【🎉Latest accepted article】
Divergent responses of endemic and non-endemic plant species to climate change in South American Lomas ecosystems

#Drought | #EndemicSpecies | #MaxEnt | #SpeciesDistributionModeling | #Urbanization

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf226

Australia has one of the highest rates of pet ownership in the world
It also has the highest loss of mammal species anywhere in the world

"Almost three-quarters of Australian households own a pet...In the 12 months to March, owners spent an estimated $21.3bn on their pets, with food representing almost half of that spend."
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/18/most-popular-dog-breeds-names-animal-medicines-australia-2025-survey

What’s in the 2025-26 federal budget for nature?
"Australia's direct government spending on on-ground biodiversity programs was around $474 million in 2025-26, but this figure is forecast to drop significantly in subsequent years, making it a temporary election-year increase. While this is the specific government investment, experts argue it's far below the necessary amount, with figures like $1.69 billion annually needed to address threatened species recovery and around $2 billion annually needed for ecosystem restoration and management."
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https://biodiversitycouncil.org.au/news/what-s-in-the-2025-26-federal-budget-for-nature

"Australia needs to spend around $15.6 billion per year for 30 years to prevent the extinction of 99 priority species, a figure derived from a 2025 study, but current federal budget allocations fall significantly short of this amount. Studies show Australia currently spends far less, estimated at approximately $122 million per year, and environmental groups consider this insufficient to combat the extinction crisis."
https://biodiversitycouncil.org.au/admin/uploads/Factsheet_Spending_to_save_what_it_will_take_to_end_extinction_bd8b84d8c5.pdf
#biodiversity #conservation #values #care #pets #dogs #cats #canines #meat #nature #extinction #ThreatenedSpecies #EndemicSpecies #Australia #ExtinctionCrisis

When birders come to the Callejón de Huaylas, this is one of the endemics they most want to find, the rufous-backed Inca-finch (Incaspiza personata). I have the pleasure of seeing it, more often than not, when I go running.

Cuando los observadores de aves vienen al Callejón de Huaylas, esta es una de las especies endémicas que más desean encontrar, la Incaspiza personata. Tengo el placer de verlo, más a menudo de lo que no, cuando salgo a correr.

#birdwatchingperu #endemicspecies
#avesperu

CHORB alert

#bird #birds #hummingbird #hummingbirds #BirdPhotography #BirdInFlight #BIFPhotography #NikonZ8 #Nature #outdoors #Endemic #EndemicSpecies #Endangered #EndangeredSpecies #Peru #SouthAmerica