Sunday, May 5, 2024
Pangolin

Vietnam Bans Imports of Wildlife and Wildlife Products to Reduce the Risk of New...

Vietnam has been accused of turning a blind eye to the sale of products such as pangolin scales and rhino horns, which are often used in traditional medicine.
Koala

By 2050, Koalas in New South Wales, Australia may be Extinct

By 2050, the koalas of New South Wales (NSW) in the Australian state may be extinct unless the government does not intervene immediately to protect them and their habitat
Psammosilene tunicoides

Psammosilene tunicoides, A New Generic and Species Record for Thailand

The new record of Psammosilene tunicoides W.C.Wu & C.Y.Wu was discovered on a degraded calcareous substrate mountain in the western part of Thailand near the Thai-Myanmar border

Almost a Third of Lemurs, European Hamster and North Atlantic Right Whale now Critically...

Hilton-Taylor of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) refers to the "huge" gap in biodiversity data as a copy of the Covid-19 pandemic. “We’ve lost a lot of valuable time in terms of oversight,” he says.
The most endangered gorilla subspecies in the world has been sighted in southern Nigeria.

The World’s Rarest Gorillas are Found with Their Babies in the Woods of Nigeria

The world's most endangered gorilla subspecies was found in southern Nigeria. (CNN) In a rare scene, conservationists have captured new images of the world's rarest gorillas with several babies in southern Nigeria.
This is the first plant species in the world found to have adapted pollen traits that enables a mutually beneficial pollination relationship with ants.

Researchers Found First Plant Species in the World to have Adapted Traits That Enables...

World-first, researchers at Edith Cowan University (ECU) have discovered a plant that has successfully evolved as ants and native bees. As pollinators that transcend their antimicrobial protection.
Myrmecobius fasciatus

A New Study Maps for the First Time the Evolutionary History of the World’s...

A new study record for the first time the evolutionary history of the world's terrestrial vertebrates: amphibians, birds, mammals, and reptiles. It explores how areas with a large number of evolutionarily distinct species are being affected by our ever-increasing "human footprint".
Back Leopard - Sri Lanka

A Rare Black Leopard was Reportedly Rrapped in a Snare in the Nallathanniya Area...

The black leopard has been caught in a snare that had been set to hunt animals by poachers on a vegetable farm near the Laxapana estate in the Nallathanniya, Sri Lanka.
For the first time in 50 years, the Whistling Dog in Surat, Gujarat has been seen.

For the first time in 50 years, the Whistling Dog in Surat, Gujarat has...

After the lockdown, some species of animals can be seen in our cities roaming around freely, some of them have been noted decades later of the recent record. For the first time after 50 years, the Whistle Dogs have been a prominent sight in Surat, Gujarat.
Pictured: Saturn the alligator at his enclosure at Moscow Zoo in an undated photograp

A survivor of World War II, the alligator who was rumored wrongly that belong...

The Mississippi crocodilian Saturn, has died yesterday morning, after lived a life of more than 8 decades, as estimated. “He was eighty four years old - an awfully honorable age," the zoo said

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The Great Migration – Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth

The wildebeest migration is one of the world's most spectacular natural events that occurs annually in East Africa's Serengeti-Mara ecosystem. Every year over 1.5 million wildebeest, zebras, and other grazing animals make a circular journey in search of food and water.
Western Tiger Swallowtail

Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)

The Western Tiger Swallowtail are butterflies that belong to the popular ‘swallowtail’ group that is well-known for their vibrant coloration and characteristic triangular wings,
emperor tamarin

Emperor Tamarin (Saguinus imperator)

Emperor tamarins (saguinus imperator) are small monkeys native to the southwest Amazon Basin. They are easily identified by their long, white whiskers that look like a mustache.
Cnemaspis_umashaankeri

A New Species of rupicolous Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Biligirirangan Hills of Southern India

A group of Indian researches described a new species of small-sized (SVL 24.6–28.8 mm) rupicolous Cnemaspis from the Biligirirangan Hills (BR Hills), Karnataka based on morphology and molecular (mitochondrial 16S and ND2) data

World Largest Mangrove Forest in Sundarbans

The Sundarbans, the world's largest single-track mangrove forest, is located in the southern coast of Bangladesh and northeastern India.

Alpaca Wool Banned by Columbia Sportswear

Columbia Sportswear, the famous outdoor apparel brand has announced a ban on alpaca fur following the campaigning efforts of PETA, an animal rights organization
Platylestes_kirani

A New Species of Platylestes Selys (Odonata: Zygoptera: Lestidae) From the Coastal Area of...

Platylestes kirani sp. nov. is described from the coastal areas of the northern part of Kerala (Kannur District) in southern India. Platylestes Selys, 1862 is a genus of stalk-winged damselflies in the family Lestidae
Vanilla_Tiendatii

New Climbing Orchid Found From Vietnam; Vanilla tiendatii

Vanilla tiendatii is a newly discovered species for science from Limestone Mountain (elevation 300–400 m a.s.l.) of Quang Binh province in North Vietnam.