A recent investigation carried out in Brazil investigated the environmental impact of the diet consumed by dogs and cats. According to their results, the dog population of this country (the second largest in the world) would represent between 2.9% and 24.6% of the total emissions in Brazil. In mid-November, the United Nations (UN) reported that the … Read more
The number of Kashmir stag, known as hangul has declined since the early 20th century. In the early 1900s, the Kashmiri hangul deer population was estimated to be around 5000. Numbers have dwindled to only 261, with perhaps fewer reportedly surviving today. Kashmiri Hangul population The census revealed that the number of Hangul males per … Read more
A Colombian company that exports long-horned beetles as pets for children in Japan, and whose similarity to the helmets of the legendary Samurai is obvious, has expanded its offer to include its own cryptocurrency, in an attempt to avoid pay high commissions on your international sales. Tierra Viva, located in the city of Tunja, in … Read more
Woodpeckers are made up of different species that belong to the Picidae family. They are distributed around almost the entire world and have a wide variety of shapes, colours and sizes. They get their name from the curious ability they have to “drill” the trunks of trees without having any repercussions. About 233 different species have been … Read more
The most unique birds on the planet would be the most exposed to extinction. This is suggested by a new study published in the journal Functional Ecology, which used data from live birds and museum specimens, for a total of 9,943 species analyzed. According to the research, extreme combinations and unusual traits could be risk … Read more
The life expectancy of honey bees is 50% shorter than in the 1970s. As has been observed in laboratory samples, which would be potentially independent of environmental stressors and could have to do with some genetic reason. The study published by Scientific Reports refers to the situation of these insects in the United States and … Read more
Some fish swim looking at the seabed and for a long time this was unknown in the scientific world, however, new research has shown why this happens. Despite seeming strange, this has to do with the same behaviour that humans present when they turn to look at their feet, to be sure of the ground … Read more
The New Jersey Fish and Game Board approved yesterday to open a hunting season for black bears in December, with which they seek to eliminate more than 500 bears during a week. Given the increase in sightings of bears in residential areas, the state governor, Phil Murphy, proposed last week to reactivate the hunting permit … Read more
Approximately 10,000 species of birds are known on Earth. Slightly less than half are migratory. A total of about 4,000 species of birds migrate back and forth between their breeding and wintering grounds. About two-thirds of them travel long distances, flying up to 20,000 kilometres a year. And there are even more impressive figures. The cuckoo, … Read more
New NASA research models are shedding light on how insect populations may respond to severe changes in temperature that are likely climate change. In a study recently published in Nature Climate Change, scientists found that 65% of the insect populations they examined could become extinct within the next century. Insects play many important roles in … Read more
