The winners of the 2019 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition include pictures of a surprised marmot, a lichen-covered tree and sheep in a fierce embrace Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2220074-the-best-of-the-2019-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-winning-photos/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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Home aquarium hobbyists are helping save 30 rare fish from extinction
The pet trade often harms wildlife but some dedicated amateur fish-keepers are working to keep many species of fish from extinction Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2218831-home-aquarium-hobbyists-are-helping-save-30-rare-fish-from-extinction/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Humans may be trading far more species of wildlife than we thought
Estimates based on two wildlife databases suggest 5000 species are traded around the world, with larger, more distinctive animals most at risk Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2218747-humans-may-be-trading-far-more-species-of-wildlife-than-we-thought/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Thousands of UK wildlife and plant species are in decline
The most comprehensive assessment yet of the state of nature in the UK has found the area occupied by more than 6500 species has shrunk by 5 per cent since 1970 Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2218235-thousands-of-uk-wildlife-and-plant-species-are-in-decline/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Drought reveals a lost Spanish Stonehenge
Thanks to 2019’s record drought in Europe, a 7,000-year-old circle of 150 upright stones is back on dry land in western Spain, after 50 years underwater. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/drought-reveals-spanish-stonehenge-dolmen-guadalperal…
Forget pristine habitats – for biodiversity save abandoned quarries
The best way to save Earth’s threatened wildlife could be to protect its most unglamorous and geologically diverse landscapes, from scrubland to exhausted mines Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24332460-700-forget-pristine-habitats-for-biodiversity-save-abandoned-quarries/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Hurricane Dorian may have wiped out at least one bird species
In addition to killing several people and destroying thousands of buildings in the Bahamas, Hurricane Dorian was probably a disaster for local wildlife Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2215361-hurricane-dorian-may-have-wiped-out-at-least-one-bird-species/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Round-up: the key decisions to protect wildlife from the CITES summit
Giraffes, sharks and otters were granted stronger protections at the CITES wildlife trade summit in Geneva, but a stalemate prevailed on elephants and the ivory trade Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2214711-round-up-the-key-decisions-to-protect-wildlife-from-the-cites-summit/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Sheriff Warns Angry Locals To Vacate Houses Before SpaceX’s ‘Starhopper’ Test
An anonymous reader quotes Business Insider: A small community of people at the southern tip of Texas just received what some of its residents are calling a “shocking” and “concerning” warning about SpaceX’s upcoming launch attempt of a Mars rocket ship prototype. Residents told Business Insider a county sheriff went door-to-door on Saturday night to hand-deliver printed notices to the community,…
Wildlife summit to consider global ban on saiga antelope trade
Protections for saiga antelope, mako sharks and even woolly mammoths will be considered at a conference of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2213528-wildlife-summit-to-consider-global-ban-on-saiga-antelope-trade/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…