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Thursday, March 28, 2024
Vaccine may save endangered California condors from succumbing to bird flu

Vaccine may save endangered California condors from succumbing to bird flu

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Enlarge / A numbered and tagged California Condor in the wild. Early March last year, an endangered California condor—one of less than 350 of its kind surviving in the wild—perched on an Arizona cliff face staring into space for days. It’s probably sick from lead poisoning, thought Tim Hauck, the condor program director with The…
First ever video captures the adorable birth of critically endangered Burmese peacock softshell turtle hatchlings

First ever video captures the adorable birth of critically endangered Burmese...

Staff at a conservation group captured the birth of 15 Burmese peacock softshell turtle hatchlings. The rare species, found only in Myanmar, is one of the world's most endangered freshwater turtles. The video of the turtles in their clutch is the first official record of the hatchlings in the wild. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for…
New Jersey’s environmental agency called itself out for destroying two endangered birds’ protected habitats while creating one for another species

New Jersey’s environmental agency called itself out for destroying two endangered...

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New Jersey's environmental agency plans to punish itself for damaging land for endangered birds it was supposed to protect. The damage happened when the department was trying to create habitat for another bird species, the American woodcock. It's unclear how penalties will work when the department is both the accuser and the accused. Loading Something…
Why time is running out to restore animals existing only in captivity to the wild

Why time is running out to restore animals existing only in...

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Enlarge / The Socorro dove (Zenaida graysoni) was confirmed to be extinct in the wild in 1981 It was April in 1981 when a party of four camped for two days and nights on the forested slopes of Mount Evermann, the central peak of Socorro, a volcanic island in the Pacific some 400 kilometers southwest…
Monarch butterflies made a historic rebound this year, but my photos from ‘Butterfly Town, USA’ are disappointing and sad

Monarch butterflies made a historic rebound this year, but my photos...

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California's monarch butterflies made a miraculous rebound from nearly disappearing in 2020. I visited Pacific Grove, AKA "Butterfly Town, USA," to see the monarch migration for the first time. Photos reveal a sad but hopeful scene: only two butterfly-laden branches in a big grove of trees. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access…
Removing notes from Mendelssohn overture shows plight of humpback whales

Removing notes from Mendelssohn overture shows plight of humpback whales

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Hebrides Overture’s disappearing notes highlight the plight of humpback whales. Felix Mendelssohn's The Hebrides was inspired by the composer's 1829 trip to the British Isles. His overture has now inspired collaboration between a Cambridge economist and a composer, using sound to call attention to the loss of biodiversity on Earth. Hebrides Redacted successively removes notes from…
World’s largest container line is rerouting its fleet to avoid collisions with endangered blue whales, the largest animals on earth

World’s largest container line is rerouting its fleet to avoid collisions...

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Mediterranean Shipping Company rerouted its vessels to help protect blue whales near Sri Lanka. Conservation groups recommended the move after research showed it could help avoid whale collisions. Blue whales, which are endangered, grow to be 80 feet long and can live for 80 years. Loading Something is loading. The largest container line in the…
Only 10 vaquita porpoises remain in the wild, but scientists say the world’s smallest marine mammal could still make a comeback

Only 10 vaquita porpoises remain in the wild, but scientists say...

The vaquita porpoise, down to 10 individuals left, can still survive. Researchers found that the genetic makeup of the species is diverse enough to support recovery. The most serious threat to the surviving vaquita are illegal fishnets that trap and drown the animal. Loading Something is loading. The number of vaquita, a tiny, silver porpoise…
Trump administration reveals modifications to Endangered Types Act guidelines

Trump administration reveals modifications to Endangered Types Act guidelines

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Enlarge / Bald eages are another success story for the ESA; they came off the threatened list in 2007, half a century after the US nearly lost its national bird to hunting, habitat loss, and the pesticide DDT, which made their eggshells too thin to survive incubation. By Andy Morffew, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61980497 After…

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