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São Miguel Scops Owl Was Wiped out After Arrival of Humans in the Azores
June 27, 2013 — On São Miguel Island in the Azores, there used to exist a small, nocturnal bird of prey, related to the European scops owl, named Otus frutuosoi, which was very probably driven to extinction ... > full story -
Human Activities Threaten Sumatran Tiger Population
June 26, 2013 — Wildlife researchers have found that tigers in central Sumatra live at very low densities, lower than previously ... > full story -
Hiding in Plain Sight: New Species of Bird Discovered in Cambodia's Capitol Phnom Penh
June 25, 2013 — A team of scientists with the Wildlife Conservation Society, BirdLife International, and other groups have discovered a new species of bird with distinct plumage and a loud call living not in some ... > full story -
Pareiasaur: Bumpy Beast Was a Desert Dweller
June 24, 2013 — During the Permian era, animal and plant life were dispersed broadly across Pangea, and a new study supports the idea that there was an isolated desert in the middle of Pangea with its own fauna. ... > full story -
Surprise Species at Risk from Climate Change
June 24, 2013 — Most species at greatest risk from climate change are not currently conservation priorities, according to a new study that has introduced a pioneering method to assess the vulnerability of species to ... > full story -
Oddest Couple Share 250-Million-Year-Old Burrow
June 22, 2013 — Scientists have discovered a world-first association while scanning a 250-million-year-old fossilized burrow from the Karoo Basin of South Africa. The burrow revealed two unrelated vertebrate animals ... > full story -
The Red Queen Was Right: Life Must Continually Evolve to Avoid Extinction
June 20, 2013 — Biologists quote Lewis Carroll when arguing that survival is a constant struggle to adapt and evolve. Is that true, or do groups die out because they experience a run of bad luck? Biologists tested ... > full story -
Protected Areas Provide African Birds With Stepping Stones to Survival
June 20, 2013 — The protected area network in Tanzania is playing a vital role in the survival of savannah bird species as they move west in response to climate and environmental changes, according to new ... > full story -
Outlook Is Grim for Mammals and Birds as Human Population Grows
June 19, 2013 — The ongoing global growth in the human population will inevitably crowd out mammals and birds and has the potential to threaten hundreds of species with extinction within 40 years, new research ... > full story -
Origins of 'The Hoff' Crab Revealed
June 19, 2013 — The history of a new type of crab, nicknamed 'The Hoff' because of its hairy chest, which lives around hydrothermal vents deep beneath the Southern Ocean and Indian Ocean, has been revealed for the ... > full story
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