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"When a dam blocks stream passage, threatened and endangered salmon suffer; when forests with nesting trees for marbled murrelets are logged, threatened murrelets slide closer to extinction," the complaint said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

But for activists on the front lines, the driving fear is often more dramatic: human extinction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

Roughly 252 million years ago, the Permian-Triassic extinction event, often called the "Great Dying," wiped out about 96% of marine species and 70% of land animals.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026

Environmental groups called the decision a disaster, saying it puts protected species on a path to extinction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

A rare wild rhinoceros on the brink of extinction is probably more satisfied than a calf who spends its short life inside a tiny box, fattened to produce juicy steaks.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

Powerful volcanic eruptions and rapid climate shifts repeatedly reshaped habitats, driving extinctions and opening opportunities for new species to evolve.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026

Kevin said it was much more likely for extinctions to happen in localised areas, something that has already happened.

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026

Martindale typically studies ancient coral reefs and mass extinctions.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2026

However Han said there is evidence of 18 or more mass extinctions over the last 540 million years, calling for more attention to be paid to the immensely destructive events.

From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026

One of those extinctions, the Great Dying, killed off nine out of ten species on Earth.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin