1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auDharna Noorhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/dharnanoor-usa/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="rX4X9B7JPS"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2020/04/losing-charismatic-marine-species-could-lead-to-massive-ecosystem-collapse/">Losing Charismatic Marine Species Could Lead To ‘Massive’ Ecosystem Collapse</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2020/04/losing-charismatic-marine-species-could-lead-to-massive-ecosystem-collapse/embed/#?secret=rX4X9B7JPS" width="600" height="338" title="“Losing Charismatic Marine Species Could Lead To ‘Massive’ Ecosystem Collapse” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="rX4X9B7JPS" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/18/bq6ywhpnkqofxatxlvym-scaled.jpg?quality=7525601440A new study, published on Friday in Science, found that 18 per cent of marine megafauna may go extinct within the next century if current trends continue. That includes charismatic ones like whales, sharks, sea turtles, polar bears, and emperor penguins. But it’s not just sad because many of those animals are icons. It’s also […]