands' already at risk of extinction, say scientists
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/insects-invertebrates/new-tarantula-discovered-in-arizona-at-risk-of-extinction

Giant spiders the size of rats make comeback in UK after nearing extinction, RSPB says
https://www.itv.com/news/2024-08-20/spiders-the-size-of-rats-make-comeback-in-uk-after-nearing-extinction

5 amazing animals that came back from extinction
https://www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/5-amazing-animals-that-came-back-from-extinction/kkpzwwk

California condor’s flight back from the brink of extinction
https://www.eplocalnews.org/2024/08/19/california-condors-flight-back-from-the-brink-of-extinction/

Tortoise thought to be extinct in French Pyrenees rediscovered by walkers
https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/tortoise-thought-to-be-extinct-in-french-pyrenees-rediscovered-by-walkers/674241

Near-extinct North Atlantic Right Whale spotted off Donegal coast
https://www.thejournal.ie/near-extinct-north-atlantic-right-whale-spotted-off-donegal-coast-6468452-Aug2024/

MSU, DNR partner to protect lake sturgeons from extinction
https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2024/msu-dnr-partner-to-protect-lake-sturgeons-from-extinction

This unorthodox method is saving baby parrots from extinction
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/scarlet-macaws-mexico-poaching-conservation

Risking His Own Extinction to Rescue the Rarest of Flowers
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/world/europe/carlos-magdalena-flowers-royal-botanic-gardens-kew.html

Your Favorite Fruit May Be Facing Extinction
https://weather.com/home-garden/food/video/scientists-are-working-to-save-bananas-from-extinction

Banana Apocalypse Could Be Averted Thanks to Genetic Breakthrough
https://www.gadgets360.com/science/news/banana-apocalypse-could-be-averted-thanks-to-genetic-breakthrough-6380004