Scientists have recommended capturing half or all of British Columbia’s (fewer than two dozen) remaining Spotted Owls to prevent their extinction, but only if there is a corresponding commitment to protect some habitat for their eventual release. Without that, they will likely be extinct in the wild regardless.
The antarctic studies underway have yielded hundreds of species so far, with some pictures.
Scientists discovered these rodents being sold as snacks in Laos.
This is a new website dedicated to species that are Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered.
EDGE species are truly one of a kind. If they disappear
there will be nothing similar left on the planet. Two-thirds are receiving little or no conservation attention. Help save these remarkable species.
The most recent census of the Siberian leopard puts its numbers too low for survival of the species, according to results presented April 18 at Russia’s Ministry of Natural Resources. Habitat fragmentation and hunting are given the primary blame.
Previous studies have cited a fungus as the reason for population declines, but this study found declines of populations free of the fungus. Global warming seems to be the next fall guy in line, though the synopsis of the evidence doesn’t sound at all conclusive.
One statistic I hadn’t seen yet: 100 frog and reptile species have gone extinct in Central & South America since 1980.
Biologists have topped the 1 million mark in their effort to catalog the species on Earth. It appears that about half of those are in the online database.
Caretakers of the 280 or so existing California Condors are excited that a pair has laid an egg in Mexico for the first time since the 1930’s.
Here we seem to have a some predictions of what the predictions will be. A third of all species will have to move to new ecosystems or they’ll become extinct. The only extinctions cited so far are 17 species of frog. So first we’ll what the actual report predicts, and then how those predictions play out…
I can almost envision how these things form, but I’ve never seen one.
They’ve apparently survived on less intensively farmed coastal lands in Devon. The article indicates that they depend on declining bee populations, but not how.
As is happening more all over the world, a species may require genetic testing to identify.
Many of the new species being discovered are considered endangered from the moment of discovery. Or perhaps it should be endangered by discovery. The colorful Celestial Pearl Danio fish discovered a few months ago is already threatened by demand from aquarium owners.
An ornithologist captured the rare bird in Thailand, and was dumbstruck when he realized what it was.
No scholars have come out with a species name yet, but laypersons continue to collect bigfoot evidence:
National Geographic has the story and photos. Sudden access to a sea that’s been sealed off by ice for 5,000 years will likely reveal more discoveries.
The study will hopefully help keep these vulnerable species from being overfished.
Scientists doing genetic tests on birds have discovered at least 15 species of North American birds that do not interbreed, but look like other species. They project the same is true for other animals, and around the globe.
National Geographic has photos and video of human-sized glowing squid attacking their prey. The squid may also use their lights for communication. Wild.
This puts species discoveries in the news way ahead of extinctions. I think this gives new meaning to scientists “having a field day”.
