Tricolored bats could be added to the list of endangered species to protect them as white-nose syndrome depletes their population. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is recommending that the tricolored bats be added to the list of endangered species so that there is a better chance of protecting them from the fungal disease. […]
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Acid test: Are the world’s oceans becoming too ‘acidic’ to support life?
Hours after being born, oysters are already working to form their protective, chalk-layered shells. Drawing calcium and carbonate from seawater, they combine the two to form hardened shells. But as humans have pumped voluminous sums of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, this ancient process has come under threat. It’s estimated that the global ocean absorbs […]
Baby seals to get ‘smashed to death’ in harrowing scenes for new Frozen Planet series
Baby seals will be seen getting smashed to death in the new series of Frozen Planet later this week, meaning harrowing scenes are set to air on our screens very soon. Eleven years in the making, Sir David Attenborough, 96, will be at the helm of Frozen Planet II when it catapults onto our television […]
How Scientists Are Using Beavers to Help Fight Climate Change
Researchers in California and Utah have found that dams made by beavers can help create drought and fire-resistant landscapes. With nearly half of the country experiencing drought, it’s time we take a look at these magnificent creatures and how the largest rodent in North America may be able to help us. According to research by […]
‘Time Has Run Out’ — UN Fails to Reach Agreement to Protect Marine Life
The fifth round of United Nations talks that began in New York on August 15 and were aimed at securing a UN Ocean Treaty to protect marine life in the international waters of the High Seas has ended in another stalemate, reported The Guardian. The treaty would have established regulations for the protection of biodiversity […]
Birds of Hawaii Face Threats Of Extinction As Climate Change Helps Mosquitoes Expand Territory
Some of Hawaii’s most beautiful birds will soon go extinct without intervention. Only a few dozen ‘akikiki (Oreomystis bairdi), live in the wild, and another 42 are in captivity. The species is confined to Kauai and one of Hawaii’s most endangered birds. The ‘akeke‘e (Loxops caeruleirostris) population is larger but also endangered, with just 600 […]
The bloody truth behind Japan’s dolphin hunting
Just after 6am, a fleet of 11 fishing boats left Taiji harbour on Japan’s southern Pacific coast. Within an hour, the boats were lined up in a formation, encircling a pod of 18 Risso’s dolphins and forcing them into a cove. Nets were set to trap the dolphins, and soon after, seven dolphin trainers from […]
Drought Forces Zimbabwe to Relocate 2,500 Wild Animals to New Reserve
The effects of climate change are outpacing poaching as the No. 1 threat to wildlife. In Zimbabwe, officials are now moving more than 2,500 wild animals from a reserve in the southern part of the country further north due to an ongoing drought. Rangers are relying on trucks, cranes and even helicopters to move the […]