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In 1964, an Australian couple camped on a North Queensland island; their decades-long campaign helped a pigeon colony recover from under 2,000 birds to more than 40,000In 1965, Margaret and Arthur Thorsborne initiated a bird count that has become one of the most enduring wildlife studies globally. Their un...- In 1970s, Burmese pythons arrived in Florida as pets. Then a hurricane helped turn them into the Everglades' top predator—now robot rabbits are fighting backFlorida is deploying solar-powered robot rabbits to lure invasive Burmese pythons. These AI-powered decoys imitate prey, using heat and sce...
- Rare yellow flower unseen on California public land for 68 years resurfaces after cattle clear invasive weedsA rare yellow flower, unseen for 68 years, has reappeared on public land. Botanists discovered the caper-fruited Tropidocarpum in Californi...
- In 2001, a USDA scientist released beetles to destroy an invasive tree, but they eliminated 94% of an endangered bird's habitat along one riverAn invasive beetle introduced to control tamarisk trees has devastated flycatcher nesting grounds. This beetle, released by the USDA, succe...
- In 1872, a Jamaican planter imported nine mongooses to kill rats in his sugarcane fields; the predators then turned on native birds and reptilesJamaican planters introduced mongooses to combat rat infestations destroying sugarcane harvests. These predators, however, did not stop at ...
- How Australia’s Brown Tree snakes reached Guam after World War II and left biologists baffled by the invasionBrown tree snakes, an invasive species on Guam, have baffled biologists for years. Their population is believed to have started with only a...
- From a 1937 garden planting to an ecological crisis: One Miconia tree now spreads 8.9 million seeds, endangering Queensland's iconic rainforestsToday, a single mature Miconia tree can produce over 8.9 million seeds in one season. What began as a 1937 garden introduction in tahiti ha...
- In 1976, a scientist began dancing like a crane every day; the chick it helped produce became an ancestor to 178 endangered birdsA whooping crane named Gee Whiz died at age thirty-eight, leaving behind many offspring. His mother, Tex, imprinted on humans and required ...
- In 1969, a Texas businessman asked a realtor to find him the worst ranch available; decades later, the lifeless land had become a 5,500-acre preserve with flowing springs and 220 bird speciesA Texas businessman transformed a severely degraded ranch into a thriving nature preserve. He cleared invasive cedar trees and planted nati...
- Snake eggs in your garden? Don't move them until you know these thingsFinding snake eggs in your garden requires careful consideration before any action. Moving reptile eggs can pose risks to developing embryo...
- In the 1990s, escaped pet Burmese pythons established themselves in Florida's Everglades; by 2012, road surveys found raccoons down 99.3%, opossums 98.9%, and rabbits effectively goneGiant Burmese pythons, introduced to Florida's Everglades as pets, have caused a dramatic wildlife collapse. Road surveys reveal staggering...
- More trees do not always mean more birds, and a Japanese study found grassland species fell by over 70% near shelterbelts, showing that restoring habitat can sometimes reduce biodiversityA surprising study reveals that planting trees as windbreaks on farms can devastate bird populations, particularly those needing open grass...
- Does planting more trees on farmland actually hurt bird populations? Here's what a new study reveals about hidden risks of tree plantingNew research from Japan reveals that planting trees for conservation, while beneficial for some birds, can negatively impact species relian...
- Burmese pythons in Florida are changing Everglades in a surprising way: Study reveals giant snakes are spreading seedsBurmese pythons in Florida's Everglades are now understood to be indirectly spreading plant seeds by consuming birds and mammals that eat f...
- Delhi world's second-richest capital for avian diversity, hosts 471 bird speciesDelhi is the world's second-richest capital for bird diversity. A new Delhi Bird Atlas reveals 471 species. This comprehensive study, a cit...
- Back from brink: India's vultures stage comeback as captive-breeding, release efforts gather paceVultures are making a comeback in India after a two-decade decline, with over 700 birds bred in captivity and released into protected tiger...
- In 1918, rats escaped from a shipwreck onto a remote island, and more than a century later, scientists discovered an unexpected consequenceA major rodent eradication on Lord Howe Island has revealed a surprising recovery of its insect life. For over a century, rats and mice dev...
- After MP, study on Forest Owlets to start in stateResearchers studying the critically endangered Forest Owlet in Madhya Pradesh hope to start a similar project in Maharashtra's Melghat tige...
- Endangered stork numbers decliningEarly Birds' survey this year found that the GAS population has come down to 192 in 14 places in and around the city from 258 last year.
- Survey confirms sparrow decline in Indian citiesA survey has confirmed for the first time the widely believed theory that rapid urbanisation has taken a toll on the population of tiny spa...
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