Los científicos hallaron en los bosques nublados de los municipios de Pojo y Comarapa cinco ranas acuáticas de Sehuencas: dos hembras y tres machos. Si bien los investigadores apuestan por la reproducción entre Romeo y Julieta, ahora cuentan con más ejemplares para alcanzar su objetivo. La fertilización in vitro también es considerada como una opción. Leer más.
After more than a century, tortoises are once again hatching on the Galapagos Islands following the eradication of local ‘pirate’ rats. Black rats on Pinzon Island – also known as Duncan island – had pushed the giant tortoises to the brink of extinction as they were feasting on their eggs. Now the critically endangered Duncan Island Giant Tortoise, Chelonoidis duncanensis, have been born naturally on an island in a ‘significant’ breakthrough. Leer más.
The latest red tide report shows high concentrations of the toxic algae blooms in Sarasota and Collier counties. This nearly 16-month red tide event has killed more sea turtles than ever recorded. Respiratory irritation related to red tide was also reported over the past week in Pinellas, Manatee and Sarasota counties. Leer más.
The research team hypothesized that populations that have been listed under the ESA for longer periods of time would be more likely to be recovering than those species listed recently, regardless of whether they were listed as «threatened» or the more severe «endangered,» and that’s exactly what they found. Leer más.
A species of frog endemic to the Pacific Northwest faces a 50 per cent increase in the probability of extinction by the 2080s due to climate change, according to a new study published by SFU researchers in the Ecological Society of America. Leer más.
