| The water vole, fast heading for extinction in Britain, can still be found at Clifton Ings in York, according to an environmental group. |
| Shown in cave paintings in France and Spain, these were a favourite quarry of Palaeolithic hunters, and were eventually hunted to extinction. |
| For too long we have regarded the extinction of Neanderthals as a chance historical accident. |
| These extinctions become a problem to solve rather than the natural course of things. |
| Prominent biologists say we're on par with the five previous mass extinctions in the history of life on earth. |
| Unlike previous mass extinctions this current episode is due to the disruptive activities of just one species, man. |
