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Extinction Rebellion protestors are convicted of blockading national newspaper printing press

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Six Extinction Rebellion protesters have been found guilty of blockading a national newspaper printing press in a demonstration that cost publishers more than £1million.    The activists stopped 3.5million newspapers reaching readers when they used bamboo structures to block trucks from leaving the Newsprinters printing works in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, on September 4. Caspar Hughes, 49, of … Read more

Five Extinction Rebellion protesters are convicted over printing press blockade

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Five Extinction Rebellion protesters are convicted over printing press blockade that stopped millions of newspapers being delivered Three men and two women are first to be punished following demonstrations  It comes after several other activists walked free from court on a technicality  The blockades were criticised as an affront to free speech as cost millions  … Read more

Extinction Rebellion deliberately causing criminal damage at protests to get jury trials

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Extinction Rebellion fanatics are deliberately causing at least £5,000 of criminal damage at protests to get jury trials as they believe they’ll stand a better chance of acquittal Extinction Rebellion deliberately causing criminal damage to get a jury trial Anyone who causes at least £5,000 of damage can be brought before a jury Protestors believe … Read more

At least 25% of marine mammals are on the path to EXTINCTION, study finds

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A new study reveals many of the world’s marine mammals are at a crossroads – some are on the verge of extinction, while others are on the road to recovery. A team from the University of Exeter investigated the status of 126 species that includes whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, manatees, dugongs, sea otters and … Read more

Africa’s forest elephants are close to extinction while savanna elephant numbers have also decreased

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Africa’s forest elephants are inching towards extinction, with their population dwindling 86 per cent in the last three decades, conservationists said on Thursday. Savanna elephants on the continent have also seen a massive decline in numbers, dropping by 60 per cent in 50 years.  The figures were released as part of an update to the … Read more

Extinction of larger animals led to the human brain doubling in size around 30,000 years ago

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The extinction of large animals led to the human brain growing, a new study reveals. When humans first emerged in Africa 2.6 million years ago the average animal size was more than 1,000 pounds, making them easy prey. Throughout the Pleistocene era, creatures’ sizes decreased by 90 percent, which forced our ancient ancestors to developing … Read more

World’s most threatened ape Tapanuli orangutan at greater risk of extinction

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World’s most threatened ape at risk of extinction: Tapanuli orangutan is struggling to survive after being driven into the mountains by hunters and deforestation The Tapanuli orangutan lives in a small remote area of the Sumatra forests They were pushed into that region by deforestation and human hunters Researchers say they were once much more … Read more

Big brain increases risk of extinction, says new study

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Mammals such as primates that have big brains tend to be less abundant and at higher risk of extinction than mammals with smaller brains, a new study claims.   UK researchers used statistical models to test different scenarios for hundreds of different mammal species.  Their findings suggest that species with larger relative brain sizes have higher … Read more

More farming to feed world’s growing population will threaten thousands of species with extinction

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More farming to feed world’s growing population will threaten thousands of species with extinction unless we eat less meat, study claims More than 20,000 species will lose part of their current habitats a study found  The animals that are set to suffer include elephants, lions, zebras and baboons Projected mean habitat losses were greatest in … Read more

Cyclists with Extinction Rebellion flags protest removal of hated cycle lane

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Cycling activists descended on an exclusive west London shopping street today to protest the removal of its hated Covid cycle lanes after the council decided to tear up the ‘disastrous’ scheme following hundreds of complaints. Councillors said the lanes on Kensington High Street would be removed by tomorrow after a huge backlash – with the … Read more