– is a rhino a rhino without its hornread : dehorning rhinos reduces poaching by 80%, study finds
art ecology science & animals
From articles
Academic and news articles regarding endangered species and habitats.
EX-SITU
–”we protect each plant not because of its known value, but because we don’t know its potential importance yet.” read : sci-tech protect biological treasures
PJWG
the mission of the pjwg is to develop and share the best available science to better understand, conserve, and manage pinyon jays and their habitat.read : pjwg
WARATAHS & FRIENDS
–”we are acting on advice and science to better protect plants, animals and ecosystems.” read : symbols of our nation
GENETIC SUCCESS
read : greatest recovery of a cat species ever achieved
GAMBIERDISCUS
marine creatures virtually unchanged for millions of years, are exhibiting erratic spinning behavior and dying in unusual numbers in florida watersread : scientists baffled amid bizarre fish behaviormore : gambierdiscus
TOP KILLER
– mountain lions have been shown to depress bighorn sheep populations beyond sierra nevada, from new mexico and texas to canada. what these otherwise varied ecosystems have in common is an absence of wolves. read: can the sierra nevada bighorn dodge extinction? it may mean reining in another wild animal
OPERATION NEST EGG
the key to this recovery program is poison — specifically, 1080 (sodium fluoroacetate), a nasty, odourless poison that is illegal in many other countries (but not australia or new zealand), due to its devastating effects on not just feral mammals, but also native species. without any native mammals to worry about in new zealand, however, and a program in place to deter inquisitive keas from picking up baits, there is great hope that such a radical eradication program will be successful. read : illegal poison is saving an animal
RISKY HAVENS
woylies (brush-tailed bettongs) are small marsupials that jump around like kangaroos. they improve soil health through their prolific digging; a single woylie can turn over about 5 ton soil each year. read : endangered animals released into the wild lack fitness to evade predators
LAZARUS SPECIES
–one of the problems with the thylacine, and extinction in general, is it’s hard to prove something is truly gone. australia’s night parrot for instance, was thought to be extinct for 140 years until its recent rediscovery.read : new support for some extinct tasmanian tiger sightings
WELL-BRED
– the black rhino ssp manages the black rhino population in aza-accredited zoos and certified related facilities and matches animals based on their genetic lineage.read : zoo announces addition of two black rhinos
EPICENTER OF PHENOMENON
–it’s possible to enjoy a coffee while an owl perches on your head, or to sit at a bar where live penguins stare out at you from behind a plexiglass wall read : available for selfies in animal cafesmore : fashion with potential implications
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