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Title Deep-sea wildlife more vulnerable to extinction than first thought Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet University of Oxford Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 22/03/18 Description We have only known about the existence of the unusual yeti crabs (Kiwaidae) - a family of crab-like animals whose hairy claws and bodies are reminiscent of the abominable snowman - since 2005, but already their future survival could be at risk. URL https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2018-03-22-deep-sea-wildlife-more-vulnerable-extinction-first-thought Persons Nicolai Roterman
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Title Genetic Study of Yeti Crabs Reveals Likely Common Ancestor—and Vulnerability Media name/outlet Environmental Monitor Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 11/05/18 Description A strange and sad fact of life in the anthropocene is the ability to discover new species and the simultaneous inevitability that many of these newly discovered species will be threatened. Forces now inherent to this age, such as climate change, habitat destruction, and resource exploitation, are proving to be formidable—and in some cases insurmountable—foes for many a rare species URL https://www.fondriest.com/news/genetic-study-yeti-crabs-reveals-likely-common-ancestor-vulnerability.htm Persons Nicolai Roterman