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Scientists Rediscover Rarest U.S. Bumblebee: Cockerell's Bumblebee Was Last Seen in the United States in 1956
December 5, 2011 — A team of scientists recently rediscovered the rarest species of bumblebee in the United States, last seen in 1956, living in the White Mountains of south-central New Mexico. Known as "Cockerell's ... > full story -
Return of the Persian Leopard In Afghanistan's Central Highlands
December 5, 2011 — Recent camera trap images from the rocky terrain of Afghanistan's central highlands have revealed a surprise: A Persian leopard, an apex predator long thought to have disappeared from the region, ... > full story -
Farming Crucial for Threatened Species in Developing World
December 5, 2011 — A number of threatened species in the developing world are entirely dependent on human agriculture for their survival, according to new ... > full story -
World's First Captive Breeding of Ozark Hellbenders
December 1, 2011 — After a decade-long effort, conservation experts report that Ozark hellbenders have been bred in captivity -- a first! Endangered in the wild, this amphibian has fossil records dating back 15 million ... > full story -
British Butterfly Is Evolving to Respond to Climate Change
November 30, 2011 — As global temperatures rise and climatic zones move polewards, species will need to find different environments to prevent extinction. New research has revealed that climate change is causing certain ... > full story -
Counting Cats: The Endangered Snow Leopards of the Himalayas
November 28, 2011 — The elusive snow leopard lives high in the mountains across Central Asia. Despite potentially living across 12 countries the actual numbers of this beautiful large cat are largely unknown. New ... > full story -
Marine Biodiversity Loss Due to Global Warming and Predation, Study Predicts
November 28, 2011 — The biodiversity loss caused by climate change will result from a combination of rising temperatures and predation -- and may be more severe than currently predicted, according to a new ... > full story -
Protecting the Red Coral of the Catalan Coastline, Spain
November 25, 2011 — Poaching accounts for the loss of up to 60% red coral biomass in the Medes Islands Marine Reserve, according to a new article. The article reports the first study of poaching and its effects in the ... > full story -
DNA System Developed to Identify and Authenticate Plant Species
November 23, 2011 — Biologists have developed a method which can detect the use of illegal or counterfeit plants in medicine and could also be used to boost conservation by identifying and monitoring the exploitation of ... > full story -
Amazon's Biodiversity: Clearing Up Doubts as to the Benefits of Ecotourism
November 22, 2011 — Ecological tourism has no effect on the presence of large mammals in the Amazon, according to a study that for the first time compares the biological diversity of ecotourism zones with that of ... > full story
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