Endangered Animals News

December 2, 2023

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Identifying Australia's Most Elusive Birds

Nov. 29, 2023 — Scientists have analyzed more than 3.8 million volunteer hours of birdwatching data to identify Australia's most elusive ...

Like the Phoenix, Australia's Giant Birds of Prey Rise Again from Limestone Caves

Nov. 17, 2023 — Australia's only vulture, and a fearsome extinct eagle, are among the earliest recorded birds of prey from the Pleistocene period more than 50,000 years ago -- and now researchers are bringing them ...

Half of Tested Caviar Products from Europe Are Illegal, and Some Aren't Even Caviar

Nov. 20, 2023 — Wild caviar, a pricey delicacy made from sturgeon eggs, has been illegal for decades since poaching brought the fish to the brink of extinction. Today, legal, internationally tradeable caviar can ...

Nature Photographers Posting to Social Media Help With Protecting Biodiversity

Nov. 17, 2023 — Nature photographers posting to social media are helping improve biodiversity conservation mapping in South Asia, and the method could go ...

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New Deep Learning AI Tool Helps Ecologists Monitor Rare Birds Through Their Songs

Nov. 15, 2023 — Researchers have developed a new deep learning AI tool that generates life-like birdsongs to train bird identification tools, helping ecologists to ...

Non-Native Species Likely to Continue Spreading in North America, Australia and Europe

Nov. 14, 2023 — Naturalized species, which are not native but have established themselves in new locations, have the potential to spread even further to suitable ...

Endangered Turtle Population Under Threat as Pollution May Lead to Excess of Females Being Born

Nov. 13, 2023 — Researchers find exposure to heavy metals cadmium and antimony and certain organic contaminants, accumulated by the mother and transferred to her ...

Feral Horses and Peatland Carbon Emissions

Nov. 8, 2023 — A ground-breaking new study has found carbon emissions from Australian alpine peatlands to be much higher in areas disturbed by feral ...

Southern Alaska's National Forests Key to Meeting Climate, Conservation Goals

Nov. 8, 2023 — Analyses of U.S. national forests shows that increased protections for two Alaskan forests is a key to meeting climate and biodiversity ...

Australasia's Hidden Pollination Crisis Could Threaten Biodiversity and Food Security

Oct. 30, 2023 — Australasia's hidden pollination crisis, mirroring global threats, could pose a significant risk to regional biodiversity and food security, new ...

Threatened Sharks and Rays Caught Off Cyprus

Nov. 6, 2023 — Sharks and rays from threatened species are being caught off northern Cyprus, according to a new study by scientists who are working with local authorities and fishers to protect the ...

Why a Surprising Discovery, Warming Seas and the Demise of the 'Meg' May Spell Trouble for More and More Sharks

Nov. 7, 2023 — Some unexpected shark strandings and subsequent surprises following autopsies have, ironically, taken marine biologists millions of years back in ...

'Biodiversity Time Machine' Provides Insights Into a Century of Loss

Nov. 7, 2023 — AI analysis shows pollution levels, extreme weather events and increasing temperatures devastates biodiversity in freshwater ...

A Fifth of European Red List Flora and Fauna Species May Be at Risk of Extinction

Nov. 8, 2023 — A new analysis of 14,669 threatened species of plants and animals found in Europe reveals that about one fifth face the risk of extinction, and that ...

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Shifting Nesting Timing Not Enough to Prevent Fewer Sea Turtle Hatchlings

Oct. 31, 2023 — New research shows that potential adaptive responses by sea turtles, such as shifting the timing of when they nest, may not be enough to counteract the projected impacts from climate change on ...

Advanced Assisted Reproduction in White Rhinos Is Safe and Reliable, Shows Evaluation of Procedures

Oct. 31, 2023 — The BioRescue project develops and pioneers advanced assisted reproduction technologies (aART) for conservation in the face of the imminent extinction of most rhino species and subspecies. In a new ...

New Map of 20th Century Land Use in Britain Helps Researchers Demystify Biodiversity Change

Oct. 31, 2023 — Researchers have mapped how land use changed across Britain throughout the last century. The new map reveals how and where some 50 per cent of semi-natural grassland was lost, including 90 per cent ...

Researchers Observe Wolves Hunting and Killing Sea Otters and Harbor Seals on Alaska's Katmai Coast

Oct. 31, 2023 — Firsthand observations of a wolf hunting and killing a harbor seal and a group of wolves hunting and consuming a sea otter on Alaska's Katmai coast have led scientists to reconsider assumptions ...

Amphibians Have One More Thing to Worry About--Mercury

Oct. 30, 2023 — The first widescale assessment of methylmercury in adult amphibians in the U.S. to date shows that, in amphibians, this toxic compound is common, widespread and, at least for some, can reach very ...

Endangered Whales Live in Area Earmarked for Gas Exploration

Oct. 26, 2023 — Endangered whales and dolphins live year-round in an area of the Mediterranean earmarked for oil and gas exploration, new research ...

Soil Carried on Sea Freight Loaded With Dangerous Pests and Diseases, Research Finds

Oct. 25, 2023 — While sea freight is recognised as a pathway for the movement of exotic organisms, there is little research that has quantified the risk. Soil collected from the external surfaces of sea freight was ...

Research Reveals Three New Marsupial Species -- Though All Likely Extinct

Oct. 25, 2023 — The exciting discovery of three new species of a small Australian marsupial has been tempered by the sad fact that each of the newly identified species of mulgara is likely already ...

Scientists Uncover Cause of Mysterious Deaths of Elephants in Zimbabwe

Oct. 24, 2023 — A bacterium, closely associated with deadly septicaemia, could have caused the deaths of six African elephants in Zimbabwe and possibly more in neighboring countries. The findings place infectious ...

Waves of Change: How Sea-Levels and Climate Altered the Marine Ecosystems at the South Pole 390-385 Million Years Ago

Oct. 19, 2023 — New research reveals a chain of environmental disasters. These took place in what is today's South Africa, during an ancient time period called the Early-Middle Devonian. The crises led to the ...

Whaling Wiped out Far More Fin Whales Than Previously Thought

Oct. 17, 2023 — Whaling in the 20th century destroyed 99% of the Eastern North Pacific fin whale breeding population. Because there is enough genetic diversity, current conservation measures should help the ...

Genomic Analysis in Snakes Shows Link Between Neutral, Functional Genetic Diversity

Oct. 16, 2023 — In the world of threatened and endangered species conservation, the genomic revolution has raised some complicated questions: How can scientists justify assessing species genetic diversity without ...

New Threat to Antarctic Fur Seals

Oct. 16, 2023 — Populations of charismatic animals have recovered since hunting ban but now struggle to find enough ...

Gray Whales Experience Major Population Swings as a Result of Arctic Conditions

Oct. 12, 2023 — Dynamic and changing Arctic Ocean conditions have likely caused three major mortality events in the eastern North Pacific gray whale population since the ...

Flagship Individual Animals Can Boost Conservation

Oct. 12, 2023 — 'Flagship' individual animals like Cecil the lion or Freya the walrus can boost conservation, new research ...

Bouldering in South-Central Madagascar: A New 'Rock-Climbing' Gecko Species of the Genus Paroedura

Oct. 11, 2023 — A new Paroedura gecko species was reported at two small forest sites, Anja Reserve and Tsaranoro Valley forest, in the south-central plateau of Madagascar. Thanks to the recently collected samples, ...

Tens of Thousands of Endangered Sharks and Rays Caught Off Congo

Oct. 11, 2023 — Tens of thousands of endangered sharks and rays are caught by small-scale fisheries off the Republic of the Congo each year, new research ...

Killing Remains a Threat to Bornean Orangutans

Oct. 10, 2023 — New research has found despite considerable conservation efforts, the illegal killing of critically endangered orangutans on Borneo may be an ongoing threat to the species. ...

Fear of Humans Pervades the South African Savanna

Oct. 5, 2023 — Mammals living in South Africa's Greater Kruger National Park, home to one of the world's largest remaining lion populations, are far more afraid of hearing human voices than lion ...

Survival of the Newest: The Mammals That Survive Mass Extinctions Aren't as 'Boring' as Scientists Thought

Oct. 5, 2023 — For decades, scientists have assumed that mammals and their relatives that survived challenging times (like those during mass extinctions) made it because they were generalists that were able to eat ...

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