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Australia’s rodent becomes first 'climate change extinction' |
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by Sumit Chowdhury | 07-03-2019 22:42
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Australia officially declared a Great Barrier Reef rodent extinct on Tuesday, making it the first mammal believed to have been killed off by human-induced climate change. The rat-like Bramble Cay melomys whose only known habitat was a small sandy island in far northern Australia has not been spotted in a decade. Researchers from Queensland determined a key factor in its disappearance was "almost certainly" repeated ocean inundation of the cay a low-lying island on a coral reef over the last decade, which had resulted in dramatic habitat loss. Australia's environment ministry on Tuesday said it had officially transferred the animal to the "extinct" list. The declaration was expected. The researchers completed a wide-ranging survey in 2014 in a bid to track down the species, but found no trace. Available data on sea-level rise and weather events in the Torres Strait region "point to human-induced climate change being the root cause of the loss of the Bramble Cay melomys", a study released in 2016 said. The Melomys rubicola, considered the Great Barrier Reef's only endemic mammal species, was first discovered on the cay in 1845 by Europeans who shot the "large rats" for sport. |
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7 Comments
Hi Sumit,
First of all, thank you for submitting a report.
However, we found out that you actually copied the whole report from an external source (https://www.thenational.ae/world/oceania/australian-rodent-becomes-first-climate-change-extinction-1.827707) without the citation. Plagiarism and copyright are very serious issues and we are sorry to inform you that your article cannot be considered as proper submission and we will delete your article from the website tomorrow due to the copyright issues.
You can look at other websites for research, but please keep in mind that you need to write reports in your own words.
Thanks,
Louis Mentor
Posted 09-03-2019 09:08
Hello sumit
It??s very sad to know about extinction of rodents. Rodents are very useful for laboratory and research projects and have very huge importance.
Thank you so much for this report.
Green cheers....
Posted 08-03-2019 20:07
Keep up your good work! :)
Posted 08-03-2019 14:54
Hello Sumit
It feels sad to know about the extinction of the animals due to the effect of climate change. Climate change has already taken a huge impacts around the world. Recently March 2nd was celebrated as World Wildlife Day and it feels so sad to hear about the extinction of animals. The endangered animals must be cared well and protected before they become vulnerable and extinct.
Thank you for the report.
Keep writing reports.
Best wishes and Green cheers from Nepal :)
Yours,
Kushal Naharki
Posted 08-03-2019 01:52
This is devastating news:( It's a sad reality that human induced climate change has brought this animal and many others to the brink of extinction. I hope it serves as a wake up call. Thanks for the report
Posted 08-03-2019 01:52
Good report my brother :)
Keep writing great reports :)
Posted 08-03-2019 00:27
Well researched!!
Posted 07-03-2019 23:38