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Ohio's Rare Animal Species You Didn't Know Went Extinct
There are many lesser-known facts about Ohio, and one of the more unfortunate is a rare animal species that went extinct ...
Newly discovered skink is a second unique species for Australia's Scawfell Island
A James Cook University biologist has discovered a new species of lizard on Scawfell Island, a remote island 50 km east of ...
Unique dove species is the dodo of the Caribbean and in similar danger of dying out
Ancient DNA shows an endangered dove species endemic to Cuba is more genetically distinct than the dodo was before it died out.
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Endemic fish wiped out in Brazilian Amazon hydroelectric dam area, study finds
The presence of the Balbina hydroelectric dam in the Brazilian Amazon led to the local extinction of several endemic fish species in the Uatumã River, according to research from the National ...
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Gough and Inaccessible Islands
Gough Island is home to two endemic species of land birds, the gallinule and the Gough rowettie, as well as to 12 endemic species of plants, while Inaccessible Island boasts two birds, eight plants ...
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Sri Lanka discovers its first endemic bat species: A groundbreaking finding by Dr. Tharaka Kusuminda
Ifham Nizam Sri Lanka, a country renowned for its rich biodiversity, has taken a significant step in understanding its unique ...
New species of killifish from Kenya already critically endangered
A critically endangered new species of killifish sampled from an ancient forest in Kenya in 2017 and 2018 has been described ...