When it comes to animal and plant extinction, humans are the number one cause. Key points: Scientists have investigated the traits that make some animals more likely to be listed as endangered Most at risk were bird species that grow fast and have lots of offspring; and mammal species with long turnover times between generations In Australia, mammals with medium …
On a former Cold War missile base perched high above the Golden Gate Bridge, in what is now the largest marine mammal hospital in the world, Frances Gulland still remembers the shock she felt when she first started working here as a veterinarian 26 years ago. “Sea lions, they’re coming up on the beach, using the same waters that we …
