Not Guilty: Dingoes Did Not Cause Mass Extinction
Dingoes may now finally have been cleared of the charge of causing mass extermination of two of Australia’s most iconic, and once widespread, species.
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Sea Otter Return Helps Seagrass Recovery
Once again, sea otters are helping to demonstrate that the conservation of one species can have significant benefits to many others.
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World’s Largest Owl Indicator of Habitat Health
This species is restricted to riparian areas in Russia, China, Japan and possibly North Korea, and it now has been revealed that they are a key indicator of the health of the primary forests in which they live.
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O is for Orthops
Whilst they aren’t the most spectacular insects in Britain, I’m glad to have gotten to know them, just one of the common insect groups I’ve stumbled on this year which were hitherto unknown to me.
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N is for Neuroptera
Aside from them being quite nice to look at, there’s a good reason for gardeners to encourage lacewings to share their home for the winter, or even better, to provide a purpose built lacewing home.
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Have we saved the world’s most endangered cat?
Almost 100 million Euros has been spent on conserving the remaining Iberian Lynx in the wild, and it seems that these efforts have paid off.
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Cashmere Trade Threatens Snow Leopard Habitat
With only approximately 6,000 snow leopards left in the wild, time is running out.
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M is for Mosquito
Am I, and the press at large, being unnecessarily harsh on mozzies?
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Bad Weather is Bad News for Barn Owls
Barn owls are adversely affected by large amounts of rainfall. They hunt in daylight, detecting prey primarily by sound, therefore relying on dry leaf litter to find voles and mice.
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Trouble for America’s Amphibians
On average, the rate of loss of populations of all amphibians in the USA is 3.7% per year. The scientists believe that if this rate does not change, these species will disappear from half of the habitats that they currently occupy in around 20 years.