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New research shows terrain complexity is an important factor when brush-tailed rock-wallabies choose habitat, and therefore important for successful reintroductions, as part of conservation efforts. The research provides crucial insight to help bring the critically endangered species back from the brink.
#biodiversity #conservation #endangeredspecies #rockwallaby #extinction
'Ghost of the forest', the mountain bongo, returns to Kenya as conservation iets reintroduce this endangered Antelope into the wild.
#biodiversity #endangeredspecies #bongo #conservation
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-ghost-forest-kenya-conservationists-reintroduce.html
Many zoos build concrete enrichment walls for their elephant's #welfare to stimulate their problem-solving and critical thinking. Holes in the wall allow elephants to reach through with their trunks for food, treats, or playful objects on the other side.
Zoo Atlanta enhanced the enrichment wall by adding an interactive audio component. A nearby speaker system emits distinctive low-frequency tones when an elephant sticks its trunk into a hole.
#zoo #enrichment #elephant
Scorched earth, a sold-off future. Why do giant anteaters lose their homes to fire? Locals burn forests to survive, but the real villain is our global craving for cheap meat. Biting into a burger doesn't make you picture a burning ancient forest, right? If we lose more nature, we'll face climate chaos, not just climate change.
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https://fukumomo3-redlist.com/redlist-after-11-years-giant-anteater/
#GiantAnteater #Endangered #Deforestation
今回は、オオアリクイ（学名：Myrmecophaga tridactyla）が教えてくれた「火をつける理由」って話です。2014年の図鑑では、草原の生息地が自然の火災でも、人の手による火入れでも、火災の危険にさらされていることなどから、評価は「VU：危急」になっていました。そして最新のIUCNレッドリストを見ても、2020年や2024年に大規模火災が起きた、という話は出てくるんですけど、それでも評価は「VU：危急」のままです。だからオオアリクイは今も、言ってみれば「焼かれた土地、売られる未来」みたいな状態の中にいるんだと思います。この記事は短くて、5分で読めます。よかったら、最後まで読んでください。
Nocturnal Gardeners: The Case of Tent-Roosting Bats https://www.botany.one/the-jungles-heaviest-courier-service-the-case-of-tent-roosting-bats/ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/btp.70179
"Unlike #birds, many #bats do not consume fruit where they find it; they capture it in flight and transport it to a safe refuge to eat in peace. In the case of tent-roosting bats, these shelters are plant leaves that the bats themselves modify to form a kind of tent or canopy... Tent-roosting bats of #Mexico's #Lacandon #Rainforest disperse up to 79.8 million large seeds annually"
The role of zoos in nature conservation:
The mission of contemporary self-respecting zoos consists of ex-situ conservation, supporting in-situ conservation, and raising public awareness about endangered species via education. Besides protection of endangered species, viable habitats are needed that sustain much more (e.g. ecosystems) than just an individual species that can be reintroduced in the wild.
#biodiversity #zoos #conservation #ecosystems
nature conservation
https://aboutzoos.info/zoos/close-or-rethink-zoos/nature-conservation
One gentoo species, Nope Four
Scientists provided genetic evidence that what was once thought to be one widely dispersed species - including three subspecies - is actually four separate species of gentoo penguin. So, one of these was previously even unrecognised. Because, as it turns out they all look alike: a white underside and black back, but they are clearly genetically different. What scientists refer to as a cryptic species.
#biodiversity #gentoo #penguin #species
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-scientists-gentoo-penguins-species-totally.html
The four-foot-tall Emperor penguin of Antarctica may be the most iconic member of this unique family of birds, but 17 other species of penguins populate the Southern Hemisphere, many of them confined to isolated islands that make them hard to study.
Biodiversity loss is directly threatening human health and welfare, according to new research led by the University of Bristol. The study, published in Nature today [06 May] reveals, for the first time, how the decline of insect pollinators undermines essential ecosystem services that support human nutrition and livelihoods. Biodiversity also plays a vital role in supporting people’s everyday health and resilience, too.
#biodiversity #ecosystemservices #health #nature
Biodiversity loss is directly threatening human health and welfare, according to new research led by the University of Bristol. The study, published in Nature today [06 May] reveals, for the first time, how the decline of insect pollinators undermines essential ecosystem services that support human nutrition and livelihoods. Biodiversity also plays a vital role in supporting people’s everyday health and resilience, too.
A recent study, published in Nature Communications, reveals that many bird species possess wing shapes surprisingly ill-suited to their flight performance. In contrast, penguins and hummingbirds stand out as exceptions, having evolved wing shapes closely matched to their specialised style of movement.
#evolution #biodiversity #birds #flying #speciation
Decade-long research in Indonesia is transforming whale shark conservation. By tracking feeding grounds and nurseries with satellite data, scientists and local fishers are helping establish a new protected area to secure the future of these endangered giants.
Read this story by Claire Turrell for #Mongabay.
https://mongabay.cc/TXhT38
“The whale sharks are a good omen for the fishers because they know when the whale sharks come, that means that lots of small fish or anchovies are around,” says Edy Setyawan, the lead conservation scientist of the Elasmobranch Institute Indonesia. It is the relationship between whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) and fishers in Indonesia that […]
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