Endangered Species

Endangered species are plant or animal species at serious risk of extinction across all or a significant portion of their range. They are classified based on scientific assessments of population size, decline rates, habitat loss and other threats. Conservation measures such as habitat protection, legal frameworks and recovery plans are implemented to prevent extinction and restore populations.

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Weathering the storm: the influence of rain on sea turtle hatchlingsClimate

Weathering the storm: the influence of rain on sea turtle hatchlings

Sea turtles, after laying their eggs and covering them with sand, leave their offspring to develop and hatch without any parental care. The odds of…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreAugust 29, 2024 Full article
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UCF Biologist Continues Unraveling Mystery of Magnetic BacteriaScience

UCF Biologist Continues Unraveling Mystery of Magnetic Bacteria

UCF Biologist Robert Fitak recently created a refined database of magnetic bacteria and the animals they may reside in to further study how these bacteria…
SourceSourceJuly 10, 2024 Full article
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First local extinction in the US due to sea level riseClimate

First local extinction in the US due to sea level rise

By Jerald Pinson | Florida Museum of Natural History The United States has lost its only stand of the massive Key Largo tree cactus in…
SourceSourceJuly 9, 2024 Full article
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Scientists identify safe havens we must preserve to prevent ‘the sixth great extinction of life on Earth’Science

Scientists identify safe havens we must preserve to prevent ‘the sixth great extinction of life on Earth’

By University of East Anglia If we act now, we can prevent human-caused extinctions wiping out our planet’s wildlife, according to an international coalition of…
SourceSourceJune 25, 2024 Full article
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Polar bears could vanish from Canada’s Hudson Bay if temperatures rise 2CNewsClimate

Polar bears could vanish from Canada’s Hudson Bay if temperatures rise 2C

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk An international team of scientists said Thursday that polar bears faced local extinction in Canada's Hudson Bay by…
SourceSourceJune 13, 2024 Full article
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Key tiger habitat swamped by deadly Bangladesh cycloneNews

Key tiger habitat swamped by deadly Bangladesh cyclone

Dhaka, Bangladesh | AFP Bangladesh forest experts warned Tuesday a key tiger habitat hit by a deadly cyclone had been submerged by seawater deeper and…
SourceSourceMay 28, 2024 Full article
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Flower or power? Campaigners fear lithium mine could kill rare plantNews

Flower or power? Campaigners fear lithium mine could kill rare plant

United States | AFP Delicate pink buds sway in the desert breeze, pregnant with yellow pompoms whose explosion will carpet the dusty corner of Nevada…
SourceSourceMay 23, 2024 Full article
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Finnish court suspends permits to hunt protected eaglesNews

Finnish court suspends permits to hunt protected eagles

Helsinki, Finland (AFP) - Finland's top administrative court stepped in on Wednesday to suspend hunting permits against a protected species of eagle on a Finnish…
SourceSourceMay 15, 2024 Full article