Global loss of mountain vegetated landscapes and its impact on biodiversity conservation
Mapping global mountain vegetated landscapes We first mapped MVL in 2000 as a base map from which to…
Half Male-Half Female Spider Discovered In Thailand Is New To Science
Not only is this species new to science, but this remarkable individual is the first record of a…
Chris Packham: ‘We’re precipitating an extermination rather than an extinction event’
Wildlife broadcaster Chris Packham’s kinship with the natural world began before he could even speak. As a young…
UNESCO designates 26 new biosphere reserves amid biodiversity challenges and climate change
An Indonesian archipelago that’s home to three-fourths of Earth’s coral species, a stretch of Icelandic coast with 70%…
Rarest Monkeys Now Number Close to 2,000 Thanks to One Man’s Jane Goodall-like Passion
A golden snub-nosed monkey in Tanjiahe National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province – credit, David Blank CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.…
Scientists Discover New “Ghost” Species of Marsupial, Closely Related to the Kangaroo
Bettong illustration. Credit: Nellie Pease Scientists have discovered a new species of marsupial in Australia’s bushland, closely related…
European cisco – genetic adaptation to variation in salinity and spawning time
European cisco roe is known as a Swedish delicacy. A new study has shown that there are different…
First-Ever Photos Reveal Secretive Giant Rat of New Guinea
Large rat Mallomys istapantap. Image from a camera trap. Credit: František Vejmělka, originally published in: Vejmělka, F. (2025).…
Endangered Red and Yellow Mountain Frogs Are Bred for First Time–Years of Work to Save the Species
– credit Southern Cross University A unique and beautiful mountain-dwelling frog has been bred in captivity and released…
Food impacts on species extinction risks can vary by three orders of magnitude
Variation in the opportunity cost of food production Animal products generally have substantially greater impacts on species extinction…
Small Rabbit with a Black Tail Not Seen in 120 Years Found Hopping Around Mexican Mountains
The Omiltemi cottontail rabbit caught in a camera trap – credit, Re:Wild A species of cottontail rabbit endemic…
Integrating historical sources for long-term ecological knowledge and biodiversity conservation
McClenachan, L., Cooper, A. B., McKenzie, M. G. & Drew, J. A. The importance of surprising results and…