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TOOMBS COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is raising awareness around an invasive species that has made its way into Georgia. The tegu is native to South America and is ...
The federal Endangered Species Act is getting attention in Congress. In early March, the ESA Amendments Act of 2025 was introduced in the House by Bruce Westerman, the Republican House Committee on ...
With a wingspan reaching up to 6.5 feet, harpies are one of the largest and heaviest bird species, according to the San Diego Zoo. Despite their impressive strength, they are thought to have been ...
The name actually comes from the Canadian French “crapet,” which refers to many different species of the sunfish family. They have a variety of nicknames, including papermouths and specks.
Herpetologist Fred Kraus discovered a new arboreal snake species, Dendrelaphis atra, on Misima Island in Papua New Guinea. This snake, characterized by its matte black coloration and adaptability ...
One type of important bacteria is called enterococci, which includes more than 17 different species. They’re found in the intestines of nearly every animal on earth. Only a few types of ...
(Wilder Institute) Zachary MacDonald, co-first author alongside Julian Dupuis of a new study published in the biodiversity research journal ZooKeys, said the new species is an exciting discovery ...
Prof Bernd Hänfling, one of the project's researchers, said the fish were a "keystone species" in many large, deep UK lakes. "Their adaptation to cold, clear water makes them highly vulnerable to ...
Colossal Biosciences, U.S.-based company, reported that, “On October 1, 2024, for the first time in human history, Colossal successfully restored a once-eradicated species through the science of ...
UPPER MICHIGAN, Mich. (WLUC) - The gray wolf could be removed from the Federal Endangered Species list. In April, the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources voted to approve the Livestock and ...
Deemed the northern snakehead fish (Channa argus) because of its unforgettable head that resembles a snake and its python-like coloration and pattern, MDC Invasive Species Ecologist Angela ...
“Our team has discovered a new fossil ant species representing the earliest undisputable geological record of ants,” Anderson Lepeco, a study co-author and paleontologist from the Museu de ...