From March, 2015

NEW MONKEYS

— “based on morphological differences, scientists described the monkey as a new species, which they have named callicebus miltoni” read article : monkey species discovered in the amazon rainforest

MAPPING TORTOISES

— “listing the tortoise could reduce the availability of land and drive up costs. that’s where the initiative would step in and bring together the stakeholders” read article : desert tortoise’s potential placement on endangered species list could affect development map : turtles that eat bone, rocks and soil, and turtles that mine

NEW BABY ON GALAPAGOS

—”The exciting find of ten baby tortoises was the direct result of a rat eradication campaign completed two years ago on Pinzón, when helicopters criss-crossed the island dropping rat bait, which was non-toxic to the native flora and fauna.” Read article: Baby Tortoise

“CONSIDER THE CLAM”

—“understanding behaviour in the wild helped create environments more conducive to procreation” read article : LIFE — endangered species in the 1960s

BLOOD HARVEST

— “bleeding a female horseshoe crab may make it less likely to mate, even if it doesn’t kill it. pharmaceutical companies burst the cells that contain the chemical, called coagulogen” read article : the blood harvest

HIS NAME IS “HOLIDAY”

— “it’s a friendship that wouldn’t happen in the wild, but cure some of the loneliness for an animal on the edge of extinction” read article : scientists hope frozen zoo will save endangered species