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Over 100 Species Of Bats Found Within Several Acres Of Rainforest In Ecuador

Bats are a remarkable evolutionary success story representing the second largest group of mammals, outnumbered only by rodents in number of species. Now, researchers of the Leibniz-Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research in Berlin (Germany) and Boston University (U.S.A.) have discovered the place that harbours the highest number of bat species ever recorded. In a few ha* of rainforest in the Amazon basin of eastern Ecuador, the authors have found more than 100 species of bats.

Wild Orchids In Borneo: Is There Time To Save Thousands Of Species From Extinction?

Borneo (Kalimantan) is the third largest island in the world. It is rich with a variety of indigenous orchid species that grow in the forests. Borneo's rain forests are also home to some extremely rare species of orchids, all highly valued for their exotic aromas and aesthetic beauty. It has been estimated that 2500 to 3000 orchid species grow in the forests of Borneo.

Species Come Second to Conservation Costs

Dr Michael Bode of the University of Queensland's Ecology Centre has called for conservationists to take the cost of conserving locations, rather than just the number of endangered species, into account when prioritising areas for protection. "We should worry more about costs of conservation and other socioeconomic factors and obsess less about exactly what species is where," Bode says. Bode sees advantages beyond simply anticipating the responses of legislators or donors. "Our research means that in many cases we no longer need to collect huge amounts of detailed, expensive biological information on where all these groups are found before we know where to act," he says. "We can act now."

Biodiversity: Some species could be wiped out 100 times faster than feared, say researchers

Endangered species could become extinct 100 times faster than previously thought, scientists warned yesterday in a bleak reassessment of the threats to global biodiversity. They say methods used to predict when species will die out are seriously flawed and dramatically underestimate the speed at which some will disappear.

Should We Move Species To Save Them From Climate Change?

Many species must move to new areas to survive climate change. Often, this seems impossible. Species stranded on mountain tops in southern Europe that are becoming too hot for them, for instance, are unlikely to be able to reach northern Europe unaided. So should humans step in to help?

Measures to help species cope with climate change?

Many species must move to new areas to survive climate change. Often, this seems impossible. Species stranded on mountain tops in southern Europe that are becoming too hot for them, for instance, are unlikely to be able to reach northern Europe unaided. So should WE step in to help?

Greenwatch: New manta ray species discovered

A new species of manta ray has been identified for the first time. After five years of study a marine biologist has confirmed that a larger and more elusive manta is in fact a distinct species.

Third Bonefish Species Found

Jun. 29--Fisheries scientists have known for years that two species of bonefish reside in the waters of South Florida and the Caribbean -- albula vulpes and albula garcia, or species B.

Previously Unknown Species of Economically Important Bonefish Found

MIAMI _ Fisheries scientists have known for years that two species of bonefish reside in the waters of South Florida and the Caribbean _ albula vulpes and albula garcia, or species B.

Distribution Of A Species Of Butterfly Predicted Using Geometric Variables

Biologists have recently explored the distribution of the butterfly Iolana iolas, one of the endangered species in the Madrid region whose population dynamics are determined by its host plant. The study, prepared by scientists from the King Juan Carlos University in Madrid, proposes a new path for designing conservation plans for the species using geometric variables.

Should we move species to save them? (AP)

increasingly threatening the survival of plants and animals, scientists say it may become necessary to move some species to save them. Dubbed assisted colonization or assisted migration, the idea is to decide how severe the threat is to various species, and if they need help to deal with it.

Should we move species to save them?

With climate change increasingly threatening the survival of plants and animals, scientists say it may become necessary to move some species to save them. Dubbed assisted colonization or assisted migration, the idea is to decide how severe the threat is to various species, and if they need help to deal with it.

Shipwrecks on coral reefs harbor unwanted species

Shipwrecks on coral reefs may increase invasion of unwanted species, according to a recent US Geological Survey study published in the open-access journal PLoS ONE. These unwanted species can completely overtake the reef and eliminate all the native coral, dramatically decreasing the diversity of marine organisms on the reef. This study documents for the first time that a rapid change in the dominant biota on a coral reef is unambiguously associated with man-made structures.

Reliance On Unverifiable Observations Hinders Successful Conservation Of Wildlife Species

Nearly any evidence of the occurrence of a rare or elusive wildlife species has the tendency to generate a stir. Case in point: in February 2008, remote cameras unexpectedly captured the images of a wolverine in the central Sierra Nevada, an area from which the species was believed to be extinct since 1922. But frustratingly few observations prove to be so conclusive. So what, then, are managers to make of unverifiable observations, especially those that are not diagnostic?

Biologists say it may be necessary to move some species to save them from extinction

WASHINGTON (AP) _ With climate change increasingly threatening the survival of plants and animals, scientists say it may become necessary to move some species to save them. Dubbed assisted colonization or assisted migration, the idea is to decide how severe the threat is to various species, and if they need help to deal with it.

Biologists say it may be necessary to move some species to save them from extinction

WASHINGTON (AP) _ With climate change increasingly threatening the survival of plants and animals, scientists say it may become necessary to move some species to save them. Dubbed assisted colonization or assisted migration, the idea is to decide how severe the threat is to various species, and if they need help to deal with it.

State of Alaska sues to overturn listing of polar bears as a threatened species

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) _ The state of Alaska sued Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on Monday, seeking to reverse his decision to list polar bears as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.

Internet Auctions Might Support Illegal Wildlife Trafficking

Sale of most elephant ivory is banned by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES); even the sale of ivory from culled or naturally deceased animals is strictly regulated. Since 1973, most sale of elephant ivory has been prohibited in the United States under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, under which Asian elephants are listed as endangered and African elephants as threatened. (See "Key U.S. Environmental Law Helps Save Species from Extinction.")

Internet Auctions Might Support Illegal Wildlife Trafficking

Jun 24, 2008 (America.gov/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX News Network) -- Sale of most elephant ivory is banned by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES); even the sale of ivory from culled or naturally deceased animals is strictly regulated. Since 1973, most sale of elephant ivory has been prohibited in the United States under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, under which Asian elephants are listed as endangered and African elephants as threatened. (See "Key U.S. Environmental Law Helps Save Species from Extinction.")

Building our own asteroid

LIFE on Earth has had its ups and downs. Over the past 4 billion years, it has barely survived five mass extinction events, each most probably triggered by a collision with an asteroid or comet. Some 250 million years ago, nearly 90% of all sea species and 70% of all vertebrate land species suddenly became extinct. About 200 million years ago, another collision wiped out roughly half of all species, and ushered in the age of dinosaurs. Then 65 million years ago, an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs and made room for the age of mammals — including, eventually, humans.

Building our own asteroid

LIFE on Earth has had its ups and downs. Over the past 4 billion years, it has barely survived five mass extinction events, each most probably triggered by a collision with an asteroid or comet. Some 250 million years ago, nearly 90% of all sea species and 70% of all vertebrate land species suddenly became extinct. About 200 million years ago, another collision wiped out roughly half of all species, and ushered in the age of dinosaurs. Then 65 million years ago, an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs and made room for the age of mammals — including, eventually, humans.

Species extinction threats underestimated

A U.S. study finds species extinction threats are underestimated due to a math problem, with extinction risks underrated by possibly as much as 100-fold.

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