Large-river specialist fishes—from giant species like paddlefish and blue catfish, to tiny crystal darters and silver chub—are in danger, but researchers say there is greater hope to save them if major ...

Biology - Ecology

May 22, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org) —With only 14 percent of their original habitat remaining, native Colorado River cutthroat trout have been forced into isolation by habitat loss and invading non-native trout in relatively short reaches of high-altitude ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 23, 2013 not rated yet 0

Conservationists want to make sure Peter Cottontail is around for many Easters to come.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 31, 2013 2.3 / 5 (3) 3

The two endangered fish species, Squalius aradensis and S. torgalensis, most generally belong to the Cyprinidae, or the carp family. This is the largest fish, and vertebrate family, formed of freshwater ...

Biology - Ecology

Mar 21, 2013 not rated yet 0

A major meeting of governments on threats to endangered species on Thursday rejected a ban on international trade in polar bears amid fears it would distract from the bigger threat of global warming.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 07, 2013 3 / 5 (1) 0

Ecologists from Umeå University and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim have studied fish communities and fish habitat and reviewed the importance of winter conditions for fish ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Feb 15, 2013 not rated yet 1

The tenacious wolverine, a snow-loving carnivore sometimes called the "mountain devil," is being added to the list of species threatened by climate change—a dubious distinction that puts it in the ranks ...

Biology - Ecology

Feb 01, 2013 2.6 / 5 (5) 0

For social animals such as schooling fish, the loss of their numbers to human activity could eventually threaten entire populations, according to a finding that such animals rely heavily on grouping to effectively navigate ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jan 31, 2013 not rated yet 0 |

Lake Mead National Recreation Area's water quality is good, the sport fish populations are sufficient, and the lakes provide important habitat for an increasing number of birds. This positive trend is documented ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Jan 30, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Methods used to eradicate feral pigs and goats in Hawaii, Australia, the Galapagos Islands and southern United States could be employed in Minnesota to fight the Asian carp invasion.

Biology - Ecology

Jan 18, 2013 5 / 5 (8) 12

The ability of deep-sea corals to harbor a broad array of marine life, including commercially important fish species, make these habitat-forming organisms of immediate interest to conservationists, managers, ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Oct 23, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

A new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society and James Cook University says that coral reefs in Aceh, Indonesia are benefiting from a decidedly low-tech, traditional management system that dates back ...

Biology - Ecology

Oct 11, 2012 not rated yet 0

Pescadero Estuary, located an hour south of San Francisco, is a coastal habitat under intense pressure from several interest groups, some human, others wild. The 643 citizens of the nearby town of Pescadero ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Oct 10, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0

(AP)—A Puerto Rican frog about the size of a peanut received federal protection Wednesday, ending a long battle to list it as an endangered species.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Oct 03, 2012 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—For the first time in decades, researchers have conducted an extensive exploration for deep-sea corals and sponges in submarine canyons off the northeastern coast of the US. The survey revealed ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Sep 26, 2012 not rated yet 0