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#1318802021-11-24
Australia’s native wildlife in grip of unprecedented attack
A new report, Fighting plagues and predators Australia’s path to a pest and weed-free future, released today, reveals the environment is facing a “sliding doors” moment, with two possible futures for Australia, depending on the decisions made today.
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#613614th Meeting of the ACCOBAMS Scientific Committee and Celebration of the ACCOBAMS 25th Anniversary
22 - 26 November 2021, Istabul and, Monaco
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#1318212021-11-19
Twelve new butterfly species recorded in the Eastern Ghats of Visakhapatnam district
Gossamer-winged butterflies conjure up images of flowery fields and sunshine-soaked gardens. Indicators of a healthy environment and ecosystem, butterflies have been widely used by ecologists to study the impact of habitat loss and fragmentation, and climate change.
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#1318282021-11-19
Endangered Yangtze finless porpoises spotted frequently in E China
Yangtze finless porpoises have been spotted frequently in the Nanjing section of the Yangtze River in east China's Jiangsu Province recently. Many residents in the city as Jiangsu's provincial capital have seen the scene of the beautiful creatures playing or leaping out of water.
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#1318362021-11-19
Marine microbe contains multitudes
A deep dive into microbial genomics reveals one bacterial species is made of four ecologically distinct groups with different lifestyles. The bacterium SAR324 is unusually cosmopolitan. In the ocean's North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, microbes tend to stay localized at different depths. But SAR324 ...
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#1318372021-11-19
How do microbes choose from a 'menu' of food?
Microbial communities often contain several species that coexist even though they share similar metabolic abilities. How they do so is unclear. Researchers have now developed a model to show that if these species have complementary preferences for what they consume, they can more easily coexist.
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#1318522021-11-19
Protections for western bird will get new look under Biden
The Biden administration on Friday said it will consider new measures to protect greater sage grouse, a bird species once found across much of the U.S. West that has suffered drastic declines in recent decades due to oil and gas drilling, grazing, wildfires and other pressures.
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#1318612021-11-19
Europe's butterflies are vanishing as small farms disappear
Each week for the last 25 summers, biologist Constantí Stefanescu has walked a line through a series of fields in Catalonia, counting butterflies. On a sun-beaten day last July, near where the Pyrenees Mountains slip into the Mediterranean Sea, he stepped into what had once been the most butterf ...
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#1317902021-11-18
Gabon is last bastion of endangered African forest elephants
Loss of habitat and poaching have made African forest elephants a critically endangered species. Yet the dense forests of sparsely populated Gabon in the Congo River Basin remain a “last stronghold” of the magnificent creatures, according to new research that concluded the population is much hig ...
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#1317582021-11-17
New hope for ancient spider species feared extinct on Kangaroo Island
The recent discovery of two assassin spiders found living in a remnant patch of long unburnt habitat in Kangaroo Island have given new hope for the future of the ancient species after it was feared that they had become extinct.
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#1317612021-11-17
After record low, monarch butterflies return to California
There is a ray of hope for the vanishing orange-and-black Western monarch butterflies. The number wintering along California's central coast is bouncing back after the population, whose presence is often a good indicator of ecosystem health, reached an all-time low last year.
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#1317052021-11-16
Over 1M species face threat of extinction: Global biodiversity body
More than one million species face the threat of extinction, a global biodiversity body said on Monday. The Geneva-based International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the only international observer organization in the UN General Assembly with expertise in the environment, particularl ...
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#1317142021-11-16
House sparrow population in Europe drops by 247m
There are 247m million fewer house sparrows in Europe than there were in 1980, and other once ubiquitous bird species have suffered huge declines, according to a new study.
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#1317192021-11-16
Urban leopards of Korea's past could hold clues to species survival
Amur leopards were able to coexist with people within the city walls of Seoul, South Korea, in the 19th century, reports a study led by a UCL and ZSL researcher.
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#1317242021-11-16
"Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration" announced as theme of World Wildlife Day 2022
According to figures by the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species, over 8,400 species of wild fauna and flora are critically endangered, while close to 30,000 more are understood to be endangered or vulnerable. Based on these estimates, it is suggested t ...
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#1317272021-11-16
Alluring larvae: Competition to attract fish drives species diversity among freshwater mussels
North America's freshwater mussels are both impressively diverse and highly imperiled. Nearly 300 species occur in the United States and Canada, and up to 40 species of the hard-shelled bottom dwellers can be found on a single stretch of a clean, swiftly flowing river.
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#1317292021-11-16
A new species of fig discovered on Uluru
Figs are one of the world's most recognizable trees and extensively used by First Nations peoples, but until recently a single widespread species, Ficus brachypoda, was the only kind recognized in central Australia.
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#1316952021-11-15
More than 50 percent of all turtle species are threatened: New atlas of the turtles of the world published
An international team of scientists from the U.S., France, Australia, and Germany, including Senckenberg researcher Uwe Fritz has published the ninth edition of the atlas "Turtles of the World."
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#1316992021-11-15
Scientists look to extinct genes to protect endangered species and the climate
The first time geneticist George Church visited Siberia was the first summer the permafrost melted. Permafrost by its nature is supposed to stay frozen year-round, but in a marker of encroaching climate change, in 2018 the top layer of soil thawed and didn't refreeze.
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#1316182021-11-11
Earth has seen five mass extinction events. What can we learn from them?
Five times in the last 500m years, more than three-fourths of marine animal species perished in mass extinctions. Each of these events is associated with a major disruption of Earth’s carbon cycle.
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#1315452021-11-08
COP26: Indigenous peoples, protests, and a call to end the war on nature
Mother Nature, or “Pachamama”, as they say in Latin America, took centre stage as the pivotal UN climate conference reached the halfway point. Nature is critical to our survival: it provides the oxygen we need to breathe, regulates weather patterns, supplies food and water for all living things, ...
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#1313032021-10-29
Critically endangered condor chicks are species' 1st known 'virgin births'
Scientists have reported the first known "virgin births" in California condors — two chicks that hatched without any males involved in fertilizing the eggs.
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#1313062021-10-29
Birdwatching needs more investment to propel tourism: expert
“Home to tens of wetlands and lakes, Golestan hosts hundreds of thousands of migratory and native birds per annum. Though the province has considerable potential to be a hectic destination for bird-watchers, achieving this capacity of the neglected tourism industry requires more investment and p ...
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#1313232021-10-29
Over half of the world’s vertebrates reside in the tropics
It has long been known that, when it comes to biodiversity, the tropics reign supreme. However, until now, scientists did not have an exact estimate of how many of the world’ s species resided there.
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#1313282021-10-29
Zoonotic pathogens threaten humans, snow leopards in High Asia: Policy brief
The remote mountains of inner Asia could witness future pandemics which could threaten both humans as well as non-human species such as snow leopards, a new policy brief has said.
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#1312342021-10-28
Barcoding the Norfolk Broads to discover local biodiversity is part of project to sequence all UK species
As part of the pioneering UK-led Darwin Tree of Life project (DToL), the Wellcome and UKRI-BBSRC funded ‘Barcoding the Broads’ programme provides training on how to collect samples and then sequence a DNA barcode of species found in the East of England. Showcasing the modern scientific disciplin ...
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#1312192021-10-27
Arctic Terns arrive in the thousands to Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park
The annual migration of birds from the Arctic to the Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve, has begun with an enormous flock seen swarming the Manoli Islands inside the park last weekend.
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#1311542021-10-26
Guardians of the northern white rhino: The world’s most endangered species
With no male northern white rhinos left on the planet, these photos are a love letter to the armed guards protecting the last two remaining females, Fatu and Najin.
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#1311552021-10-26
Jackie Chan, Balerion and Smaug inspire names of gecko species described from Western Ghats
Researchers recently described 12 new gecko species from the Western Ghats, 10 of which are endemic and found nowhere else in the world. Some of them got quirky names, after their traits, like the Jackie Chan gecko — named for its stealthy characteristic and being “nearly impossible to catch.”
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#1311562021-10-26
First endangered baby Grevy's zebra born in S'pore zoo, named Izara
It's time for Singapore's beloved panda cub to share the spotlight with another black and white mammal at the Singapore Zoo — a baby Grevy's zebra.
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#1311712021-10-26
Tiny swimming creatures can create big currents in lake water
Lakes are usually pictured as tranquil environments, largely uninfluenced by the enormous tidal power which drives the oceans. But the surface winds that act upon lakes can significantly alter the environment in which many lake species thrive—particularly during summer.
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#1311812021-10-26
A new plan for our planet: What does the Environment Bill mean for developers, landowners and local authorities?
The initiative, that I introduced to the UK as a concept when I set up the Environment Bank in 2007, will be a major game-changer in the way biodiversity is considered within the development sector. Biodiversity loss poses a massive existential threat to us - we cannot afford not to restore biod ...
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#1311502021-10-25
Birds of a feather start flocking together in Delhi
The nip in the air indicates winter is on its way to Delhi. Alongside, migratory birds have started arriving at Yamuna Biodiversity Park. However, the number of the species and the number of arrivals are lower this time than previous years.
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#1311282021-10-25
Britain’s migratory birds ‘may stop flying south for winter’
Migratory birds including the willow warbler, the garden warbler and the nightingale may eventually stop flying south for the winter as they spend longer in their European breeding grounds.
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#1311312021-10-25
Newly discovered coral and nudibranch species reflects Hong Kong's rich marine biodiversity
Biologists from Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) have discovered in Hong Kong waters a new species of hard coral and two new species of nudibranch, a type of marine mollusc, that have never been identified anywhere else in the world. The discoveries of new species from these commonly seen ani ...
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#1311452021-10-25
Singing lemurs have a distinctly human sense of rhythm, study finds
They have fluffy ears, a penetrating stare and a penchant for monogamy. But it turns out that indris – a large, critically endangered species of lemur – have an even more fascinating trait: an unexpected sense of rhythm.
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#1311462021-10-25
New population estimate for right whales at its lowest in 20 years
A new estimate of the number of endangered North Atlantic right whales left on the planet puts the population at 336, the lowest in nearly 20 years.
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#1311062021-10-22
‘Biodiversity for future generations’: Two new national parks for NSW
Two private properties bought by the NSW government will be given national parks status to help safeguard up to 50 threatened plant and animal species including the eastern-fat tailed gecko and the major Mitchell cockatoo.
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#1310702021-10-22
Biodiversity of islands worldwide is in peril, scientists warn
Scientists are sounding the alarm. The biodiversity of islands around the world is becoming increasingly threatened, due in large part to habitat loss, overexploitation, invasive species and climate change.
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#1310722021-10-22
COVID could wreak havoc on gorillas, but they social distance better than we do
Endangered mountain gorillas in Rwanda’s famous Volcanoes National Park could face “population collapse” within 50 years if some of them contract COVID-19, new research suggests.
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#1310742021-10-22
Poaching is altering the genetics of wild animals
Sometime in the distant past, well before humans walked the Earth, the ancestors of modern-day elephants evolved their iconic tusks. Elephants use their bleach-white incisors — they’re technically giant teeth, like ours but longer — to dig, collect food, and protect themselves.
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#1310902021-10-22
Scientists uncover the genetic pathway that colors bumble bee stripes
While most people in the U.S. may think of bumble bees as the standard yellow and black variety, there are an estimated 260 bee species that sport about 400 different color patterns. One reason many people associate bumble bees with distinct colors is because evolution can influence multiple bee ...
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#1310912021-10-22
Fossils of two Early Cretaceous species discovered in southwest Arkansas
Two new species dating back to the Early Cretaceous Period were recently discovered in Sevier County in southwest Arkansas. One is a small skink researchers named Sciroseps pawhuskai and the other is a new fish named Anomoeodus caddoi.
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#1310322021-10-21
Microbes that form clouds and recycle nutrients threatened by climate change
Microbes in the air could be among the victims of climate change, with 15% of airborne species of bacteria predicted to go extinct. The consequences of their loss are currently uncertain, but could cause impacts on crops, diseases, and even the formation of clouds.
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#1310442021-10-21
Don't underestimate rabbits: These powerful pests threaten more native wildlife than cats or foxes
In inland Australia, rabbits have taken a severe toll on native wildlife since they were introduced in 1859. They may be small, but today rabbits are a key threat to 322 species of Australia's at-risk plants and animals—more than twice the number of species threatened by cats or foxes.
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#1310562021-10-21
For Many Wildlife Species, Migration May No Longer be Worth it Due to Climate Change and Human Pressure
The holidays are here, you hop into your car, ready to leave for your grandparents' place. It's pretty far, several hundred kilometres away, so you're going to have to make several stopovers to refuel—both the car and your tummy. But once you've left, you realise that none of the familiar eateri ...
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#1310572021-10-21
Jekyll Island
Jekyll Island was once occupied seasonally by Guale and Mocama indigenous peoples. With the presence of European settlers, however, these peoples were executed or evacuated by both the British and French.
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#1310272021-10-20
[Commentary] Balancing trade-offs between biodiversity conservation and livelihoods
Biodiversity, the variety of life across genes, species and populations, plays an integral role in ensuring food security, ecosystem function, and human well-being. Amid alarming reports of skyrocketing species extinction rates due to biodiversity loss, global agencies are calling for urgent action.
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#1309282021-10-19
Cape Town fights alien trees threatening its water supply, biodiversity
In South Africa’s Franschhoek mountains a helicopter drops off abseilers to cut down invasive pine trees that are choking off water supplies to millions of Cape Town residents already facing climate change-induced shortages.
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#1309292021-10-19
Biodiversity: world leaders are negotiating new targets to protect nature by 2030 – the story so far
This online event will be followed by an in-person one in Geneva in January 2022, and negotiations will formally end in April 2022 in Kunming, China, where the world will agree a post-2020 global biodiversity framework with targets for the next decade.Most countries 196 in total, with the US bei ...