Scientists have grown increasingly alarmed about the decline in insect populations worldwide. While some causes — like pesticide use, habitat loss and the climate crisis — are clear, other potential factors, like artificial light at night (ALAN), are more nebulous. Now, researchers writing in Science Advances Wednesday told BBC News they have found the strongest […]
In 2017 and 2018, local mammoth tusk hunters made an incredible discovery on the banks of a Siberian river: two ice-age cave lion cubs lying only 15 meters (approximately 49 feet) apart. The two cubs, a male named Boris and a female named Sparta, are remarkable because of what they can tell us about Ice […]
It is clear that the world’s pollinators are under threat. A 2019 study found that almost half of all insects have disappeared since 1970 and 41 percent of insect species are at risk of extinction. Further, one in six bee species have gone locally extinct in at least one area, as AFP pointed out. But […]
By Tara Lohan The Isabelline Serotine bat (Eptesicus isabellinus) ranges across areas north of the Sahara and into the southern portion of the Iberian Peninsula. But it may be time for the species to start packing its bags. A new study in Global Ecology and Conservation found that dozens of bat species living in parts […]
Some iconic Lake Tahoe sites were closed to visitors this week after chipmunks tested positive for plague. The closures impact some of the most scenic hiking routes in the area, The Guardian reported, including one that follows a creek to the shore of the lake. “Based on positive plague tests and planned treatments, Taylor Creek […]
An extremely rare species of chameleon feared to be extinct has been found alive, for now. Chapman’s pygmy chameleon (Rhampholeon chapmanorum) lives only in the lowland rainforest of the Malawi Hills in southern Malawi, around 80 percent of which have been cleared since 1984. But a study published in Oryx — The International Journal of […]
By Elizabeth Claire Alberts The California condor has been teetering on the brink of extinction for decades. When the species was first assessed in 1994 for the IUCN Red List, the global authority on the conservation statuses of species, it was listed as “critically endangered.” Nearly 30 years later, its status has not changed. But […]
In India, snakes are the primary source of human-wildlife conflict. The country has the highest rate of snakebite mortality, Top 5 reported. According to eLife Sciences, an estimated 1.2 million people died from snakebites in India between 2000 and 2019. Now, new snake apps available for download to mobile phones are helping the public and […]
Utah needs help understanding its elusive river otters. The state’s Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) put out a call Monday asking Utah residents to report any sightings of the animals whose numbers in the state are still unknown. “River otters are important because they are an indicator of how healthy the aquatic environment is around […]
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