This blog has been glad to report on major new underwater discoveries that reveal hidden secrets of the world’s oceans. Now comes the report that tagged tiger sharks have taken explorers to what is now thought to be the world’s largest seagrass forest. Of course the tagged tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) were not looking forContinue reading “Tagged Tiger Sharks Lead Researchers To Amazing Underwater Seagrass Discovery”
Monthly Archives: November 2024
Ethiopian Wolves Have A Sweet Tooth; First Canid Predators Found To Relish Nectar
Ethiopian wolves (Canis simensis) are one of the world’s rarest canids and they are also Africa’s most endangered predator. Ethiopian wolves also have another distinction: they are the first canids found to relish nectar and consume it in quantity. Found only in Ethiopia, the wolves, also known as red jackals or simien foxes, inhabit sevenContinue reading “Ethiopian Wolves Have A Sweet Tooth; First Canid Predators Found To Relish Nectar”
Genetic Rescue May Be a Breakthrough Tool To Rescue An Endangered California Red Fox, Battle Inbreeding Elsewhere, UC Researchers Say
Readers of this blog will know that inbreeding in constricted wild animal populations is a threat to many species. Inbreeding has many negative results and can easily lead to local extinction. Now, University of California researchers are considering genetic rescue as a tool in the battle. The focus of the genetic rescue effort is aContinue reading “Genetic Rescue May Be a Breakthrough Tool To Rescue An Endangered California Red Fox, Battle Inbreeding Elsewhere, UC Researchers Say”
Thylacine Genome Breakthrough May Hasten De-Extinction Of The “Tasmanian Tiger,” Enthusiastic Researchers Say
.Very soon the adage “extinction is forever” may have to be abandoned. Scientists around the word are perfecting methods that may bring back animals as diverse as wooly mammoths and dodo birds. A thylacine genome breakthrough may soon speed the return of the Thylacine to the land of the living. The thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus) wasContinue reading “Thylacine Genome Breakthrough May Hasten De-Extinction Of The “Tasmanian Tiger,” Enthusiastic Researchers Say”
Indian Cheetah Project To Continue; Two-Year Anniversary Suggests Marginal Success Is Enough To Go Forward
Despite the recent death of the only free-ranging male, authorities in India plan to continue with the Indian cheetah project. According to the India Express there has been enough success for the ambitious project to continue. The plan behind Project Cheetah is to return African cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) to central India. The fleet cats wereContinue reading “Indian Cheetah Project To Continue; Two-Year Anniversary Suggests Marginal Success Is Enough To Go Forward”