Bats, bushbabies and aardvark edge closer to extinction in southern Africa

By Joseph Ogutu, Senior Researcher and Statistician, University of Hohenheim

A new list of threatened mammals in South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini shows that 11 more species have edged closer to extinction since 2016. Those that have joined the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s regional Red List for mammals at risk are: Lesueur’s…

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~	View from The Hill: Coalition crisis explodes after Sussan Ley wields the whip against defiant Nationals

~	Valentino: the Italian designer who broke into French haute couture with his elegant style and signature red

~	Hate crime laws may have unintended consequences – including chilling free speech

~	A Korean-Chinese women’s handmade Yanbian-style water tofu symbolizes family unity

~	As Trump’s threats over Greenland escalate, will Europe use its ‘trade bazooka’?

~	We interviewed Australian women who sexually abused children. This is what we learnt

~	Rob Hirst was not the figurehead of Midnight Oil – but he was its backbone

~	Period pain and heavy bleeding cost the Australian economy billions every year in lost productivity: study

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