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The ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) is a medium sized cat facing hard times in the United States. Once common in Texas and surrounding states their numbers have dropped to about 100. But efforts to save Texas ocelots from inbreeding and extinction are underway. One of he ideas under study is to capture males and obtain spermContinue reading “Save Texas Ocelots: Rewilding Advocates Hope To Bolster Dwindling Population Of The Small Cats In South Texas”

Earth’s oceans, both warm and cold, are teeming with unexpected sources of life. Whether supported by a Pacific hydrothermal vent or deep beneath the frigid Weddell Sea. The latest discovery is from researchers aboard a research vessel of the Schmidt Ocean Institute. The Pacific hydrothermal vent and ecosystem was discovered in the vicinity of anContinue reading “Pacific Hydrothermal Vent Teems With Life, Recent Expedition Proves”

If you go by the national media Florida must be an “exciting” place to live. Hurricanes, out-of-control-pythons, invasive eels, abundant poisonous snakes and now raucous manatee sex parties. Not too long ago we were reporting on excess manatee deaths in Florida. Now, however the problem is different. Raucous manatee sex is disturbing the neighbors (so-to-speak).Continue reading “Raucous Manatee Sex Prompts Calls To Sheriff’s Deputies; Officers Ask Public To Stop Tattling On Wild Manatee Parties”

The Pallas Cat (Otocolubus) manul) is certainly an unusual looking cat with its wide face, low slung ears and grumpy expression. The cat, also known as a manul, was not well-understood either. But understanding took a giant step forward recently with the first full mapping of the Pallas’s cat genome. DNA is the information moleculeContinue reading “Pallas’s Cat Genome Completed, Will Help In Conservation Of Cat With The “Grumpy” Face”

Authorities in Montana have decided to lower the number of wolves culled this year. The Montana wolf kill will be 313 rather than 450. Tags will be issued to hunters up to that number. Although the news is cheered by conservationists there is a somber note. The reason Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks reduced theContinue reading “Montana Wolf Kill lowered; About 100 Fewer Wolves Will Be Culled This Year”

Red wolves are the rarest of North American wolves. They were so close to extinction that the US Government captured all the known wild animals and put them into a captive breeding program. Efforts to return the red wolf to the wild have not been very successful. The wild population is down to a handfulContinue reading “Red Wolf Killed: Death Of Very Rare Wolf Brings Wild Population Down To 13; Cash Reward Offered In Slaying”

The humpback chub is an endangered species of fish in Colorado. The National Park Service (NPS) intends to deploy a chemical agent to kill two of its enemies. Invasive small mouth bass and green sunfish. The targeted kill is designed to keep the predators out of the humpback chub’s region. To protect the humpback chubContinue reading “Humpback Chub In Colorado To Be Protected By Chemical Warfare Against Small Mouth Bass”

Rewilding is the concept of bringing often locally extinct animals back to former habitats. We have discussed it here many times. But the Irish Times says a researcher is advocating a new twist. “Convivial Rewilding” would be a way to balance the interests of the wild animals being returned to Ireland and the people livingContinue reading ““Convivial Rewilding” Is Goal For Ireland Suggested By Researcher Interested In Returning Wild Life To Eire”

Construction of an ambitious 175 foot wide animal pathway over the 101 Freeway in has been impeded by winter rains. But the Liberty Canyon Overcrossing is still on schedule to open at the end of 2025. That’s the headline from the Daily News at any rate. The builders of the Liberty Canyon Overcrossing had toContinue reading “Liberty Canyon Overcrossing For Wildlife Impeded By Heavy Winter Rains, But Is Still Expected To Be On Schedule”

Florida is having serious trouble with a number of invasive species. Perhaps foremost (at the moment) is the Burmese Python (Python bivittatus). The snake has found Florida extremely convivial. The nearly 20 foot long reptiles eat nearly everything in sight. The state is fighting back. One of the methods is the “Python Challenge.” Python ChallengeContinue reading “Python Challenge 2023: Florida Calls On Hunters To Catch, Humanely Kill, Invasive Burmese Pythons”