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�Ӱ�ֱ��’s extinction tally is worse than we thought

Posted on Dec 11 2024 by Johnny von Einem

A new study estimates that more than 9000 insects and other native invertebrates have become extinct in �Ӱ�ֱ�� since European arrival in 1788 and between 1–3 additional species become extinct every week.

Rare Kangaroo Island dunnart under threat from feral cats

A rare Kangaroo Island dunnart in its natural habitat. Photo by Brad Leue/�Ӱ�ֱ��n Wildlife Conservancy.

Posted on Jun 17 2022 by Lee Gaskin

A study involving researchers from the �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide has found that feral cats are putting the critically endangered Kangaroo Island dunnart – a small, mouse-sized marsupial found only on Kangaroo Island – to the brink of extinction.

Humans hastened the extinction of the woolly mammoth

Posted on Nov 11 2021 by Crispin Savage

New research shows that humans had a significant role in the extinction of woolly mammoths in Eurasia, occurring thousands of years later than previously thought.

Don’t focus on genetic diversity to save our species

Posted on Feb 23 2021 by Kelly Brown

Scientists at the �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide have challenged the common assumption that genetic diversity of a species is a key indicator of extinction risk.