Scientists have determined that a critically endangered group of whales in the Gulf of Mexico is actually a new species. The small group of whales were previously classified as a subspecies of Bryde’s whale, but a paper published in Marine Mammal Science last month analyzed their DNA and skeletal shape to reveal a different story. […]
When you think of wooden furniture, you probably think of forest destruction, not conservation. But furniture giant IKEA is trying to reverse that assumption. The Ingka Group, the franchise’s largest owner, just bought 10,840 acres of forest in southeast Georgia, Reuters reported. The purchase comes with legally-binding commitments to restore native trees and protect habitat […]
An alarming new study reports that the global population of sharks and rays has declined 71 percent since 1970. The crash, due to overfishing, underscores the need for international policymakers to reverse the species’ impending collapse. Published in Nature, the study is one of the first global assessments of its kind, The New York Times […]
North Atlantic right whales are in serious trouble, but there is hope. A total of 14 new calves of the extremely endangered species have been spotted this winter between Florida and North Carolina. The 14th and latest calf of the season was spotted Thursday off of Florida’s Amelia Island, News4JAX reported. “What a way to […]
By Tara Lohan Fall used to be the time when millions of monarch butterflies in North America would journey upwards of 2,000 miles to warmer winter habitat. But these days the iconic butterfly’s numbers are dwindling. The western migratory population is down 97% since the 1980s — a survey this month found fewer than 2,000 […]
In 2010, world leaders agreed to 20 targets to protect Earth’s biodiversity over the next decade. By 2020, none of them had been met. Now, the question is whether the world can do any better once new targets are set during the meeting of the UN Convention on Biodiversity in Kunming, China later this year. […]
Deep in the woods, a hairy, ape-like man is said to be living a quiet and secluded life. While some deny the creature’s existence, others spend their lives trying to prove it. A recent Oklahoma bill may require those hoping to prove it to buy a permit first. On Wednesday, one Oklahoma State Representative filed […]
Nine feet tall is gigantic by human standards, but when researcher and conservationist Michael Brown spotted a giraffe in Uganda’s Murchison Falls National Park that measured nine feet, four inches, he was shocked. Giraffes have an average height of around 16 feet. Their necks alone can measure six feet. So why was this giraffe so […]
In 2018, a team of researchers went to West Africa’s Nimba Mountains in search of one critically endangered species of bat. Along the way, they ended up discovering another. The new bat species, Myotis nimbaensis, has an unusual orange and black coloring, and it was written up for the first time last Wednesday in American […]
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