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Speaking on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) radio on Tuesday, lead researcher Dr Thomas Newsome said that conservation efforts were widely targeted at larger endangered species such as sharks and rhinos, meaning smaller, hard-to-find Australian species such as the wallaby and the bilby are left at the greatest risk of extinction.


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He said that widespread land clearing, aggressive farming practices and the introduction of foreign predators posed the greatest risk to some of Australia's most iconic species, and had contributed to Australia having the highest mammal extinction rate in the world.


"A lot of the freshwater fish in Australia have been ignored, and these species have highly restricted and specialized habitat requirements. Habitat loss can basically wipe out a single species in one blow," he said.


"For the mammals on the other hand, it's small wallabies and bilbies which are highly threatened. In fact Nike Air Max 98 Supreme Uomo Scontate , Australia has the highest extinction rate in the world for mammals.


"We've lost 30 mammals to extinction in the past 200 years - that's half the world's mammal extinctions in our own backyard. And when you take these animals out of the system, there can be cascading impacts on the ecosystem."


Newsome said that in order to lower the extinction rate in Australia, more funding for smaller species was required, while a lessened human impact on the ecosystem was also required.


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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are feeling the love at the Invictus Games! The royal couple walked hand-in-hand into the wheelchair tennis event at the Paralympic-style games in Toronto on Monday.


Markle looked chic and casual in a white blouse and jeans, while the prince wore his Invictus Games polo shirt. They both sported matching sunglasses as they took in the match from the sidelines. Between sets, they turned around in their seats to chat with Invictus Games fans around them.


She added, “The rules are different to normal tennis as well so they were talking about that. Harry was explaining it to her. They were absolutely lovely, they asked me if I enjoyed the game and who I was cheering on.”


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And while they chatted with fans about the games, there “was no wedding talk at all,” Kylie added. “They seemed lovely. They were having a lovely time.”


After the match, which New Zealand won, the couple stood and chatted with fans. They then left the venue walking hand-in-hand to cheers from the crowd.


On Saturday Nike Air Max 98 Supreme Obsidian Scontate , the royal couple made their first official appearance together at the opening ceremony at the games, where Markle supported her boyfriend from the stands.


Markle wore a purple dress with a purple leather coat over her shoulders as she sat with friend Markus Anderson. She stood along with the rest of the crowd during the Canadian national anthem and clapped heartily as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (her acquaintance and a friend of Harry) made his welcome address.


Markle recently opened up about Harry, telling Vanity Fair: “I can tell you that at the end of the day, I think it’s really simple. We’re two people who are really happy and in love.”


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Both Harry and Meghan share a commitment to supporting the troops. The prince, who served 10 years in the Army, has long been a champion of causes that benefit servicemen and women. In addition to the Invictus Games, he has inspired veterans with the Walking with the Wounded charity and his Endeavour Fund. Meghan Nike Air Max 98 Supreme Nere Scontate , meanwhile, traveled to Afghanistan in December 2014 on a USO tour.


Two watercolors of The Little Prince, French polymath Antoine de Saint-Exupery's world-famous golden-haired creation, fetched more than half a million euros at auction in Paris on Wednesday.


The first work, an A4-sized image of the children's character watching a sunset, smashed its estimate to sell for 294 www.supremeairmax98.it ,000 euros ($331,000), according to the Artcurial auction house.


The second piece depicting the prince laying on his stomach in a rose garden sold for 226,000 euros.


"The prices reached by these iconic images are commensurate with this universal work and its international reputation," said Guillaume Romaneix, a books and manuscript specialist with Artcurial.


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