This Australian Rodent Is First Mammal Made Extinct By Climate Change
In 1978, researchers estimated several hundred Bramble Cay melomys lived on the island, but the numbers dropped to the double digits by 1998. Just 12 were caught in November 2004.
Science | (c) 2019 The Washington Post | Ben Guarino, Lindsey Bever, The Washington Post | Updated: February 21, 2019 07:55 IST
The first recorded Bramble Cay melomys sightings date to the 1800s. (Representational)
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