A study led by the University of Adelaide found that New Zealand’s endangered flightless birds inhabit regions where moa once survived, suggesting these areas as crucial for conservation. Crested Moa. Pachyornis australis. From the series ExSnct Birds of New Zealand., 2005, Masterton, by Paul MarSnson. Te Papa (2006-0010-1-19). Credit: Paul MarSnson Research indicates that New …
Updated Jul 9, 2024, 16:03 IST Earth hosted 57 megaherbivore species, yet today, only 11 of these majestic animals remain—with a staggering 81% extinction rate. In a recent study shedding light on the alarming decline of megaherbivores (large herbivores that can exceed 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) in weight), researchers have highlighted ‘human pressures’ as the …
Published By: Nibandh Vinod Last Updated: March 03, 2024, 07:00 IST World Wildlife Day iscelebrated every year on March 3. (Image: Shutterstock) World Wildlife Day is celebrated to raise awareness about the wild Fauna and Flora. The theme of this year is all about connecting people and the planet. World Wildlife Day, celebrated every year …
The findings, published Feb. 11 in the journal “Ecology,” “could have wider implications for marine life and ocean ecosystems in Antarctica and around the world,” researchers said. Researchers finally know how Antarctica’s giant sea spiders reproduce Dads are the heroes in this story. New research shows that male sea spiders in Antarctica take care of …
Researchers have captured footage of a newborn great white shark for the first time. Great whites are one of the world’s most famous apex predators, yet there is no previous record of a live newborn. Almost pure white Carlos Gauna and Phillip Sternes recorded the baby shark in California last year. They spotted the five-foot …
Polar bears are listed as vulnerable on the IUCN red list of endangered species. A polar bear was found dead in Alaska, and it’s the first time we know of a polar bear dying from bird flu. The bear was discovered in Utqiagvik, an area that’s been hit hard by the current global outbreak. The …
Biologist Brian Gall was out for an afternoon of paddling when he chanced on a casual curiosity that led him to exhaustive experimentation. That day, Gall noticed something about arachnid behavior that led him to drop thousands of spiders into engineered aquatic “arenas” and watch what happened next. Spoiler alert: None of them drowned. That’s …
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Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent I hear them long before I see them. As I clamber out of my car in the parking lot near Point Piedras Blancas just off California’s Highway 1, the grunting noises of dozens of elephant seals fill the air. I walk quickly to the wooden viewing platform, lean up against the …
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Photographs selected by Jeff Campagna Text by Tracy Scott Forson Although gorillas are the largest primates, weighing up to 440 pounds, their size has not made them impervious to human contact and climate change, which have sharply reduced populations. In 1989, only about 620 mountain gorillas remained, an order of magnitude lower than historic population …
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Anthony Ham Freelance writer The armed men aren’t supposed to be here. We are several miles inside Buffalo Springs National Reserve in northern Kenya, and the driver I hired for this reporting project and I are checking out a rumor that the reserve’s elephants may have gone missing. Nearly 8,000 elephants have inhabited the broader …