It was a scorching day, but the weather wasn’t going to stop a Star Wars Stormtrooper from handing out school supplies to a long line of excited kids. “You don’t have anything illegal there – droids or anything?” asks the Stormtrooper, making sure he was safe from enemies before handing a colorful backpack to...
Read MoreA wildlife corridor is being carved out on Rēkohu (Chatham Islands), providing endangered species with a safe path across the mainland. A native bush area is fenced off and pests are removed so birds like tīwaiwaka (fantail) and tui are better protected. The journey north through the Rēkohu wilderness is dangerous for endangered species,...
Read MoreRed Sanders has fallen back into the “endangered” category of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. The species, Pterocarpus santalinus, is a tree species endemic to India, with a restricted geographical area in the Eastern Ghats. The species is endemic to a distinct stretch of forests in Andhra Pradesh....
Read MoreExercise is on many New Years Resolutions lists for 2022, and hiking is a great way to achieve it while going out. Before hitting the trail, take a few minutes to clean your boots, gear, and car from mud and dirt before and after you travel to a new location. This helps prevent seeds...
Read MoreThe Asian Waterbird Census (AWC), an ongoing annual waterbird count in parts of Delhi-RCN, has revealed a lower diversity of waterbird species at the lake Sanjay of East Delhi compared to the count of the last three years. The census that was carried out at the lake on Thursday recorded only 13 species, compared...
Read MoreThiruvananthapuram: A three-member team of Indian and German researchers, including an urban researcher, collaborated to discover two new species of very rare wasps like the flower flies of northeast India and the Western Ghats. The newly described species’ Monoceromyia flavoscutata ‘and’ M. nigra ‘belongs to the Syrphidae family. The results were published in the...
Read MoreIn the dead of night on the dark and often misty peaks of far north Queensland, researchers and rangers search for opossum species that are disappearing from their natural habitat. Key points: Global warming is driving high altitude opossums from lower parts of their range in the humid tropics Researchers and rangers team up...
Read MoreButterflies, hedgehogs and bats are at risk as the unusually mild weather for the season disrupted hibernation in the UK and caused spring flowers to bloom in January. Climate change is disrupting the seasons, and this year has been a particularly mild winter, with trees not dropping their fall leaves and others bursting into...
Read MoreDue to the long-term increases in the populations of certain species of furbearing animals and the decrease in global demand and trade for fur products, authorities in our state of Missouri are considering the possibility of extending the hunting and trapping dates for certain species. The extension would apply to eight different species: bobcats,...
Read MoreOligodon churahensis / Mirza and others; CC license Intrigued by a photo shared on Instagram, an Indian research team discovered an unknown species of kukri snake. Staying at his home in Chamba due to pandemic containment, Virendar K. Bhardwaj, a master’s student at Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar, began exploring his garden, photographing...
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