Species Coming and Going:
It is always nice when an extinct animal shows up and announces that rumors of its extinction were exaggerated. In this case, we have the dwarf cloud rat just discovered by an international research team....
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Posted on April 28, 2008 4:13 PM • 2 Comments •
Ten Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus chicks have been moved by helicopter, from their current stronghold on Torishima Island to the site of a former colony 350 km to the South-east. The potential for future volcanic events on Torishima is among the most serious threats...
Posted on March 13, 2008 8:11 PM • 2 Comments •
A bird that was known only from two records from the 1920s has been discovered in the Pacific after a gap of 79 years. Sightings of the Critically Endangered Beck's Petrel Pseudobulweria becki - published by the British Ornithologists' Club - have finally proven the...
Posted on March 13, 2008 7:18 PM • 0 Comments •
Groups seek more room for bison to roam from PhysOrg.com Give bison running room in a cattle-free zone in Montana outside Yellowstone National Park, wildlife advocates and homeowners said. [...] Loggers Invaded Butterfly Haven, Photos Show Illegal loggers have chopped their way deep into...
Posted on March 7, 2008 1:48 PM • 0 Comments •
As wolves wander into Massachusetts, we now have a report of the elusive Wolverine being spotted on a research camera in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Camera Spots Wolverine in Sierra Nevada from PhysOrg.com (AP) -- A research project aimed at weasels has turned up a...
Posted on March 6, 2008 7:45 PM • 0 Comments •
Climate Warming Could Lead to Tundra Fires; Preserving the Hemlock; Kangaroo Cull...
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Posted on March 5, 2008 8:15 PM • 0 Comments •
Historical records indicate that 130 years ago, the white-tailed jack rabbit was abundant in the Yellowstone vicinity. The last confirmed sighting was in 1991. What happened? This apparently remains a mystery, according to Rabbit Expert Joel Berger....
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Posted on February 28, 2008 9:48 PM • 2 Comments •
From the Wildlife Conservation Society: Unless major conservation measure are enacted, Madagascar's turtles and tortoises will continue to crawl steadily toward extinction, according to a recent assessment by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and other groups. With their habitat shrinking and illegal hunting worsening, these...
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Posted on February 8, 2008 10:07 PM • 0 Comments •
U.S. will not help Jaguars; Home Aquariums Hurt Corals; Life-saving Plants Going Extinct;...
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Posted on January 20, 2008 8:00 PM • 0 Comments •
A translocated population of the Critically Endangered Laysan Duck has reached 200 in only three years.Anas laysanensis is commonly known as the Laysan Duck. It occurs in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, and nowhere else, though it was once found across the Hawaiian Island chain....
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Posted on January 18, 2008 6:59 PM • 0 Comments •
