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#1304372021-09-15
A flying great white shark: Chris Fallows’ best photograph
There is no more iconic species on the planet than the great white shark. Everybody knows what they are, even in the most landlocked countries on Earth, and people are fascinated by them.
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#1304392021-09-15
Rainbow colours and legs for days’: Australian fly species named after drag star RuPaul
The first insect Bryan Lessard named after a pop culture icon was the Beyoncé fly – Scaptia beyonceae, in 2011. At the time, the CSIRO entomologist caused quite a stir, and was “frowned upon” by some taxonomists.
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#1304432021-09-15
A novel fly species discovered in Finland
Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland and the Zoological Museum of the University of Turku have published in the journal ZooKeys an official description for Scenopinus jerei, a new fly species from Finland.
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#1304462021-09-15
Foraging habits and tactics, diet and activity levels reveal how two octopus species coexist
There are more than 300 species of octopus living in diverse habitats that span coral reefs, seagrass beds, sand plains and polar ice regions where they feed on lower trophic levels. Most famous for having eight arms (octopus comes from the Greek, octópus, which means "eight foot"), the behavior ...
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#1304472021-09-15
Bandicoot species 'back from the brink' on Australian mainland
A small nocturnal marsupial that once roamed the Australian mainland has been brought back from the brink of extinction after a decades-long conservation effort, authorities said Wednesday.
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#1304482021-09-15
Primate mothers may carry infants after death as a way of grieving, study finds
Some primate species may express grief over the death of their infant by carrying the corpse with them, sometimes for months, according to a new UCL-led study—with implications for our understanding of how non-human animals experience emotion.
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#1304572021-09-15
New autonomous method precisely detects endangered whale vocalizations
The North Atlantic Right Whale (Right whale) is one of the most endangered whale species in the world with only about 368 remaining off the east coast of North America.
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#1303902021-09-14
Which species will be our urban neighbours?
All over the world, people are moving out of rural areas, and cities are growing. What will be the impact on resident species that live in these cities? Which will be our new plant and animal neighbors, which will have to leave town, and what does that mean for us humans?
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#1304022021-09-14
Rewriting extinction: Ricky Gervais joins celebrities creating comics to save species
Ricky Gervais is the latest celebrity to join an ambitious year-long storytelling campaign called Rewriting Extinction with the launch of a comic called Bullfight.
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#1303582021-09-13
Climate change: Animals 'shape-shifting' in response to global warming crisis, study says
Larger ears, bulkier beaks and longer wings - climate change is causing numerous species to "shape-shift" and adapt to the world's warming temperatures, a study claims.
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#1303622021-09-13
Migratory birds found to be flying much higher than expected – new research
Every autumn, billions of birds leave their breeding areas when the temperature drops and food gets scarce to spend the winter in more favorable climes, returning the following spring when warm weather brings food in abundance. These epic journeys can cover thousands of kilometres, often crossin ...
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#1303742021-09-13
How genetic islands form among marine molluscs
Usually, the individuals of a population of marine species that have the potential to disperse over long distances all share a similar genetic composition. Yet every now and then, at small, localized sites, small groups of genetically different individuals suddenly appear within populations for ...
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#1303752021-09-13
Detecting fish, mammals, and birds from a single water sample
In times of exacerbating biodiversity loss, reliable data on species occurrence are essential, in order for prompt and adequate conservation actions to be initiated. This is especially true for freshwater ecosystems, which are particularly vulnerable and threatened by anthropogenic impacts. Thei ...
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#1303262021-09-09
Prehistoric primates had a sweet tooth
Dental fossils belonging to a species of prehistoric primate, Microsyops latidens, which date to the Early Eocene (around 54 million years ago) display the earliest known evidence of dental caries in mammals, according to a study published in Scientific Reports.
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#1303422021-09-09
The world's largest living lizard is now endangered due to climate change
The world’s largest living lizard species is moving closer to extinction as rising sea levels fueled by climate change threatens its habitat.
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#1303502021-09-09
How land birds cross the open ocean
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior and University of Konstanz in Germany have identified how large land birds fly nonstop for hundreds of kilometers over the open ocean—without taking a break for food or rest.
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#1303512021-09-09
New ‘green status’ launched to help endangered species
Currently, over a quarter (28%) of species studied by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) - 38,543 out of 138,374 - are threatened with extinction, according to the latest edition of its Red List, published at the World Conservation Congress in Marseille that runs until Friday.
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#1302952021-09-07
Scientists discover two new species and a new genus of freshwater mussels in Borneo
Research led by the University of Nottingham has discovered two new species and a new genus of freshwater mussel in Borneo for the first time in almost 100 years.
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#1303062021-09-07
Komodo dragon, 2-in-5 shark species lurch towards extinction
Trapped on island habitats made smaller by rising seas, Indonesia's Komodo dragons were listed as endangered on Saturday, in an update of the wildlife Red List that also warned overfishing threatens nearly two-in-five sharks with extinction.
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#1303082021-09-07
Ecuador seeks to expand Galapagos reserve to protect marine life
In hopes of protecting migratory marine species endangered by overfishing and climate change, Ecuador's government has proposed expanding marine reserves near the Galapagos Islands, a haven for sharks, turtles and whales.
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#1303092021-09-07
Australian State Announces Bold 'Zero Extinction' Plan to Protect Endangered Species
Koalas, rock wallabies and the Nightcap Oak, a rare tree, are some of the iconic species to be protected under an “historic” zero extinction plan in the Australian state of New South Wales.
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#1303102021-09-07
Wolf Populations Drop as More States Allow Hunting
Gray wolves once roamed the entire North American continent, from the scrubby deserts of Mexico to the boreal forests of Alaska. But by the 1950s decades of overhunting and habitat loss had nearly extirpated the species in the contiguous United States.
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#1303112021-09-07
World leaders must take bold, transformative measures to protect threatened species
In 1973, when I was 15 years old, there were less than 4 billion people on the planet. The Iron and Bamboo Curtains cut huge swathes of the world off from each other. Unfettered global trade was years away.
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#1303122021-09-07
Multi-use forests and sustainable native forestry important for biodiversity
National Threatened Species Day is a great opportunity to recognise the environmental benefits of NSW’s sustainably managed multi-use forests alongside the state’s National Parks, the Australian Forest Products Association of NSW (AFPA NSW) CEO Sue Grau said today.
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#1303242021-09-07
Climate change: Dragonflies spread north in warming world
Dragonflies are moving northwards across Britain and Ireland as temperatures rise. More than 40% of species have increased their distribution since 1970, while only about 10% have declined, according to a new report.
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#1303252021-09-07
Moth wingtips an 'acoustic decoy' to thwart bat attack, scientists find
Wingtips of certain species of silkmoth are structured to reflect sound and throw off attackers, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Bristol have discovered that the tips of some saturniid moth forewings are curiously rippled and folded.
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#1302622021-09-03
Global biodiversity conference kicks off in Marseille
A major conference on biodiversity opens in the French city of Marseille on Friday. Over 1,000 governmental and civil society organisations will discuss how to protect some of the one million species threatened by human actions.
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#1302632021-09-03
The world conference on biodiversity begins in Marseille
More than 1,000 government and civil society organizations will discuss how to protect some of the million species threatened by human actions. “The answer is very simple. We have natural capital. We have nature. We have been taking and taking and taking for decades to build our society. Now we ...
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#1302692021-09-03
South Africa: Ninety Landowners Help Vultures to Reclaim their Karoo Home
The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) proudly announces the declaration of the first official Vulture Safe Zone (VSZ) in the Karoo, just in time for International Vulture Awareness Day on 4 September. A Vulture Safe Zone is an area in which landowners and communities work collaboratively to implem ...
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#1302702021-09-03
Species Extinctions Are Important to Track—But So Are Recoveries
The Sumatran rhino, the smallest, shaggiest, and most endangered of the world’s five rhinoceros species, is found only on the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Borneo.
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#1302712021-09-03
North Atlantic right whales critically endangered by climate crisis, new study finds
Climate change-induced warming in the Gulf of Maine has resulted in the population of the North Atlantic right whale to plummet, leaving the species critically endangered and conservationists desperate for safeguards, according to a study published this week in the journal Oceanography.
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#1302822021-09-03
The annual 3,000-mile monarch migration is heading toward Chicago: 'It's like a Disney movie, except better'
Breanna Seibel was riding a four-wheeler alongside her alfalfa field in northern Wisconsin when she started seeing monarch butterflies. The bright orange visitors were swooping, fluttering and dancing in pairs, quartets and trios. They were landing in the trees that line the field, with up to 10 ...
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#1302272021-09-02
Tanzania: Tawiri All Out to Save Giraffes
THE Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI) has stepped up efforts in saving giraffes in the country. The organization, which is charged with conducting and coordinating wildlife research in the country, has currently procured 12 collars from Germany to be fitted on the Ossicones of the ta ...
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#1302282021-09-02
Kenya Steps Up Efforts to Save Wildlife From Extinction
The black rhino, mountain bongo, roan antelope and sable antelope have been classified as critically endangered species in Kenya.
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#1302372021-09-02
Going up: Birds and mammals evolve faster if their home is rising
The rise and fall of Earth's land surface over the last three million years shaped the evolution of birds and mammals, a new study has found, with new species evolving at higher rates where the land has risen most.
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#1302432021-09-02
Shy little wallaby has been overlooked for decades
For many people, the term "wallaby" may describe a single species, or rather just a small kangaroo. So you may be surprised to learn there are actually more than 50 known species of wallaby in Australia.
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#1301732021-09-01
Has the wildlife 'Red List' let Africa's big cats down?
Africa's marquee big cats are currently listed as "vulnerable", but with declines in lion numbers close to the threshold for a higher risk category Lions and cheetahs were both reconfirmed as 'vulnerable' in 2014. Credit: AFP Photo Lions and cheetahs are closer to extinction than the authoritati ...
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#1301742021-09-01
Moth biodiversity assessment finds nearly 500 moth species in Tale Wildlife Sanctuary
Seventeen new species have been added to the moth fauna of India from Tale Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, following moth biodiversity assessments that took place over 29 days in the months of April, May, August and September in 2011 and 2019.
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#1301812021-09-01
Doubling the number of species of hand-standing spotted skunks
Picture a skunk. You're probably thinking of a stocky animal, around the size of a housecat, black with white stripes, like Pepé Le Pew. That describes North America's most common skunk, the striped skunk, but they also have smaller, spotted cousins. Scientists still have a lot to learn about sp ...
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#1301842021-09-01
Endangered Bengal tiger cub born at Nicaragua zoo
A Bengal tiger cub is being cared for by humans at Nicaragua's National Zoo after its mother was unable to produce the milk necessary to feed the latest little addition to the endangered species, the zoo's director Eduardo Sacasa said Tuesday.
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#1301912021-09-01
Young Boy Caught a Massive "Foot-Long" Goldfish, Proving Invasive Goldfish Epidemic
According to an email from his father Jason to the Press, Cash Geiger grabbed a foot-long goldfish while fishing at the Fireman's Park pond in August.
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#1301492021-08-31
Should 30% Of Earth’s Land and Sea Areas Be Conserved?
The statistics paint a grim picture: Accelerating species losses, 10 million hectares (25 million acres) of forest destroyed every year, apocalyptic declines in the abundance of some wildlife. The planet is in a biodiversity crisis, with some scientists saying if we keep it up, we may tip into a ...
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#1301522021-08-31
Secretary-General calls for bold action to end biodiversity crisis
With one million species at risk of extinction, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called for greater leadership and political will to end the biodiversity crisis.
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#1301542021-08-31
Lake sediments show link between climate change and bushfires in Aussie Alps
A small lake just five kilometers from the peak of Mount Kosciuszko has given scientists the best indication yet of the link between rising temperatures, loss of native plant species and more frequent fires in the Snowy Mountains.
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#1301582021-08-31
New study of fossil caimans in North America determines their evolutionary history
A new study of two approximately 52-million-year-old fossil finds from the Green River Formation in Wyoming, U.S., has fit them into the evolutionary history of crocodiles. Biogeologists Jules Walter, Dr. Márton Rabi of the University of Tübingen, working with some other colleagues, determined t ...
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#1301662021-08-31
Tropical coral species at extreme risk from climate change
New Curtin University research has found that the coral species living on the pristine reefs in Western Australia's Kimberley and offshore regions will be in danger of disappearing or moving south to cooler waters, if urgent action is not taken to address climate change.
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#1301702021-08-31
New dragon-like lizard species discovered in the Tropical Andes
The Huallaga River in the Andes of central Peru extends for 1,138 km, making it the largest tributary of the Marañón River, the spinal cord of the Amazon River. This basin harbors a great variety of ecosystems, including the Peruvian Yunga ecoregion, which is considered a shelter of endemic bird ...
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#1301722021-08-31
More than 30% of tree species worldwide are threatened with extinction, a landmark report warns
At least a third of tree species worldwide are at risk of extinction, a new landmark report warns. “That means there are twice as many globally threatened tree species as threatened mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles combined,” Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), which releas ...
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#1301202021-08-24
Unprecedented loss of biodiversity: A million species under threat but there are ways to conserve earth’s living systems
Human-induced climate change isn’t just warming the planet to dangerous levels, it’s also threatening the living systems that depend on a stable climate. Add to that centuries of our plundering the natural world for resources and, according to the first draft of a Biodiversity Convention report, ...
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#1301232021-08-24
Habitat destruction, illegal hunting threat Persian red deer
Maral, along with “Roe deer” and “Persian fallow deer”, are three species of deer in Iran. Recently, the head of the provincial department of environment Hassan Abbasnejad announced the implementation of a plan on the conservation of Persian fallow deer and red deer in Arasbaran forests in the n ...