Weve Wiped Out So Many Mammals, Earth Will Need 5 Million . . . For their calculations, the Aarhus University researchers used a database containing existing mammal species and mammals that already went extinct as humans spread across the planet They combined that data with information about extinctions expected to come in the next 50 years, and used advanced simulations of evolution to predict how long
Large‐scale evolution of body temperatures in land vertebrates Impact Summary Body temperature is a crucial variable in animals that affects nearly every aspect of their lives For example, in ectotherms (like amphibians and many reptiles), many species are only active at certain environmental temperatures, whereas in endotherms (like birds and mammals) considerable energy is invested in maintaining relatively constant body temperatures across different
The Habitats Directive - European Commission - Environment The Habitats Directive aims to protect over a thousand species, including mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish invertebrates, and plants, and 230 characteristic habitat types The overall objective is to ensure that these species and habitat types are maintained, or restored, to a favourable conservation status within the EU
Furbearers - Wisconsin DNR There are 20 species of furbearers in Wisconsin Most fall into the carnivore group (Order Carnivora), but three species are rodents and one is a marsupial A furbearer is a mammal whose fur has commercial value Traditionally, these are the mammals trapped for their fur, though not all of Wisconsin's furbearers may be harvested in the present day
Severe mammal declines coincide with proliferation of . . . Severe declines in mammal populations have occurred across the globe and are attributable to various factors In Asia, declines of mammals are coincident with declines in other animal taxa and have been attributed to deforestation, wildfire, bushmeat hunting, and the wildlife trade (26, 27)