Every year in May, the US celebrates Endangered Species Day. It's a day to learn about plants and animals that are at risk and to participate in local conser...
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Scatological science: how poo analysis could help save endangered species
Three separate species of banded langur have been identified after DNA analysis of their faeces, paving the way for targeted conservation strategies
edition.cnn.com
How conservation dogs help track endangered species
Dogs and their sensitive noses are known for finding people during search and rescue efforts, sniffing out drugs and even diseases like cancer. But the powerful canine nose can also act like radar for other things that are hidden from our sight.
popularmechanics.com
Crows Are Self-Aware and 'Know What They Know,' Just Like Humans
Almost no other species has that kind of higher intelligence.
audubon.org
How Your Most Recent Birding Trip Could Save Rare Species
New research shows that information from recreational birders could help researchers better focus conservation efforts.
vox.com
How to save a species (if you really want to)
Should we be spending millions to keep the black-footed ferrets alive?
allaboutbirds.org
Why do some birds mimic the sounds of other species?
Although some birds learn their species' song during their first year of life, others, including mockingbirds, continue adding to their repertoire as they grow older. Northern Mockingbirds can learn as many as 200 songs, and often mimic sounds in their environment including other birds, car alarms,
nhpr.org
The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker And More Than 20 Other Species Have Gone Extinct
Government scientists warn climate change, on top of other pressures, could make such disappearances more common.
telegraph.co.uk
Why everybody needs to spend time with an alpaca therapist
Geronimo has shone a light on a cute, gentle and inquisitive species that are said by some handlers to have 'spiritual' qualities
thepublicdiscourse.com
Is Speciesism like Racism and Sexism?
Defending the position that human beings have a special dignity because of their rational nature does not in any way imply that non-rational animals are not also deserving of a certain respect and appropriate treatment. While racism and sexism are moral evils, so-called “speciesism” is not morally w
birdlife.org
Which vulture species are you?
Do you find yourself doing loads of work to help people without ever getting any credit? Maybe you have more in common with a vulture than you think.
journals.plos.org
Mechanisms of species diversity in birdsong learning
This Primer explores vocal learning in songbirds, focusing on the use of cross-fostering and species hybrids methods employed in a recent study to uncover transcriptional networks important for between-species differences in song learning and production.
audubon.org
What Goes On in the Mind of an Invasive Species?
An Aesopian experiment may clue us in to how adaptable the Great-tailed Grackle truly is.
thevintagenews.com
The Cat Who Single Handedly Rendered a Species Extinct
When humans and all they bring move into a new area of the planet, it’s hard to know what the impact will be on the local habitats. Even when we’re trying
medicalnewstoday.com
Neuroscientists Must Study Many Species To Understand The Brain
A new study of brain rhythms in bats and rats challenges a widely used model - based on studies in rodents - of how animals navigate their environment.
abc.net.au
Can these two endangered birds be brought back from the brink?
These birds are the size of ping-pong balls and had been expected to become extinct over the next 20 years — but there may be hope for them yet.
