— UN issues stamps featuring newly listed endangered species in pictures
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THE KEY ROLE
— as it turns out, biodiversity protects against climate change and helps ensure a stable food supply. and those both have economic benefits that in some cases dwarf the value of developing land. read article : how the endangered species act helps save humans, too
RARE EOCENE-OLIGOCENE FOSSILS
anthropoid primates—forerunners of living monkeys, apes and humans— first appeared in asia. understanding their fate on that continent is key to grasping the arc of early primate and human evolution. the point is that primates then, just like primates today, are more sensitive to a changing climate than other mammals. read article : six new fossil species of primates
FIX THE PROBLEMS ON THE GROUND
— “today’s changes reduce the damage, but this whole proposal should still be withdrawn.”
PROCEEDINGS FROM THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
— “to avoid extinction, genetics is where it’s at. we found that the introduction of new genes was a significant factor in helping the population thrive.” read article : using beetles to learn how to save endangered species
KEEPING IT OFF THE LIST
— “you can do a lot more working independently keeping it off the list, being proactive rather than reactive,” she said. “but this doesn’t mean we stop working for them. the bunny is the poster child for all the other animals that need those types of landscapes.” read article : new england cottontail stays off endangered species list
TO PERSIST OVER TIME
— populations with low genetic diversity may not be able to adapt to challenges such as changing environmental conditions, shrinking habitats or new diseases, which could put them at risk of disappearing read article : endangered animals can be identified by rate of genetic diversity loss
FROM FROZEN FERRET SEMEN
— partners working to save black-footed ferrets from extinction, and recover a healthy population back to the wild include lincoln park zoo, the smithsonian conservation biology institute (scbi), u.s. fish and wildlife service, louisville zoological garden, cheyenne mountain zoo, phoenix zoo and toronto zoo. read article : critically endangered species successfully reproduced using frozen sperm from ferret dead for 20 years
DEMENTED ARCHITECTURE & THE HITLERI CAVE BEETLE
— anophthalmus hitleri, a blind cave beetle species, was discovered in 1933 and endemic in slovenia. is now endangered. the same beetle is also the subject of an art work – wallpaper to be precise – on show at wellington’s city gallery as part of the group exhibition demented architecture. read article : at wellington’s city gallery more : jasmina cibic
HONEYEATERS ET AL.
— “birdlife australia, along with the australian conservation foundation and environmental justice australia, recently released a report detailing their concerns” read article : strategies not doing enough to protect endangered species
BRED & HARMFUL IN THE WILD
— the researchers’ point was to create a computer model with the right dials—one that could work for all types of species, with adjustments that can be made for reproduction and survival rates in captivity, along with the number of animals that must be extracted from the wild. until now, there have been few tools to help conservation biologists decide whether to initiate a captive breeding program. read article : journal of applied ecology
HOME SWEET HOME
read article_ eco experts mapping the world’s endangered species more : world development indicators
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