Western freshwater mussel populations are dying. According to the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of invertebrate species, freshwater mussels are under threat from…
Extinction Rebellion calls for climate regulation
A new climate change movement, known as the Extinction Rebellion, is on the rise in European countries—the most recent protests in Central London resulted in the arrest of over 1,000…
Australia to kill two million cats by 2020
Australia plans to kill two million free-roaming feral cats across the country by 2020 in an effort to defend several native species from potential extinction. Cats were first introduced to…