Nature has once again proven how resilient life can be. In Brazil, scientists have documented thousands of tiny bumblebee catfish scaling waterfalls up to four meters high, a feat that seems almost impossible for fish less than four centimeters long. According to ScienceAlert, the surprising behavior was first noticed when police spotted the fish swarming […]
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As forest elephants plummet, ebony trees decline in Central Africa’s rainforests
In 2017, when Vincent Deblauwe joined the Cameroon-based Congo Basin Institute (CBI) to study African ebony (Diospyros crassiflora) — economically valuable pitch-black, dense wood — the Indigenous Baka people accompanied him on his field trips. As they sat around campfires and trekked through the rainforests, Deblauwe tapped into their knowledge of flora and fauna, especially […]
Wolf hunting in western US does little to prevent livestock losses, study finds
Legalized wolf hunting in the western US has had only a minimal impact on preventing livestock loss, a new study led by the University of Michigan suggests. The research, published in Science Advances, compared data from Montana and Idaho, two states where public wolf hunts have been permitted, with Oregon and Washington, where hunting remains […]
Smithsonian Scientists Are Giving Endangered Species A Second Chance
According to CBS News, the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) in Virginia is quietly working to pull species back from the brink of extinction. On its 32,000-acre campus in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, more than 20 at-risk species — from red pandas to maned wolves and even Mongolia’s Przewalski’s horse — are […]
Climate negotiations must begin to prioritize conservation of wetlands like Brazil’s Pantanal (commentary)
A year ago, deep in the heart of the Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland, the lifeless body of Gaia, a jaguar known and loved by conservationists, was found charred by fire. Gaia had been monitored for years by Onçafari (a nonprofit founded by co-author Mario Haberfeld, which works to protect jaguars in the region […]
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Alligator Was Still Attached to Woman’s Arm When Husband Pulled Her Out of the Water Mid-Attack: Report
New details are emerging about an alligator attack that occurred in a Florida river last month. In their initial news release, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) said that on July 23, a 27-year-old woman was attacked while out boating with her husband on the South Fork portion of the Saint Lucie River. A representative […]
New Salvatore in town? Seal spotted in Yarra River brings excitement to Melbourne
Recent sightings of a seal in the Yarra River have sparked excitement among Melbourne locals and revived memories of “Salvatore” from the city’s prolonged Covid-19 lockdowns. Zaynab Malik, a resident of inner-city Melbourne, said she spotted the seal frolicking near Point Park along the River Esplanade in Docklands about 9.30am on Monday. “At first, I […]
In Yellowstone, Restored Bison Replenish Grasslands
Bison have made a remarkable comeback in Yellowstone National Park, going from fewer than two dozen animals at the turn of the last century to roughly 5,000 today. Their return, a study finds, has had a remarkable impact on grasslands in the region. The Yellowstone bison travel around 1,000 miles each year, moving back and […]