Extinction
Termination of a taxon by the death of its last member
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| April 2025 |
De-extinction
Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences and Zoological Survey of India announce plans to revive and rewild the Indian cheetah through genome editing, using African cheetahs as surrogates.
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| April 7 2025 |
De-extinction
Colossal Biosciences announces the birth of three genetically modified wolf pups with anatomical features approximating dire wolves, though not using actual ancient dire wolf DNA.
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| March 2025 |
De-extinction
Colossal Biosciences, founded by George Church and funded by Ben Lamm, announced the birth of woolly mice with mammoth-like traits such as cold tolerance and long, shaggy fur, indicating progress towards mammoth de-extinction.
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| 2025 |
De-extinction
Original goal for passenger pigeon de-extinction captive breeding missed.
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| 2025 |
De-extinction
Tauros Programme and Rewilding Europe plan to release recreated aurochs-like cattle into select areas of Europe and seek protected wildlife species status.
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| January 2025 |
De-extinction
Colossal Biosciences and University of Melbourne claim to have developed an artificial marsupial womb to advance thylacine de-extinction and marsupial conservation efforts.
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| 2024 |
Endling
A tree named Sheba was tentatively identified as tsori or Judean balsam, based on taxonomic analysis and resin properties matching ancient descriptions. Sheba is recognized as the only known individual of her species, similar to the concept of an endling.
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| 2024 | A comprehensive paper was published offering a broad study of rewilding guidelines and interventions, further advancing the academic understanding of rewilding methodologies. |
| 2024 |
Extinction risk from climate change
Review of 82 studies projected that 13.9-27.6% of species could go extinct by 2070 under moderate emission scenarios, and 22.7-31.6% under high-emission scenarios.
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| 2024 |
Extinction risk from climate change
Synthesis of 5 million projections from 485 studies suggested varying species extinction risks based on different global warming scenarios, ranging from 1.6% to 30% by 2100.
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| 2024 |
De-extinction
Nuclear genome of the Bluebuck was sequenced by University of Potsdam and Colossal Biosciences.
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| 2024 |
De-extinction
The planted seed, named Sheba, reached maturity and is believed to be a potentially new species of Commiphora, possibly the ancient Judean balsam with legendary healing properties.
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| 2024 |
De-extinction
BioRescue Team and Colossal Biosciences plan to implement 30 northern white rhinoceros embryos, using egg cells from Najin and Fatu and preserved sperm from deceased male individuals, to be implanted into female southern white rhinoceros.
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| October 2024 |
De-extinction
Colossal claims to have reconstructed a 99.9% complete thylacine genome from a 110-year-old preserved skull, though data remains unpublished.
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| October 2024 |
De-extinction
Colossal Biosciences launched their Colossal Foundation, with a project focusing on the conservation and potential revival of the vaquita.
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| October 2024 |
De-extinction
Revive & Restore collaborated with Applied Ecological Institute to simulate forest disturbances in Wisconsin, testing potential ecological impacts of reintroduced passenger pigeons.
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| October 2024 |
De-extinction
Colossal Biosciences announces the Colossal Foundation, which includes the ivory-billed woodpecker as one of its conservation and potential de-extinction projects.
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| September 2024 |
Resurrected species
The Commiphora seed named Sheba, estimated to be over 1000 years old, successfully germinated and reached maturity, potentially representing the biblical tsori or Judean balsam with reported healing properties.
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| July 2024 |
All Tomorrows
Preorders begin on Unbound for the English language hardback and e-book editions of All Tomorrows, featuring additional materials and artwork.
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| April 2024 |
All Tomorrows
Kosemen announced the release of a physical copy of the book in Thai language, including illustrations by other artists and a new chapter with species information.
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| April 15 2024 |
De-extinction
Revive & Restore, a non-profit organization, announced the early stages of potential de-extinction plans for the Xerces blue butterfly species.
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| March 2024 |
All Tomorrows
The first licensed physical edition of All Tomorrows is published by Time Publishing in the Thai language, including the original content and a new chapter about the book's creation.
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| February 2 2024 | Persona 3 Reload, a remake of Persona 3, was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox One. |
| 2023 |
Biodiversity loss
Research on 70,000 species found that approximately 48% are experiencing population declines due to human activities, while only 3% are seeing population increases.
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| 2023 |
Biodiversity loss
Scientific analysis in Science Advances concluded that at least 30% of land must be actively protected and ecologically restored by 2030 to meet global biodiversity goals.
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| 2023 |
De-extinction
Continued importation of African cheetahs to India as part of the ecological restoration efforts.
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| 2023 | Andrea Papi was fatally attacked by a brown bear in Italy, marking the first modern human death caused by a wild bear in the country. This incident escalated tensions between local residents and wildlife conservation efforts in the Trentino province. |
| 2023 |
Extinction risk from climate change
Study of freshwater fish in 900 Minnesota lakes revealed that a water temperature increase would cause cold-water cisco species to disappear from 167 lakes (61% of their habitat), while affecting populations of yellow perch and bluegill.
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| 2023 |
Extinction risk from climate change
A research paper predicted significant habitat loss for reptiles under different climate change scenarios, with up to 56.4% of reptiles losing some habitat by 2100 under the high-warming SSP5-8.5 scenario.
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| 2023 |
Extinction risk from climate change
A research paper projected bird habitat loss under different climate change scenarios: Under the high-warming SSP5-8.5 scenario, 51.8% of birds would lose some habitat by 2100, with 5.3% losing over half their habitat and 1.3% potentially losing their entire habitat. Under the intermediate SSP2-4.5 scenario, these figures reduce to 38.7%, 2%, and 1% respectively, and under the high-mitigation SSP1-2.6 scenario, they further decrease to 22.8%, 0.7%, and 0.5%.
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| 2023 |
Extinction risk from climate change
Research concluded that under the high-warming SSP5-8.5 scenario, 64.2% of amphibians would lose at least some habitat by 2100 due to increased aridity, with 33.3% losing over half their habitat and 16.2% facing complete habitat unsuitability.
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| 2023 |
Extinction risk from climate change
Research paper projected that under SSP5-8.5, 55.3% of terrestrial vertebrate species would experience habitat loss due to aridity by 2100, with 7.18% potentially losing all habitable territory.
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| 2023 |
Extinction risk from climate change
Study estimated that under SSP5-8.5 pathway, ~41% of land vertebrates would be exposed to unprecedented heat by the end of the century, including 31.1% of mammals, 25.8% of birds, 55.5% of amphibians, and 51% of reptiles.
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| 2023 |
Resurrected species
Panagrolaimus kolymaensis, a nematode species frozen in Siberian permafrost since the Pleistocene era (approximately 46,000 years ago), was resurrected from cryptobiosis.
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| 2023 |
Resurrected species
Seeds from the Millennium Seed Bank successfully germinated and the York groundsel was reintroduced to its native range in York, marking the first successful resurrection and reintroduction of an extinct species.
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| 2023 | Port of Persona 3 Portable to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One. |
| 2023 |
De-extinction
The recently discovered female turtle was found dead, further diminishing the species' breeding prospects.
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| 2023 |
De-extinction
Seeds from the Millennium Seed Bank successfully germinated and the York groundsel becomes the first extinct species to be revived and reintroduced into its native range in York, England.
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| November 2023 | Tatler magazine described rewilding as part of the worldview of the 'bopea' (bohemian peasant) movement in British socio-cultural circles. |
| November 2023 |
De-extinction
Scientists sequenced the woolly rhinoceros genome from cave hyena faeces and frozen specimens.
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| February 17 2023 | A second cloned Przewalski's horse was born from the same historic cell line. This horse is a genetic twin to Kurt. |
| January 2023 |
De-extinction
Colossal Biosciences announced their de-extinction project to revive the dodo, aiming to restore biodiversity to Mauritius and transform the bird's status from a symbol of extinction to a potential conservation success.
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| 2022 |
Biodiversity loss
Frans Timmermans, Vice-President of the European Commission, publicly noted that public awareness about biodiversity loss is lower compared to awareness of climate change.
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| 2022 |
Biodiversity loss
Scientific study warned that conservation efforts will continue to fail if primary drivers of biodiversity loss, including population size and growth, are ignored.
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| 2022 |
Biodiversity loss
A comprehensive study surveying over 3,000 experts concluded that global biodiversity loss may be more severe than previously thought, estimating that roughly 30% of species have been globally threatened or driven extinct since 1500.
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| 2022 |
Biodiversity loss
Scientists issued a warning that one-third of tree species worldwide are threatened with extinction, which would significantly disrupt global ecosystems by impacting carbon, water, and nutrient cycles.
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| 2022 |
Biodiversity loss
World Wildlife Fund reported a significant global wildlife population decline of 68% between 1970 and 2016, based on data from 4,400 animal species and nearly 21,000 monitored populations, demonstrating the severe impact of biodiversity loss worldwide.
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