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news.bbc.co.uk — The extinction of many ancient species may be due to humans rather than climate change, experts say.

Many scientist believe that global warming will be the cause of extinction for Polar Bears. Recently Polar Bears have been asked to be placed on the endangered species list, as 'threatened by global warming'. But is this really true? and if so how much is global warming REALLY effecting the population of the polar bears?

Scientists have raised the alarm that less than two years remain before it's too late for saving a rare North American porpoise from going extinct. Only 150 vaquitas, the world's smallest porpoise, remain. They're being decimated by fishing nets in the Gulf of California that accidentally trap and kill the sea mammals. This news story summarizes a newly published journal article where scientists urgently call for immediate action to save the vaquita.

Animals extinct in the past century

The Guatemalan beaded lizard is rumored to be evil, but its venom now used as an effective treatment for diabetes. Too bad there's only 200 of these mythic lizards left in the wild. Is there still time to save this endangered species so that it can help save us?