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Dunes sagebrush lizard now an endangered species
Carlsbad Current-Argus via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSpecies Act is an important tool in preventing the extinction of imperiled species like the dunes sagebrush lizard,” she said. “The Service ...
Do gingko trees really live for hundreds of years? | ECOVIEWS
The Tuscaloosa News via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoThey are wind-pollinated, so their demise was not due to the extinction of some rare insect that...
Sihek chick is 'huge beacon of hope' for species
BBC via Yahoo News· 4 days ago“Returning species to the wild is a long, carefully planned-out journey built upon global scientific expertise," he said. "When a species is as
US government declares rare lizard endangered, sparking clash between environmentalists and oil...
Fox News· 5 days agoFederal wildlife officials declared the dunes sagebrush lizard an endangered species due to threats...
California river salmon fishing season closed for second year due to dramatic declines
The Stockton Record via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoSacramento River spring and winter-run Chinook salmon, protected under the state and federal...
The other Angelenos: What a naturalist's survey of Los Angeles wildlife reveals
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 4 days agoFrom mountain lions to feral cats and palm trees to live-forevers, Craig Stanford's "Unnatural...
‘Frogs' hops, with hope, into the Aquarium of the Pacific; the new exhibition is now open
NBC Los Angeles· 6 hours agoDubbing the Aquarium of the Pacific's brand-new amphibian show a "ribbit exhibit"? To honor these...
Endangered whale found dead in "gruesome" discovery
Newsweek· 1 day agoThe Marine Animal Response Society (MARS) discovered the carcass on May 12 after a Transport Canada aerial surveillance team identified a partial whale...
Ancient DNA from an extinct native duck reveals how far birds flew to make New Zealand home
The Conversation· 6 days agoThe same can’t be said of New Zealand’s extinct, but equally unique, mergansers – a group of fish-eating ducks with a serrated bill. The only southern hemisphere representatives of this group ...
Five Fascinating Facts About Neanderthals That Could Change How You See Them
IFLScience· 5 days agoHere are five facts about Neanderthals that you may find surprising. In evolutionary terms, that’s not all that long ago, and it’s certainly well after Homo sapiens – that is, us – hit the scene ...