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In Argentina, giant rodents vie with the rich for top real estate
Aug 31, 2021 (AFP)
Nordelta is a 1,600 hectare (3,950 acre) luxury private urban complex built on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, on a wetland from the Parana river that is the cap...
New maps reveal major threats to terrestrial biodiversity
Aug 30, 2021 (UPI)
The maps, plotted using the latest biodiversity data and a novel modeling technique, have provided scientists insights into how different types of ecological th...
Hunt on for monarch butterfly eggs in the gardens of Canada
Aug 28, 2021 (AFP)
July and August are the best months, when the monarch is visible in Canada at all stages of its development: eggs, caterpillar, chrysalis and adult butterfly. I...
New birth of a mountain gorilla in DRCongo's Virunga park
Aug 27, 2021 (AFP)
The birth of a new baby male occurred on the morning of August 22," the park's communication officer Olivier Mukisya told AFP. The discovery was made by "a team...
Experts estimate endangered Galapagos pink iguana population at 211
Aug 27, 2021 (AFP)
Around 30 scientists and Galapagos park rangers took part in the expedition this month on Wolf Volcano, in the north of Isabela Island -- the largest on the arc...
Loss of threatened vertebrates may lead to drop in functional diversity
Aug 27, 2021 (UPI)
The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, found the loss of functional diversity -- which refers to population levels needed for living organis...
From the shadows: the secret, threatened lives of bats
Aug 26, 2021 (AFP)
But these creatures of the night are scaring no one. They are having their annual check-up, as scientists try to unravel the secrets of an animal whose fiendish...
Could bats hold the secret to healthy ageing?
Aug 26, 2021 (AFP)
"Maybe it's all in the blood," says Emma Teeling, a geneticist studying the exceptional longevity of bats in the hope of discovering benefits for humans. The Un...
Study: Female hummingbirds avoid harassment with brighter colors like males
Aug 26, 2021 (UPI)
Like other bird species, female white-necked jacobin hummingbirds tend to have more subdued coloring. But the study, published Thursday in the journal Current B...
Fragmented nature imperils wildlife as climate warms
Aug 24, 2021 (AFP)
With humanity's numbers set to pass nine billion by mid-century, many animals and plants on our crowded planet are severely threatened by shrinking habitat. Car...
Dozens of U.S. tree species threatened with extinction, study says
Aug 23, 2021 (UPI)
As many as 100 native tree species, including 17 species of oaks, 29 species of hawthorns, redwoods, American chestnuts, black ash, and white bark pine, in the ...
Delegates hash out UN biodiversity goals online
Aug 23, 2021 (AFP)
The virtual discussions between delegations from 195 countries are the first to be held since the UN unveiled the text in July and are slated to run until Septe...
A master gear in the circadian clock
Aug 20, 2021 (SPX)
The finding, published online in Neuron, broadens understanding of the circadian clock's molecular mechanisms, which could eventually lead to new treatments for...
Census could be blessing or bane for Romania's bears
Aug 20, 2021 (AFP)
Incidents with hungry bears descending into villages have sparked the ire of residents, in a country that has seen around 100 attacks over the last three years....
Rescuers race to save tortoises in France's burnt biodiversity hotspot
Aug 20, 2021 (AFP)
This one, at least, appears to have survived the raging wildfire's merciless passage through a biodiversity hotspots in southern France, near the glitzy resort ...
Bat pup 'babbling' similar to that of human infants, researchers say
Aug 19, 2021 (UPI)
The young of the greater sac-winged bat, or Saccopteryx bilineata, engage in "babbling bouts" for up to 43 minutes, the researchers said. As in humans with spee...
China villagers learn to live with the elephant in the room
Aug 19, 2021 (AFP)
A wandering herd of Asian elephants has captivated China for more than a year with a remarkable trek northwards through farms and cities hundreds of kilometres ...
UN biodiversity summit postponed to April 2022
Aug 18, 2021 (AFP)
An "official" virtual opening of the COP15 meeting hosted by China will take place in mid-October this year, followed by face-to-face negotiations in southern C...
Hong Kong adds wildlife trafficking to organised crime law
Aug 18, 2021 (AFP)
With its busy port and transport links, Hong Kong has been thriving as a major transit point for illegal parts of endangered animals like elephants, rhinos and ...
'Countless' animals threatened by fires ravaging Europe
Aug 17, 2021 (AFP)
"Fires falling outside natural patterns are jeopardising the survival of wildlife, which are killed or injured through direct contact with smoke and flames or s...
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