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Kenya's queen ants worth $220 each fuel booming global wildlife black market The craze for collecting ants takes Kenya by surprise as smugglers zone in to make a profit.

Kenya's queen ants worth $220 each fuel booming global wildlife black market with the potential to disrupt #ecosystems and #agriculture in Kenya and in destination countries such as China. #IWT #invasive #species

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Wildlife road crossings: a mechanistic trait- and landscape-based model The expanding global road network creates growing challenges for wildlife due to habitat fragmentation, forcing frequent road crossings during their m…

Our new #research provides a mechanistic understanding of how #species traits & #landscape features drive #wildlife road crossings. Landscape structure & #animal perception shape where crossings concentrate — key info for #RoadEcology planning & policy!
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New butterfly species recorded in Arunachal named after Zubeen Garg A new species of butterfly recorded in a forest of Arunachal Pradesh’s Leparada district has been named after Zubeen Garg, the cultural icon of Assam, whose death on September 19, 2025, triggered a storm. The researchers — Roshan Upadhaya, a scholar at Punjab’s RIMT University, and Kalesh Sadasivan of Travancore Natural History Society — have proposed Basar Duke as the common name for Euthalia zubeengargi, which was observed during field surveys conducted in 2025. The former is an Arunachal police constable. Their findings in semi-evergreen forests at elevations of 600-750 metres appeared in the latest issue of Entomon, a quarterly journal published by the Association for Advancement of Entomology, an Indian non-governmental organisation. Despite months of observation, the researchers documented only two male individuals, one collected specimen and another photographed in the wild, indicating that the species may be rare or highly localised. “The butterfly belongs to the genus Euthalia, a group commonly found across South and Southeast Asia. Members of this group are typically seen in forested habitats and are known for their earthy brown wings marked with pale spots,” Mr. Upadhaya said. He said the newly discovered species stands out for its distinct wing patterns and structural features,...

New butterfly species recorded in Arunachal named after Zubeen Garg
->The Hindu | More on "New butterfly species Arunachal Pradesh" at BigEarthData.ai | #Butterfly #Biodiversity #Species

First New Dinosaur Species Found in Korea in 15 Years Surprises Scientists Scientists discovered Doolysaurus, a baby dinosaur from Korea revealed through CT scanning. The fossil shows a small, likely fuzzy omnivore and suggests more hidden dinosaur remains in the region. In South Korea, a mischievous green cartoon dinosaur named Dooly, known for the two small tufts of hair on his head, is one of the most beloved cartoon characters. When researchers from the University of Texas at Austin and the Korean Dinosaur Research Center uncovered a new juvenile dinosaur species on Aphae Island, they chose a fitting name: Doolysaurus. “Dooly is one of the very famous, iconic dinosaur characters in Korea. Every generation in Korea knows this character,” said Jongyun Jung, a visiting postdoctoral researcher at UT’s Jackson School of Geosciences who led the research. “And our specimen is also a juvenile, or ‘baby,’ so it’s perfect for our dinosaur species name to honor Dooly.” First Korean Dinosaur Discovery in 15 Years This find marks the first new dinosaur species identified in South Korea in 15 years and the first fossil from the country to include parts of a skull. Those skull elements were revealed through a scientific micro-CT scan at the University of Texas High-Resolution X-ray Computed Tomography (UTCT) facility...

First New Dinosaur Species Found in Korea in 15 Years Surprises Scientists
->SciTechDaily | More on "New Korean dinosaur species discovered" at BigEarthData.ai | #Species #Biodiversity #Science

Study reveals genetic evolution of major malaria vector species in South America Anopheles darlingi mosquitoes-a major vector of malaria in South America-are evolving in response to insecticides, which may make them harder to kill and malaria more difficult to control, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study will be published March 26, 2026, in Science. It is the first study to sequence a large number (>1000) of complete genomes of Anopheles mosquitoes in the Americas, where there are more than 600,000 cases of malaria annually, mostly in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. Malaria remains stubbornly persistent in South America, and there is a risk that dangerous drug-resistant strains of the malaria parasite could evolve in the Americas and then spread elsewhere. Our study plays a major role in revealing the evolutionary dynamics of a primary malaria vector, providing new insights into Anopheles darlingi biology that could help improve methods for blocking disease transmission." Jacob Tennessen, corresponding author, research scientist, Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases Prior studies on Anopheles darlingi population genetics have used sets of genetic markers but not the whole genome. For this study, the researchers generated whole genome sequences for 1,094 adult female Anopheles darlingi mosquitoes from 16 locations-including forests, wetlands,...

Study reveals genetic evolution of major malaria vector species in South America
->News-Medical | More on "Malaria mosquito genetics insecticide resistance" at BigEarthData.ai | #Biodiversity #Malaria #Evolution #Species

Opinion: Unprecedented God Squad Meeting Could Push Gulf Species Toward Extinction

Opinion: Unprecedented God Squad Meeting Could Push Gulf Species Toward Extinction
->Defenders of Wildlife | More on "God Squad endangered species extinction" at BigEarthData.ai | #Biodiversity #Extinction #Species

Scientists Discover 24 New Species and New Branch of Life in Area Slated for Deep Sea Mining A patch of seafloor targeted for future mining has given us a blunt reminder that we don’t really know what’s going on down there. Researchers have described 24 new species of amphipods (tiny, shrimp-like crustaceans) hailing from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. We often discuss this vast abyssal stretch of the Pacific in terms of resources, but as it turns out, it’s also a biological frontier. Among the new finds is a creature so unusual that the team had to put a new branch on the tree of life just to categorize it. But as we’re adding new branches to the tree of life, we’re also preparing to scrape the area for mining. Living in the Dark The Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) stretches between Hawaii and Mexico at depths of 4,000–5,500 meters. Some parts of it are very rich in manganese nodules, potato-sized rocks rich in metals that are needed for batteries and renewable energy. But these rocks are also the foundation of an ecosystem. You’d likely think that nothing can survive the crushing pressure, darkness, and cold; you’d be wrong. For years, researchers have collected samples from the CCZ. But despite thousands of samples, the lack of resources for post-cruise analysis meant...

Scientists Discover 24 New Species and New Branch of Life in Area Slated for Deep Sea Mining
->ZME Science | More on "Deep sea mining new species" at BigEarthData.ai | #Species #Science #Biodiversity #Ocean #DeepSeaMining

Endangered palm cockatoo chick born in artificial nest a world first Scientists rejoice as adult birds enter an artificial hollow to feed and incubate the egg, before hatching and eventually flying away.  #endangered #protected #species #birds #conservation #rainforests #forestry #logging #timber #industry

Scientists rejoice as adult birds enter an artificial hollow to feed and incubate the egg, before hatching and eventually flying away.  #endangered #protected #species #birds #conservation #rainforests #forestry #logging #timber #industry

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The journeys of migratory animals, e.g., hammerhead #sharks and snowy owls, link continents, #oceans, and #ecosystems & #cultures. Anand Ram reports on the Convention on the #Conservation of #Migratory #Species of Wild Animals COP 15 meeting in Brazil, 23-29 March 2026 www.cbc.ca/news/climate...

Ocean species are disappearing before scientists can even find them To address this gap, researchers from the University of Göttingen, the Leibniz Institute for Biodiversity Change Analysis (LIB), and the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research are launching a major effort to document European "marine annelids" - segmented sea worms - and make the data openly available. By building a comprehensive, accessible dataset, the initiative aims to speed up the discovery of new species and deepen global understanding of biodiversity. The project, "EuroWorm: Accelerating Global Marine Annelid Biodiversity Research with Open Genomic Data for European Species," is led by the LIB and funded by the Leibniz Association. Mapping Hidden Ocean Biodiversity With Genomics Marine annelids are found across nearly all ocean environments, where they help mix sediments, recycle nutrients, signal pollution levels, and support marine food webs. The research team plans to collect samples from European locations where many species were originally described. Once collected, the specimens will be identified morphologically - meaning by their form, structure or shape -, photographed in high resolution, and analyzed using advanced genomic tools and other modern techniques. The goal is to assemble a detailed genomic catalog of European marine annelids, clarify how different groups are related on the evolutionary tree, and explore how their...

Ocean species are disappearing before scientists can even find them
->ScienceDaily | More on "Marine biodiversity genomic species discovery" at BigEarthData.ai | #Species #Biodiversity #Ocean #Science

Ocean Species Vanish Faster Than Discovery Species around the world are vanishing at an accelerating pace, driven by climate change, habitat destruction, and invasive species. Many lesser-known groups, including marine worms, are especially at risk, with some facing extinction before scientists have even identified them. To address this gap, researchers from the University of Göttingen, the Leibniz Institute for Biodiversity Change Analysis (LIB), and the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research are launching a major effort to document European "marine annelids" - segmented sea worms - and make the data openly available. By building a comprehensive, accessible dataset, the initiative aims to speed up the discovery of new species and deepen global understanding of biodiversity. The project, "EuroWorm: Accelerating Global Marine Annelid Biodiversity Research with Open Genomic Data for European Species," is led by the LIB and funded by the Leibniz Association. Mapping Hidden Ocean Biodiversity With Genomics Marine annelids are found across nearly all ocean environments, where they help mix sediments, recycle nutrients, signal pollution levels, and support marine food webs. The research team plans to collect samples from European locations where many species were originally described. Once collected, the specimens will be identified morphologically - meaning by their form, structure or shape -, photographed in...

Ocean Species Vanish Faster Than Discovery
->Mirage News | More on "Marine species extinction outpacing discovery" at BigEarthData.ai | #Biodiversity #Ocean #Species

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Prehistoric Humans May Have Interbred With Two Separate "Superarchaic" Species The culprit in this case is referred to as “superarchaic” because it separated from the modern human clade before we split from our closest “archaic” relatives, the Neanderthals and Denisovans. Recent genetic research has hinted at interbreeding between a superarchaic population and the African ancestors of all Homo sapiens, while it has also been shown that superarchaic hominins mated with the Eurasian ancestors of Neanderthals and Denisovans, before later hooking up with Denisovans themselves. However, there remains some uncertainty over whether these admixture events all involved the same superarchaic population, or if multiple lovers were on the scene. Hoping to provide some clarity, researchers analyzed the distribution of genetic variants between modern humans, Neanderthals, and Denisovans in order to determine how much of their ancestry was shared. Their findings – which have not yet been peer reviewed – indicate that two separate superarchaic populations took part in these prehistoric rendezvous. And while the researchers can’t say exactly when these episodes occurred, they were able to show that the hominin that interbred with European archaics diverged from the human lineage earlier than the species that mated with the ancestors of modern humans in Africa. It's like modern humans are some kind...

Prehistoric Humans May Have Interbred With Two Separate "Superarchaic" Species
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Why, of all the #Species on this #Planet, have humans got to be so unrelentingly disappointing? With a few very notable exceptions, I have lost all faith. If a group of #Crows is a #Murder, what does that make a group of #Humans??

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Oceanographic connectivity strongly restricts future range expansions of critical marine forest species Climate change is projected to significantly shift global marine biodiversity patterns and community structure1,2,3,4,5,6,7. While range expansions into newly suitable habitats can partially offset the negative impacts of projected range losses1, oceanographic connectivity may constrain the extent of future changes4. This connectivity is the outcome of the complex interaction between ocean current patterns and species’ dispersal potential, which can vary significantly, from a few hours to hundreds of days5,6. Depending on its alignment with climate shifts, oceanographic connectivity can either create barriers that isolate populations (increasing extinction risk as populations fail to track shifting conditions) or support persistence by facilitating range displacement into newly suitable habitats4,7,8,9. Despite the recognized role of ocean currents in shaping marine species’ responses to climate change, the extent to which they restrict or facilitate species redistributions remains a critical and largely unquantified gap in our understanding. This gap is especially critical for marine forest species of seagrass and brown macroalgae, critical ecosystem-restructuring species for which high-emission scenarios project drastic poleward and depth distribution shifts10,11 and whose dispersal relies heavily on passive transport by ocean currents12. Given the crucial ecological and economic services provided by these marine forests - including coastal protection, food security, and carbon...

Oceanographic connectivity strongly restricts future range expansions of critical marine forest species
->Nature | More on "Marine species climate range shifts" at BigEarthData.ai | #Biodiversity #Forest #Species

Barnacle-covered rare turtle washed ashore makes full recovery What passers-by thought was a "sandy rock" was in fact a critically endangered turtle far from home. #endangered #protected #species #animals #marine #biology

What passers-by thought was a "sandy rock" was in fact a critically endangered turtle far from home. #endangered #protected #species #animals #marine #biology

Maine doubles species covered by wildlife conservation plan The number of Maine's "species of greatest conservation need" has almost doubled in the latest wildlife protection roadmap released by the state. The 10-year Wildlife Action Plan now includes more than 700 kinds of birds, mammals, fish and invertebrates. For the first time it also includes plants said Alex Fish, endangered and threatened species coordinator with Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. "So that increased around 300 species there, including endangered, threatened and special concern plant species," Fish said in an interview. Plants were not included in previous iterations of the plan, but were folded in this time because of an understanding that plant species have associations with other vulnerable wildlife, Fish added. "Endangered, threatened, or special concern plants, occupy less than 1% of the state, so they're not common at all but they can really be indicators of rare and uncommon habitats," Fish said. The higher number of species also reflects better understanding of the conservation status of some invertebrates such as bees and butterflies, according to the department. The new species roster also takes into account the rate and magnitude of bird species decline, it adds. Some species in the plan are threatened or endangered, but others...

Maine doubles species covered by wildlife conservation plan
->Maine Public | More on "Maine wildlife conservation species plan" at BigEarthData.ai | #Species #Biodiversity #WildlifeConservation

'God Squad' Could Push Gulf Species Toward Extinction The Trump administration has made clear from day one that it intends to dramatically expand fossil fuel extraction on federal lands and in federal waters, with no regard for the consequences to wildlife or the public interest. In the latest jaw-dropping move, late on the night of March 25, government lawyers revealed in a court filing that, on March 13, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth allegedly contacted Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to demand he convene a meeting of the Endangered Species Committee, or “God Squad.” Secretary Hegseth’s rationale for the convening is based on a false narrative that “national security” reasons dictate that the God Squad must grant an Endangered Species Act (ESA) exemption for all oil and gas activities the Interior Department authorizes in the Gulf of Mexico. On March 16, Burgum publicly announced a snap God Squad meeting on March 31 to consider exempting oil and gas activities in the Gulf from the ESA’s requirement that federal agencies avoid taking actions likely to jeopardize the continued existence of endangered and threatened species. The cryptic notice gave no indication that “national security” reasons warranted the meeting—the first in 35 years. Certainly, none of the detailed statutory prerequisites to a God...

'God Squad' Could Push Gulf Species Toward Extinction
->Deceleration | More on "God Squad Gulf extinction threat" at BigEarthData.ai | #Biodiversity #Extinction #Species

Another creature to add to my collection! >:D The Levis Bellaquies, a semi-aerial alien species on the planet Levista XII.

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24 New Species Including a New Family of Amphipods Identified in Deep Sea Survey The expedition uncovered a new family and even a new superfamily Mirabestioidea, revealing completely new evolutionary branches,

24 New #Species Including a New Family of #Amphipods Identified in #DeepSea Survey

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Using the gemotrid moth genus Nychiodes across the Iranian mountain ranges, a new study highlights how the combination of #morphological, #genetic and #ecological #data helps define the boundaries between closely related #species.

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Scientists Witnessed Rapid Evolution In Real Time. It May Have Saved An Entire Species. A new study shows evidence of “evolutionary rescue”—a kind of rapid evolution in which organisms genetically adapt to severe conditions—in monkeyflower populations found throughout western North Ameri...

#Scientists Witnessed Rapid #Evolution In Real Time.
It May Have Saved An Entire #Species.

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Scientists Witnessed Rapid Evolution In Real Time. It May Have Saved An Entire Species. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Scientists worry that our climate is changing at a rate that the usual slow progress of evolution can’t match. A new study shows evidence of “evolutionary rescue”—a kind of rapid evolution in which organisms genetically adapt to severe conditions—in monkeyflower populations found throughout western North America. This could mean that current models overestimate plant decline in the face of climate change, though the authors also note that “evolutionary rescue” is not a sure thing for all plant species. An oft-touted fact by climate change skeptics is that Earth regularly (at least, geologically speaking) experiences peaks and valleys when it comes to climate. For example, the planet was essentially a giant snowball 700 million years ago, but during the mid-Cretaceous some 90 million years ago, Antarctica had temperate rainforests. However, these climatic dramas often unfolded over hundreds of thousands or even millions of years, allowing species time to slowly adapt to changes in their environments. This time around, time is not on our side, and scientists estimate that the world is warming at least 10 times faster than previous warming periods following ice ages. The speed of this shift has scientists worried...

Scientists Witnessed Rapid Evolution In Real Time. It May Have Saved An Entire Species.
->Popular Mechanics | More on "Rapid evolution saving plant species" at BigEarthData.ai | #Species #Biodiversity #Evolution #Science