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“#Findings refute idea of monarchs’ migration mortality as major cause of population decline” A monarch butterfly photographed during a tagging event for Monarch Watch. Credit: University of Kansas Marketing Communications In a new study, Monarch Watch Director Chip Taylor and colleagues have shown that speculation regarding the declining monarch population, despite having received much attention,…
“#Flies and mosquitoes beware, here comes the slingshot spider” A slingshot spider is ready to launch its cone-shaped web at a flying insect. To do so, the spider will release a bundle of silk, allowing the tension line to release and catapult both the spider and the web. Credit: Lawrence E. Reeves Running into an…
“#Global warming is changing our plant communities” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Although Live Oak trees are common in South Florida today, Ken Feeley, a University of Miami biology professor, said their time here may be fleeting. With climate change pushing up temperatures, the oaks, which favor cooler conditions, could soon decline in the region and…
“#Cormorant predation may reduce perch catches, especially close to breeding areas” Credit: CC0 Public Domain The joint study of the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) and University of Jyväskylä estimated the impact of cormorants breeding and living in Quark on perch populations and catches in the area. A large number of breeding cormorants in the…
“#Offshore refuelling deepens fears for S. Africa’s penguin haven” Algoa Bay, off the South African city of Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape province, is home to just under half the global population of African penguins Generators hum loudly in the background as a tour boat bobs past a towering vessel filled with ship fuel,…
“#Changes in climate and land cover affecting European migratory bird populations” Swallows are a common sight across the UK. Every year, they make the long journey to South Africa from Europe. Credit: Philip Stephens A new study led by the Department of Biosciences at Durham University, UK, is the first large-scale assessment of how recent…
“#Gathering data to save a rare turtle” Blanding’s turtles are endangered in Illinois. Credit: Andrea Colton and Emily Sunnucks We are never more conscious of the summer sun than while struggling to unpack a trap full of turtles, watching with resignation as the wind slowly drags us and our kayak across the marsh. We are…
“#Australia’s smallest fish among 22 at risk of extinction within two decades” by Mark Lintermans, Hayley Geyle, Jaana Dielenberg, John Woinarski, Stephen Beatty, Stephen Garnett, The Conversation </p><div> <div> <div data-src=”https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2020/australiassm.jpg” data-sub-html=”Red-finned blue-eye Bush Heritage Australia. Credit: Adam Kerezsy” data-thumb=”https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2020/australiassm.jpg”> <figure><img alt=”Australia’s smallest fish among 22 at risk of extinction within two decades” height=”480″ src=”https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800/2020/australiassm.jpg”…
“#22 Australian freshwater fish on path to extinction” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Twenty-two native freshwater fish have been identified as likely to become extinct within the next twenty years, unless there is new conservation action, according to new research. The list of at risk species identified in the study includes the Daintree rainbowfish, Barrow cave…
“#Dolphin viewing more profitable than swimming in research” Credit: Julian Tyne, NOAA permit # 15409 Wild dolphin-swim tourism has grown in specific locations where Hawaiian spinner dolphins have known resting habitat. Under normal operations, Hawaiʻi’s dolphin-swim tourism industry is estimated to generate hundreds of millions annually according to a study by the University of Hawaiʻi…