The 6 ith extinction

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The 6 ith extinction




by moinsdewatt » 30/08/15, 15:18

The 6 extinction
How Man Destroys Life, Pulitzer 2015 Prize in Non-Fiction Category - Elisabeth Kolbert (Author) - Marcel Blanc - Published August 14 - Essay (Paperback)

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SUMMARY THE 6EMIC EXTINCTION

PULITZER PRICE. "A clear and extremely comprehensive story of mass extinctions as well as a wonderful evocation of the complexity of life.
Since the appearance of life on Earth, there have been five massive extinctions of species. Today, scientists believe that our planet is experiencing the sixth, most devastating since the disappearance of the dinosaurs. But this time, it is the man who is the cause.To take the full measure of this critical moment, Elizabeth Kolbert conducted a fascinating investigation into the great history of earthly life, going back to the discoveries of Cuvier and Darwin , and the imminent peril that lies in wait. From the Pacific Islands to the National Museum of Natural History in Paris and the Amazonian forest, she went to the meeting of scientists who record new clues every day of a relentless reality. With this major book, salutes in the whole world as an event, Elizabeth Kolbert signs with a light and luminous pen the most striking report on the subject. It shows that humanity can no longer ignore the environmental crisis, at the risk of disappearing in turn.


THE EDITOR'S WORD THE 6EMIC EXTINCTION

Since the appearance of life on Earth, there have been five massive extinctions of species. Today, scientists believe that our planet is experiencing the sixth, the most devastating since the disappearance of the dinosaurs. Every day, before our eyes, sometimes even in our garden, species go out. But this time it is the man, and the man alone, who is the cause.
To take the full measure of the critical moment that we are going through, Elizabeth Kolbert is engaged in an exciting investigation into the great story of earthly life, going back to the discoveries of Cuvier and Darwin, and the impending peril that awaits her. From the Pacific islands to the Museum of Natural History in Paris and the Amazon rainforest, she goes to meet scientists in the field who record every day new clues of a reality that can no longer be denied.
With this major book, hailed around the world as an event, Elizabeth Kolbert signs with a bright and alert pen the most striking report on the subject. It shows that humanity can no longer ignore the environmental crisis, at the risk of disappearing in its turn.

Elizabeth Kolbert is a reporter for the New Yorker.



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by moinsdewatt » 18/06/16, 13:42

The Spanish lynx, the most threatened cat in the world

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The Spanish lynx is the most endangered cat in the world. Its population in the wild is estimated at only 250 individuals, distributed in two regions of southern Spain. The authors of a Spanish study published at the end of July in Nature Climate Change, quoted by Sciences et Avenir, are alarmed by these figures. The African Lynx is classified as Critically Endangered in the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, the final stage before the species is considered extinct in the wild, explains this report of France 2 broadcast Tuesday 10 September.

These large, mottled cats, which can measure up to one meter long and weigh 15 kilos, only occupied 1 200 km2 in 2005, against 40 600 km2 in the 1950 years. The decline of the lynx is explained primarily by the disappearance of its main source of food: rabbits, for more than 80%, decimated by myxomatosis in the 1950 years, and more recently by the haemorrhagic disease of the rabbit (RHD ).

According to this study, global warming will further increase the threats to the survival of this species, and could lead to its disappearance in the next 50 years. Expected changes will happen too quickly to allow the lynx to adapt or move to more favorable areas.

http://www.francetvinfo.fr/monde/enviro ... 08673.html

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by moinsdewatt » 19/01/17, 19:35

60% of primate species are threatened

the 19.01.2017

According to an alarming study by 31 researchers, about 60% of the primate species are threatened with extinction.

ALARM. Whether small or large, all primates experience devastation of their habitat by human activities. According to research published on January 18, 2017 in the American journal Science Advances, 60% of primate species are now threatened with extinction. It is the work of no less than 31 primatologists who report this alarming discovery. "The truth is, we're at a critical juncture for a lot of these creatures," Judge Paul Garber, professor of anthropology at the University of Illinois, lead co-author with Alejandro Estrada, of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. In addition to endangered species, the researchers found that 75% of species saw their populations decline.

Populations of a few individuals

Several species such as ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta), red colobus (Piliocolobus badius), snub-nosed monkeys (Rinopithecus roxellana), white-headed semnopithecus (Trachypithecus vetulus) and Grauer's gorillas (Gorilla beringei graueri) , have very small populations of only a few thousand individuals. Unfortunately, these species are far from the worst off. Indeed, according to this study, for example, there are only thirty Hainan gibbons (Nomascus hainanus) left. Sumatran orangutans (Pongo abelii) are in extreme danger of extinction after losing 60% of their habitat between 1985 and 2007. "These species are facing a set of threats including hunting, illegal trade in pets and habitat loss as humans continue to cut trees in rainforests, build roads and mine, ”says Professor Garber. Activities carried out "in an unnecessarily destructive and unsustainable manner". “Sadly, over the next 25 years, a large number of these primate species will become extinct unless we make their preservation a global priority,” argues the primatologist. Only four countries (Brazil, Indonesia, Madagascar and the DRC) are home to two-thirds of all primate species on the planet. They are therefore clearly the areas to target in order to implement measures to stop, or perhaps even reverse, the phenomenon of primate extinction.

Agriculture, mining and oil drilling

The loss of habitat for these animals is often linked to high rates of population growth and the poverty of the populations living nearby. So for Professor Garber, it is obvious that “tackling local poverty and reducing population growth are essential for the preservation of primates.” “Developing economies based on the conservation of forests and the primates that live there while increasing educational opportunities for women from local populations would be measures that would begin to address some of the greatest threats to the survival of primates, ”he said. At the moment, agriculture is building the biggest threat to these animals. Indeed, according to the study, between 1990 and 2010, the expansion of agricultural areas in regions sheltering primates was 1,5 million km2, an area equal to three times the area of ​​France. "Agricultural practices are disruptive and destroy the vital habitats of 76% of all primate species on Earth", continues the researcher. He cites in particular the production of palm oil, soybeans and rubber, as well as logging and animal husbandry, which have led to the destruction of several million hectares of forests. In addition, mining and oil drilling also contribute significantly to the destruction of forests that are home to primates. The researchers ask for a collective mobilization to protect these animals reminding that "primates are terribly important for humanity".

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by moinsdewatt » 21/01/17, 19:38

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FLYING RHINO. Deeply asleep, with blindfolded eyes and legs firmly attached to the helicopter that carries him through the air, this black rhino from South Africa will have probably forgotten all about his singular air baptism. A high-risk trip, from the bush to a secret place, to try to save him from certain death under the bullets of poachers and traffickers willing to pay a fortune to get his horn passed mainly for the benefit of traditional Asian medicine . Valued at 50 000 dollars per kilo on the black market, the horns of these peaceful herbivores have become a real curse for them. In 2015, 1 342 of these pachyderms were killed in Africa. And nothing, for the moment, really stops the massacre.


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by sen-no-sen » 21/01/17, 20:43

Unfortunately I do not see how in the current framework the disappearance of species could be halted.
All its safeguards are a step up from the global ecocide whose scale is increasing day by day.
Perhaps it would be urgent to understand that this destruction is actually "logical", and that the next step is that of our disappearance ...
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by moinsdewatt » 04/04/17, 20:33

Animal Cruelty: The Terrible Reality Behind the Adorable Loris Videos

These primates from Asia are torn from their tropical forests to be delivered to cruel exploitation and trafficking.

When these animals of the family of lemurs raise their arms, it is not a question, as one might think, of a sign of pleasure, but on the contrary of fear, even of will of defense, according to the NGO International Animal Rescue, behind an awareness campaign from 2015.

Teeth torn off

This position allows the loris to secrete venom through a gland located at his elbows, then mix it with his saliva, which gives him a venomous bite. To make the animal harmless, the people at the origin of these videos do not hesitate to pull the teeth with the forceps, without anesthesia. Torture that could lead to infections or even death by bleeding, according to the association.


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by sen-no-sen » 04/04/17, 20:59

An information whose symbolism is appalling:

A rhinoceros shot at the Thoiry zoo, his horn cut off

It's unheard of in France, and even in Europe. A white rhino was shot three times in the Thoiry zoo (Yvelines) on the night of Monday 6 to Tuesday 7 March. His largest horn was sawed, probably by a chainsaw, and stolen. "Our caretaker discovered the body of the animal this morning to 9 hours when it wanted to take it out in the park, said Thierry Duguet, general manager of the group Thoiry. All the staff is extremely shocked. It's amazing. "

The killed animal, named Vince, was a young male aged 4, born in the Netherlands and arrived at Thoiry in March 2015. "Only the main horn, 20 cm long, has been stolen," says Melisandre Durier, the commander of the gendarmerie company Mantes-la-Jolie, in charge of the investigation and questioned by AFP, estimating its value at 30 000 at 40 000 euros. The second horn was only partially resolved "which suggests that the criminals were disturbed or that their equipment proved to be defective," according to the zoo.



http://www.lemonde.fr/biodiversite/article/2017/03/08/enquete-difficile-sur-le-rhinoceros-tue-au-parc-zoologique-de-thoiry_5091536_1652692.html

Thus at the time of ecocide, wildlife is no longer safe anywhere, after the destruction of ecosystems, it is now within the very parks responsible for their (very hypothetical) reintroduction that animals are massacred ...
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by moinsdewatt » 08/05/17, 12:44

Morocco is trying to save the magots

the 04.05.2017

The Barbary macaque is slowly disappearing from its lands in Morocco and Algeria. Faced with this danger, Morocco is launching a safeguarding plan on several fronts. Timidly followed by Algeria.

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He would stay between 3.000 and 10.000 Berber macaques in Morocco, against 17.000 30 years ago

"If nothing is done, this species will disappear in ten years," warns the poster on the window of an old 4X4. On board, Ahmed Harrad - president of the Barbary Macaque Awareness & Conservation (BMAC) association, one of the most committed to the defense of the magot monkey in Morocco. He travels through the north of the country to convince the population to protect this macaque. Because the one who is, along with man, the only representative of the order of primates on the African and European continent is gradually disappearing. For the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the species is even threatened with extinction. In question, the overexploitation of forests which reduces its natural habitat, poaching for purposes of illegal export to Europe and the unconsciousness of tourists who feed this primate at the expense of its health.

There are already more magots since 1900 in Tunisia. Between 3.000 and 10.000 would live today in Morocco, against 17.000 30 years ago, in the mountainous areas of Rif (north) and the Middle Atlas. In Algeria, no recent figures are available, whereas they were estimated at 5.500 30 years ago. Their zones of presence, especially in the massifs of Kabylie, would have halved. Yet in this country, the macaque is not on the list of threatened species, regrets the IUCN, it does not benefit from the total prohibitions of capture, detention and marketing provided by this list. Finally, about 230 Barbary macaques - introduced from North Africa - also live in Gibraltar where they constitute a famous tourist attraction.

In the face of danger, Morocco has launched a safeguarding plan.
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by Janic » 08/05/17, 20:52

Is not there a contradiction between worrying (for good reason) about the slaughter of animals thousands of miles away, while here the same ecocide, and more importantly, occurs every day on about 140 billions of animals that are killed every year, just to satisfy the taste buds of some of these same "protectors". Is not it to give oneself a good conscience only? : Evil:
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by sen-no-sen » 08/05/17, 21:05

Janic wrote:Is not there a contradiction between worrying (for good reason) about the slaughter of animals thousands of miles away, while here the same ecocide, and more importantly, occurs every day on about 140 billions of animals that are killed every year, just to satisfy the taste buds of some of these same "protectors". Is not it to give oneself a good conscience only? : Evil:
http://www.planetoscope.com/elevage-via ... monde.html


That's right, but the disappearance of wildlife symbolizes the decline of the natural world against that of artifice.
Thus each species that disappears is a definitive goodbye, in some generations some species yet familiar will join the museums in the same way as large mammals or dinosaurs ...
It would be time to understand that the processes involved lead to a deliberate disappearance of flora and fauna, it is an implacable logic and not a mishap caused by "bad practices".
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