An insect-trapping tobacco plant; a “ghost-orchid” that blooms after it rains; a fungus with teeth instead of gills. These are only some of the around 205 plant and fungi species named for the first time by scientists affiliated with the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, in 2021.
Oakland conservation group the Center for Biological Diversity has petitioned the National Marine Fisheries Service to require trap fisheries to convert from traditional crab fishing gear to new ropeless or “pop-up” gear in all United States waters within the next five years. The old gear has led to many entanglements and injuries of endangered whales […]
In Australia, today’s top hits may surprise you. Just one week after its release, an album featuring 40 years’ worth of bird calls has taken the No. 5 spot on the music charts, beating out Abba, Mariah Carey, and Michael Bublé. Songs of Disappearance features calls from 53 threatened Australian bird species, which were recorded […]
A fish previously believed to be extinct has been found in Turkey. The Batman River loach (Paraschistura chrysicristinae) is a small, brown-and-yellow striped freshwater fish that, until now, was last seen in 1974. “I’ve been researching this area for 12 years and this fish was always on my wishlist,” Dr. Cüneyt Kaya, an associate professor […]
Oregon police are seeking assistance in the poisoning of eight wolves in the state since February. Conservation groups are also offering a $43,000 reward for information about the killings, The Guardian reported. “We are furious and appalled. These poisonings are a significant blow to wolf recovery in Oregon,” Defenders of Wildlife senior northwest representative Sristi […]
After long debate, officials in Florida have decided to test feeding wild manatees near Cape Canaveral. The move is unprecedented, as feeding wildlife is considered illegal. But with hundreds of manatees dying of starvation in 2021, wildlife conservationists are desperate to save these creatures. For weeks, state officials have been considering whether or not to […]
In a huge win for the species and conservationists, ten baby Komodo dragons were born in captivity at the San Antonio Zoo this October. Komodo dragons are on the brink of extinction. The largest lizards species in the world, they can grow to be 10 feet long and weigh over 300 pounds, according to the […]
The U.S. government has enacted a voluntary protected zone off the coast of New York City in order to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales as they make their way south for the winter. The protected zone is designed to slow down ships, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is encouraging ships […]
As temperatures continue to rise, albatrosses are “divorcing” in higher rates. Albatrosses are large seabirds that notably pair up and tend to mate with one partner for life. Sometimes, they split, called a divorce, if they fail to reproduce. But new research shows that the warming environment is also causing more divorces between albatross couples. […]
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