The Kipunji monkey of Tanzania’s Udzungwa Mountains is close to extinction says the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). This comes only three years after the tree-dwelling primate was first discovered. The WCS estimated the Kipunji population at only 1,117 individuals in the first-ever census of the recently discovered species. The Kipunji’s habitat is limited to 6.2 […]
Buddhism in Japan Faces Extinction
Posted by Rachel Balik to Global Voices Online Although some Japanese people opt for Christian or Shinto weddings, funerals are traditionally Buddhist ceremonies. But as Buddhism becomes less and less a part of the daily lives of the Japanese, it seems that Buddhism is a religion only relevant to the dead. Increasing numbers of people […]
Extinction Looms for American Malls
Posted by FindingDulcinea Staff Too many malls and too few people willing to drive are making malls a dying species. Shopping malls seemingly shot up at almost every highway exit during the 1990s. Today, consumers are mainly shopping at superstores and there are so many malls that many of them can’t turn a profit. “Retail is […]
Asian Vultures are on the verge of Extinction
Vultures have been the integral part of the food chain of the ecosystem and served as scavenger. But now the scavenger’s population is on decline drastically and they are endangered. Their absolute decline can devastate environment posing severe problem of ecological imbalances. And Indian subcontinent is especially under threat. Populations of three species of South […]
Indian Vultures on the Brink of Extinction
Despite a ban on the veternary diclofenac an anti-inflammatory drug for cattle,vultures are fast dying in India.According to the experts three species could be extinct in less than 10 years. The Oriental white backed vulture has lost 99.9% of its population since 1992 according to a study done by Bombay Natural History Society. When the […]
Can the Leaping Cat Defy Extinction?
Jaguar Sale Inevitable Unless Corporate Change Means Profitability Conversing with Jaguar representatives or motor industry analysts and ‘change’ is the recurring word that crosses their lips. One of Britain’s most historic car companies is facing up to the reality of a far from certain future. An internal analysis of Jaguar prepared for Ford executives […]
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