Thursday, 9 February, 2012

Endangered species profiles: Mexican wolf, Houston Toad, Sumatran Rhino, Mountain Gorilla, Mountain mist frog, red-crowned cranes, Delhi Sands flower-loving fly, beluga sturgeon, Higgins’ eye pearly mussel, West Indian manatee, piping plover, Higgins’ eye pearly mussel

In a wilderness, roads can interrupt migration corridors; kill wildlife through vehicle impacts, block movement of surface water; compact soil, harming burrowing animals and changing groundwater flow; cause air pollution and traffic noise; and allow invasive species to enter.

Monkeypox, AIDS, SARS: Are more diseases jumping from animals to people, or is it just our imagination?

A new study reveals rapid evolution of white-footed mice in Chicago, in just 150 years.

Rock climbing may be harming snail populations along the Niagara Escarpment.

Mosquitoes are a nuisance and a public-health threat. Why do they find me so appetizing? Will they spread as the globe warms? What can you really do to protect yourself?

Protecting small fish may cause a genetic change that promotes slow-growing fish. Is it smarter to protect the large fish instead?

Marine iguana in the Galapagos islands are suffering from trace amounts of oil left by a tanker accident.

New study links long-term changes in salmon population to climate changes.

Causes and effects of overfishing. Why do fishing regulations fail? Where have they succeeded? Like sushi? Read on: the fish are disappearing fast!