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Help prevent spread of invasive species
The Escanaba Daily Press· 5 days agoThe annual event aims to educate outdoor enthusiasts on the importance of stopping the spread of invasive species while enjoying the great outdoors. “Nearly 50% of
How Can Saving This Fluffy Monkey Help Africa’s Forests?
Forbes· 4 days agoRed colobus are tree-dwelling monkeys with 17 species found in African tropical forests from Senegal...
Is Tennessee water full of microplastics? Where researchers are looking for answers
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 4 days ago“Tennessee has some of the most biodiverse rivers and streams in the entire United States,” Datta...
Weekly round-up: Five stories you may have missed
BBC via Yahoo News· 6 days agoA research project, led by the University of Southampton...Africa - where the only known Encephalartos woodii (E. woodii) was ever found. All existing...
Box turtles. Coral. These illegally trafficked animals still need a good home
WAMC Northeast Public Radio· 7 hours agoThe box turtles, native to eastern North America, were found at a nearby international mail facility...
California clean energy project threatens thousands of protected Joshua trees: reports
Fox News· 5 days agoThe Los Angeles Times reported that the company, Avantus, is planning to build the Aratina Solar...
Captive-reared piping plovers making history with 2 separate nests with eggs in Waukegan and Chicago
Chicago Tribune· 6 days agoThree plover eggs were documented Saturday in Waukegan, and 30 miles down the Lake Michigan...
Spiders and snakes are everywhere in Indiana. Here’s how to identify them.
Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 3 days agoWhich venomous snakes are found in Indiana? Indiana has 32 native snake species of which four are...
‘A grave risk of extinction’: Conflict over lithium, Nevada wildflower looms large
KLAS articles via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAn Australian company's plan for mining lithium in Nevada's Esmeralda County is meeting increasing...
Baobab trees all come from Madagascar – new study reveals that their seeds and seedlings floated to...
The Conversation· 2 days agoSix are found in Madagascar, an island in the Indian Ocean; one is found on the continent of Africa; and the last is far away in Australia. Baobabs are a remarkable keystone species ...