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Bats originated in Europe, rewriting mammals’ family tree, study reveals

Biggest study of its kind provides insights into bats’ evolution – a potential gamechanger for research into human virus and cancer treatment

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23

Deccan Plateau Dry Forests: The Animals and Their Survival Adaptations in India's Most Overlooked Wildlife Zone

What Makes the Deccan Dry Forest a Different Kind of Pressure CookerThe Deccan plateau receives between 500 and 900 mm of rain annually, enough to prevent true desert, not enough to allow the dense canopy of the Western Ghats. What grows instead is thorn scrub, dry deciduous woodland, and open…

Times Life · Aug 25

Stowaway fox Basil survives brush with heartworm to clear quarantine in US

The male red fox was found on a a car transporter ship which travelled from Southampton to New York, and is now at Bronx Zoo.

Evening Standard · May 22

Alligator rescued in New York City park has bathtub stopper stuck in body

The object cannot be removed from the reptile, named ‘Godzilla’, due to her weakened state, said the Wildlife Conservation Society

The Guardian - US · Feb 25, 2023

UN Wildlife Conference Ends with Protection for 500 Species

An international conference on trade in endangered species ended Friday in Panama, with protections established for over 500 species. The measures were approved by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, known by its initials as CITES. The conference agreed to tighten trade regulations…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 26, 2022

Animals: Evidence of social relationships between chimpanzees, gorillas

The first evidence of lasting social relationships between chimpanzees and gorillas in the wild has been found during a long-term study led by primatologist Crickette Sanz at Washington University in St. Louis. Read more on Dynamite News

Dynamite News · Oct 1, 2022

To combat coral bleaching, Kenya turns to reef nurseries

The marine area off the coast of Kenya at Wasini Island, jointly managed by a foundation and the island’s community, has been planting over 8,000 corals a year since 2010 and placed about 800 artificial reef structures in the channel in a bid to restore Wasini’s coral gardens

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2022