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#6468Fourteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP14)
12 - 17 February 2024, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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#6301World Migratory Bird Day
8 October 2023, Bonn, Germany
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#6289World Migratory Bird Day
14 May 2023, Bonn, Germany
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#6312Second Meeting of the Range States of the Joint CITES - CMS African Carnivores Initiative
1 - 4 May 2023, Entebbe, Uganda
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#6347FAO Council (172nd Session)
24 - 28 April 2023, Rome, Italy
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#63112nd CMS Workshop on Conservation Implications of Animal Culture and Social Complexity - Part II
3 - 4 April 2023, Parma, Italy
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#63103rd Regional Seminar on the Conservation and Restoration of Sahelo-Saharan Megafauna
14 - 16 March 2023, Agadir, Morocco
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#6283World Wildlife Day
3 March 2023, Geneva, Switzerland
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#1344892022-05-16
Amazon deforestation threatens newly discovered fish species in Brazil
Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History researcher Murilo Pastana and his colleagues have discovered and described two new species of Amazonian fish—one with striking red-orange fins and the other so small it is technically considered a miniature fish species—in a paper published today, ...
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#1340172022-04-12
'Extinct' orchid discovered hiding in plain sight
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, together with a team of scientists, have released a new scientific paper showing that the previously presumed extinct species called Prasophyllum morganii, commonly known as mignonette leek orchid, has in fact been hiding in plain sight.
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#1339592022-04-11
Six new wētā species found in New Zealand, as their habitat slowly disappears
Six new alpine species of New Zealand’s most unusual and beloved insect – the wētā – have been discovered, but it is a bittersweet victory, with another piece of research describing the threat global heating poses for their snowy mountain habitat.
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#6196News Headlines
#1337202022-03-07
‘Prospect of existence’: Nameless grasshopper sparks taxonomic debate
What’s in a name? The curious case of a nameless grasshopper will tell you that there is more to a name than meets the eye.
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#6206World Wildlife Day: "Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration"
3 March 2022, Geneva, Switzerland
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#1336152022-03-01
Chocolate frog? New burrowing frog species unearthed in Amazon’s rare peatlands
A photo of an odd-looking amphibian drew attention on Twitter last week, where it was described as a “smooth lil fella”, compared to a melted tootsie roll candy, and likened to the chocolate frogs from Harry Potter.
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#1336012022-02-28
Endangered, new to science orchid discovered in Ecuador with the help of a commercial nursery
An astounding new species of orchid has been discovered in the cloud rainforest of Northern Ecuador. Scientifically named Maxillaria anacatalina-portillae, the plant -- unique with its showy, intense yellow flowers -- was described by Polish orchidologists in collaboration with an Ecuadorian com ...
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#1335442022-02-25
New species of octocoral: The jewel of Caloundra
Queensland Museum scientists have re-described a species of bright blue octocorals that can only be found on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
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#1333992022-02-21
One fish, two fish: New goby species from the Philippines just dropped
Serendipity underlies some of the greatest scientific discoveries. And it was certainly at play in 2015 when a team of biologists stopped off to relax at a popular waterfall on the Philippine island of Palawan after spending a long day surveying nearby streams to document the island’s freshwater ...
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#1329872022-02-08
New species described in 2022
From a tree named after Leonardo DiCaprio to a bamboo-dwelling tarantula, discover some of the new species around the world that have been recently described by scientists.
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#1327612022-01-27
Ghostly monkey and crocodile newts among new Mekong area species
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) conservation group has published a list of 224 newly discovered species from the greater Mekong region.
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#1327342022-01-25
Biologists discover new insect species
Its name sounds legendary, but the newly discovered insect Neuroterus (noo-ROH'-teh-rus) valhalla doesn't look or act the part. It's barely a millimeter long and spends 11 months of the year locked in a crypt.
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#1326462022-01-19
Scientists discover tarantula-killing worms: New parasite named after actor Jeff Daniels
Scientists have named a newly discovered species of worm that kills tarantulas after American actor, musician and producer Jeff Daniels, a distinction no other entertainer can claim.
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#1325062022-01-14
In untangling a taxonomic web, Sri Lankan researchers describe seven new jumping spiders
With two large eyes on a flat rectangular face, and six more eyes around the head, jumping spiders from the Salticidae family can look a bit alien, even by arachnid standards.
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#1324452022-01-12
New species of coral discovered in Scottish waters, shedding new light on deep sea biodiversity
The discovery of a new coral species in waters off the coast of Scotland has sparked new scientific excitement about the biodiversity of the deep sea.
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#1324092022-01-11
New rainfrog species discovered in Panama, named in honor of environmental activist Greta Thunberg
In 2018, Rainforest Trust celebrated its 30th anniversary by hosting an auction offering naming rights for some new-to-science species. The funds raised at the auction benefited the conservation of the newly recognized species. It is estimated that about 100 new species are discovered each year.