Wildlife
Scientists are finding that beavers’ small-scale natural interventions are valuable. In dry areas, beaver ponds restore moisture to the soil; in wet zones, their dams and ponds can help to slow floodwaters. These ecological services are so useful that land managers are translocating beavers in the U.S. and the United Kingdom to help restore ecosystems and make them more resilient to climate change. #beavers #beaverdam #waterresources
E.O. Wilson discovered the chemical means by which ants communicate. He worked out the importance of habitat size and position within the landscape in sustaining animal populations. And he was the first to understand the evolutionary basis of both animal and human societies. #EOWilson #biodiversity
Not much is known about the saola, a mysterious horned mammal native to forests in the Annamite Mountains of Laos and Vietnam. At least one thing seems fairly certain, though: The saola is a very endangered species. #endangeredspecies #Saola
Understanding energy use in animals adapted to life in the cold may also provide clues for manipulating human metabolism. Sea otters are born with a supercharged metabolism. #SeaOtter #metabolism
The world’s smallest elephant is facing challenges from habitat loss, human conflict, and poaching. Bornean elephants have been considered endangered with a decreasing global population since 1986, though they were believed to be “very rare” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as early as 1965. #borneanelephants #endangeredspecies
Findings indicate Indian wolves are only found in India and Pakistan, where their habitat is threatened by land-use changes and human population shifts. #IndianWolf #endangeredspecies
A vote overwhelmingly in favor of placing a moratorium on deep-sea mineral mining at a global biodiversity summit this week has put urgent pressure on the International Seabed Authority to strictly regulate the practice. #ProtectTheOceans #DeepSeaMining
The return of the blue whales following a decades-long absence may be driven by homesickness or the cultural memory of the species, experts believe. #bluewhales
A new assessment of climate change in the two national parks and surrounding forests and ranchland warns of the potential for significant changes as the region continues to heat up. #climatechange #YellowstoneNationalPark
Beekeepers lost nearly half of their colonies between April 2020 and April 2021, according to the Bee Informed Partnership survey. #savethebees
Conservation advocates in Florida are warning that 1,000 manatees in the state’s water could die this year—hundreds more than in recent years—due to starvation has driven by water pollution, the climate crisis, and other man-made harms to the mammals ecosystem. #climatecrisis #manatees #Florida
MPAs aim to protect marine life, such as the Hawksbill turtle, which is critically endangered. Watered-down management plans limit the effectiveness of MPAs. #MarineLife
Sea turtles are known for relying on magnetic signatures to find their way across thousands of miles to the very beaches where they hatched. Now, researchers have some of the first solid evidence that sharks also rely on magnetic fields for their long-distance forays across the sea. #sharks #EarthMagneticFields
The waters surrounding the equator are one of the most biodiverse areas on the globe, rich in marine life. However, rampant rises in temperate have led to a mass exodus of marine species from the sensitive #MarineLife #MassExtinction
In this article, we discuss how to maintain a conducive community fish tank and also outline fish that can live together. Please read on as we explain more.
