Australian Rodent Is First Mammal Made Extinct by Human-Driven Climate Change, Scientists Say

New York Times ^ | June 14, 2016 | By MICHELLE INNIS

[Oztrich Boy]

> The only way that rat became a “species” is because it’s ancestors (probably sewer rats from Liverpool) were traveling in a boat that crashed into the reef.

Nope Melomys are different to Rattus

Probably evolved there after their ancestors drifted over from the mainland

Habitat range of Grassland Melomys

Humans probably brought them to Australia, some thousands of years ago

[Gene Eric]

>> Scientists Say

Doubtful that’s been said.

NYT is a Nazi proxy.

[Moonman62]

“is almost certainly high tides and surging seawater,”

Notice they didn’t say “RISING”, because its NOT.

So, WHAT is the link to the nonexistent global warming?

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You mean you don’t have full faith in the NYTimes?

[Ditter]

Why didn't some greenie weenie organization rescue the poor rats? Surely they saw this coming!

[Senator_Blutarski]

Extinction is the natural state of organisms that fail to adapt. It is not a bad thing. It is the essence of nature to either adapt or fail. These rats failed.