Species

A new species of “dragon lizard” with impressive camouflage capabilities has been found in Southeast Asia

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A new species of "dragon lizard" with impressive camouflage capabilities has been found in Southeast Asia

This article has been reviewed in accordance with Science X’s editorial process and policies. The editors emphasized the following attributes while ensuring the credibility of the content: fact checked reliable source correction Okay! Holotype Laodracon carsticola Gen. et sp. nov. (NUOL R.2022.01), adult male, in life A: General lateral view; B: General ventral view; C: … Read more

Missing ship found after 128 years thanks to invasive mussel species

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Missing ship found after 128 years thanks to invasive mussel species

News Sydney Borchers, Fox News Published October 20, 2023 at 6:45 am While making a documentary about a mussel species in the Great Lakes, two filmmakers discover a ship that went missing 128 years ago. Fox Weather reports that Yvonne Drebert and Zach Melnick were in the process of filming the invasive quagga mussel in … Read more

A new ancient crocodile species has been discovered in a small pond

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New Ancient Alligator Species Discovered

A fossil found in a small pond in 2005 has been linked to a new species of ancient alligator after nearly two decades of research. The fossil was first discovered under six and a half feet of sandy sediment in Nakhon Ratchasima, the capital of Nakhon Ratchasima province and Thailand’s third largest city, after a … Read more

21 species have been declared extinct, removed from the Endangered Species Act

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21 species have been declared extinct, removed from the Endangered Species Act

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has removed 21 endangered species from the Endangered Species Act. The service had proposed removing two dozen species from the endangered list in September 2021. The group of animals now declared extinct includes the Lesser Mariana fruit bat, also known as the flying fox in Guam; two species of … Read more

How animal traits have shaped species’ travel around the world

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How animal traits have shaped species' travel around the world

This article has been reviewed in accordance with Science X’s editorial process and policies. The editors emphasized the following attributes while ensuring the credibility of the content: fact checked peer-reviewed publication reliable source written by the researcher(s). correction Okay! Larger species in many groups, whether leopards, chameleons or tree frogs, have been most successful at … Read more

21 species have been declared extinct, removed from the Endangered Species Act

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21 species have been declared extinct, removed from the Endangered Species Act

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has removed 21 endangered species from the Endangered Species Act. The service had proposed removing two dozen species from the endangered list in September 2021. The group of animals now declared extinct includes the Lesser Mariana fruit bat, also known as the flying fox in Guam; two species of … Read more

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has declared 21 species extinct

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The US Fish and Wildlife Service has declared 21 species extinct

The historic range of Bachmann’s nightingale includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. US Fish and Wildlife Service hide title change the title US Fish and Wildlife Service The historic range of Bachmann’s nightingale includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. US Fish and Wildlife Service On Monday, the … Read more

US declares 21 endangered species extinct: This is a wake-up call

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US declares 21 endangered species extinct: This is a wake-up call

Human Interest By Brooke Cato Published October 17, 2023 at 5:46 PM ET The Maui kepa (left) and the Mariana fruit bat are among the species now extinct. fws.org About two dozen endangered species are now classified as extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in a recent conservation call. The agency announced Tuesday … Read more

Of the 21 endangered species declared extinct, 7 are from Alabama

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Of the 21 endangered species declared extinct, 7 are from Alabama

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has reclassified 21 threatened species as extinct, saying the best scientific evidence suggests they no longer exist. Seven of these species were native to Alabama, including Bachmans passerine and six freshwater mussels and snails. Ramona McGee, wildlife program chief at the Southern Environmental Law Center, said the move should … Read more

New Species of Cobra-Like Snake Discovered, But May Be Extinct – The Wire Science

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New Species of Cobra-Like Snake Discovered, But May Be Extinct - The Wire Science

Hemachatus nyangensis in Nyanga National Park, Zimbabwe. Donald Broadley, Submitted by the author Natural history museums around the world hold a wealth of knowledge about Earth’s animals. But much of the valuable information is sealed to geneticists because the chemical formalin used to preserve samples damages DNA and makes it difficult to reconstruct the sequence. … Read more