Please support our initiative to save Florida’s endangered turtles

Please support our initiative to save Florida’s endangered turtles

Stormwater from high-density hotels and condos will flow into the ocean outfall at Hightower, endangering the near-shore reef by increasing bacteria levels and causing erosion. Nesting is second only to Archie Carr Refuge because of this reef. HIGH DENSITY is incompatible with the preserve they vowed to safeguard! Heavy traffic and lights from 85-foot buildings […]

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Darwin’s hypothesis that birds’ feathers get more colorful closer to the equator proved by researchers

Darwin’s hypothesis that birds’ feathers get more colorful closer to the equator proved by researchers

If you’ve ever traveled to a tropical location, you’ve probably noticed that the birds’ feathers are brighter than in other regions of the world. The hue of a bird’s plumage appears to vary depending on latitude. Phys.org reported that three European scientists who went on expeditions to the tropics during the 1800s — English naturalist […]

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Captive dolphin attacked a trainer, sending her to hospital and prompting USDA investigation

Captive dolphin attacked a trainer, sending her to hospital and prompting USDA investigation

The Miami Seaquarium has once again made news after a USDA investigation discovered that a captive dolphin attacked a trainer, resulting in her hospitalization. A video of a dolphin bodyslamming a trainer in the sea was shared on TikTok. Sundance, the trainer’s dolphin, slammed into her three times and dragged her underwater at one point. […]

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Does Tajikistan’s population of snow leopards really depend on trophy hunting for its survival?

Does Tajikistan’s population of snow leopards really depend on trophy hunting for its survival?

The rare and secretive snow leopard is one of the few beasts that has captured human imagination. Fewer than 7,000 Panthera uncia are expected to persist over Asia’s high mountains, according to the red list of threatened species. A fifth of them dwell in Tajikistan’s Pamir mountains, the world’s third-highest environment after the Himalayan and […]

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