Mastodawn

The #prehistoric extinction of large #herbivorous #megafauna in Panama resulted in cascading ecological disruptions, specifically an increase in regional wildfires and a significant decline in plant species reliant on massive animals for seed dispersal.
#Paleoecology #ConservationBiology #Geosciences #EarthScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/es03032601.html

Rewilding could fill gap left by Panama's lost giants

Introducing large herbivores in Panama's forests could fill the gap left by extinct species

JBinnacle 1d ago

Woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) skeleton, CaixaForum Madrid. Madrid, Spain 🇪🇸, 27th May 2023.

https://wp.me/p2yJaA-2Bw

#Madrid #MadridSpain #Spain #España #Espana
#mammoth #woollymammoth #MammuthusPrimigenius #palaeontology #megafauna #CaixaForum #CaixaForumMadrid
#travel #travelphotography #traveling #travelling #trip #tourism
#JBinnacle

delve, antifa supersoldier 2d ago

A case for the Jaguar as a native animal of the United States

https://old.reddit.com/r/Jaguarland/comments/oaglrg/a_case_for_the_jaguar_as_a_native_animal_of_the/

#Wildlife #Rewilding #Conservation #Megafauna #Jaguar #Panthera #BigCats

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Pollinators 5d ago

@mtechman Yes. They are immigrants from South America making North America more resilient and diverse. #megafauna

Pollinators 6d ago

February 25, 2026. Field report. We ambled in the afternoon sun of southern Minnesota. Crunchy snow remains on the ground. And what did we spy? A bright pink nose and the small opossum, our only marsupial. #megafauna, #minnesota, #zone4b, #getoutside

Steven Saus [he/him]Feb 18

Scientists hunting mammoth fossils found whales 400 km inland

Sometimes, new data raises more questions than it answers.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/02/scientists-hunting-mammoth-fossils-found-whales-400-km-inland/#alaska #ancient-dna #colossal #de-extinction #mammoth #megafauna #megafaunal-extinction #paleontology #science #whales

Steven Saus Feb 18

Scientists hunting mammoth fossils found whales 400 km inland Sometimes, new data raises more questions than it answers. https://s.faithcollapsing.com/jfwko#alaska #ancient-dna #colossal #de-extinction #mammoth #megafauna #megafaunal-extinction #paleontology #science #whales

Ars Technica News Feb 17

Scientists hunting mammoth fossils found whales 400 km inland https://arstechni.ca/RgMC #megafaunalextinction #de-extinction #paleontology #ancientDNA #Megafauna #colossal #Science #mammoth #science #Alaska #whales

Scientists hunting mammoth fossils found whales 400 km inland

Sometimes, new data raises more questions than it answers.

Ars Technica

GES4SEAS MOOCs Feb 6

Marine #megafauna is at risk in many seas
Sea otters are iconic predators in the north Pacific, but they were heavily hunted for their fur in the 18th and 19th centuries, as @nancyknowlton.bsky.social comments in this post
#GES4SEAS #MOOC #oceanoptimism

Ars Technica News Jan 14

Scientists sequence a woolly rhino genome from a 14,400-year-old wolf’s stomach https://arstechni.ca/22pY #megafaunalextinction #paleogenomics #paleoecology #woollyrhino #Megafauna #Science #science #siberia

Scientists sequence a woolly rhino genome from a 14,400-year-old wolf’s stomach

Fortunately for paleogeneticists, wolf puppies don't chew their food thoroughly.

Ars Technica