After a 5,000-mile float, these iguanas probably set an ocean record
There are 45 different species of Iguanidae in the Caribbean and the tropical, subtropical and desert areas of North, Central ...
Iguanas floated 5,000 miles from North America to Fiji on vegetation rafts, new study finds
Researchers who have studied genetic evidence of iguanas suggest the ancient reptiles traveled nearly 5,000 miles from North ...
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The mystery of how iguanas crossed the Pacific Ocean may be solved
The iguanas' 8,000-kilometer trip — one-fifth of the Earth’s circumference — is the longest made by a flightless land vertebrate.
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WDFW seeks public input on recreation at Olympic, Johns River, and Chehalis wildlife areas
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is asking for public input to inform a 15-year management plan for the ...
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The Pacific Ocean's phenomenal creatures
Hydrophiinae The Pacific Ocean’s sea snakes, also known as coral reef snakes, are long and colorful. They are one of the world’s most venomous snakes because their bites, though often painless, can be ...
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Some 31 million years ago, these iguanas rafted over 5,000 miles of ocean
Fiji, an archipelago of over 300 islands in the South Pacific, is a biodiversity hotspot teeming with unique and often ...
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Evidence of deep-sea mining still visible over four decades later
Researchers have revisited a remote site in the Pacific Ocean that was used as a test for deep-sea mining in the 1970s. They ...
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Race to name creatures of Pacific Ocean as mining interest grows
PARIS: In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners ...
NOAA’s uncertain future brings tsunami of worry for wildlife, ocean
Concerns have been brewing in recent days as word of large-scale layoffs at NOAA and its sister branch the National Weather ...