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“#Study shows efforts in mangrove conservation and restoration paying off” Mangrove forests, such as the one in Sundarbans, Bangladesh, are long known for storing largeamounts of carbon in the trees and soil. Credit: Samiul Mohsanin In recent years, mangrove deforestation has raised alarms about increased carbon emissions into the atmosphere. Research led by the Singapore-ETH…
“#Swiss to ban foreign trophy hunters from killing Alpine ibex” There are over 6,000 Alpine ibexes in the Swiss canton of Wallis A Swiss region that has faced heavy criticism for allowing wealthy foreigners to pay large sums to shoot protected Alpine ibexes, a species of wild goat, for trophies decided Friday to end the…
“#What did the katydids do when picking up bat sounds?” Steirodon stalii. Credit: Laurel Symes Ecosystems can be incredibly complex, with many interacting species. In many habitats, predators shape they behavior of prey and prey shape the behavior of predators. This paper provides a detailed look at the predator-prey relationship between bats and katydids, a…
“#Penis bones, echolocation calls, and genes reveal new kinds of bats” A banana bat found to represent a new genus, Afronycteris. Credit: Bruce Patterson, Field Museum If you’ve ever seen a bat flying around at sunset, chances are good it was a vesper bat. They’re the biggest bat family, made up of 500 species, found…
“#Call of the wild: Individual dolphin calls used to estimate population size and movement” Mother and calf bottlenose dolphins – often mothers and calves use signature whistles to stay in contact Credit: Simon Elwen, Namibian Dolphin Project An international team of scientists has succeeded in using the signature whistles of individual bottlenose dolphins to estimate…
“#Native desert bighorn sheep in ecologically intact areas are less vulnerable to climate change” A bighorn ram perched on a cliff in Grand Canyon National Park. Credit: Tyler Creech In the American Southwest, native desert bighorn sheep populations found in landscapes with minimal human disturbance, including several national parks, are less likely to be vulnerable…
“#Helping endangered koalas’ health—and potentially humans’ too” Koalas with chlamydia can be healed and returned to the wild if they receive treatment and supportive care before the infection causes permanent damage. Credit: Courtesy of Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors Did you hear the story of a koala that came into a hospital with chlamydia? It sounds…
“#Willie wagtails: The werewolves of the bird world” Credit: Ryan Potter “A poet is a nightingale who sits in darkness and sings to cheer its own solitude with sweet sounds; his auditors are as men entranced by the melody of an unseen musician, who feel that they are moved and softened, yet know not whence…
“#A case for botanical gardens to lead in global plant crisis” Botanical gardens, including arboreta, today hold at least one-third of known plant species in their collections, including more than 40% of threatened species. Credit: The Morton Arboretum The world is experiencing a sixth global mass extinction event, and a new paper advocates that botanical…
“#Scientists catalogue shark and ray distribution in Florida lagoon” Matt Ajemian, Ph.D., (in the front) co-author and an assistant research professor at FAU’s Harbor Branch and colleague pictured with a critically endangered smalltooth sawfish in the southern Indian River Lagoon in Florida. Credit: Florida Atlantic University/Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Many elasmobranch species, which…