A Vosnesensky bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii) and a Nevada bumble bee (Bombus nevadensis) feed on Rydberg’s penstamon (Penstamon rydbergii) flowers in the Plumas National Forest.…
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Humans Not Always to Blame for Genetic Diversity Loss in Wildlife, New Conservation Research Reveals
Humans Not Always to Blame for Genetic Diversity Loss in Wildlife, New Conservation Research Reveals
Lion. Credit: simondures.com/ZSL Conservationists should be wary of assuming that genetic diversity loss in wildlife is always caused by humans, as new research published today…
New UNSW research shows the possibility of the iconic Australian platypus becoming extinct because of threats including climate change and human-related habitat loss. Credit: UNSW…
Northern white rhinoceros. Credit: Ami Vitale In December 2019 the team of scientists and conservationists repeated the egg collection from the northern white rhinos in…
Results should help improve how species’ vulnerability is assessed. A new study says that the planet’s wildlife is increasingly under the boot of humanity. Using…
“The koala, red goshawk, matted flax-lily and purple clover are more efficient umbrella species, yet none of these appear on the existing federal government priority…
A farmer in the Szechuan Province of China tends to his remaining crops after returning a portion of his cropland to be reforested. Credit: Hongbo…
Glacier National Park’s iconic mountain goats seek out vanishing snow patches where they cool and reduce their respiration. Credit: Wesley Sarmento – University of Montana…
KAUST researchers study whale shark movement patterns near the Shib Habil reef (Arabic for “Rope Reef”), a known whale shark hotspot in the Red Sea…