copy and paste this google map to your website or blog!
Press copy button and paste into your blog or website.
(Please switch to 'HTML' mode when posting into your blog. Examples: WordPress Example, Blogger Example)
In Unprecedented Feat, Scientists Figure Out How Many Wild . . . That covers a total of 9,700 bird species (92 percent of those alive today), from the avocet to the zebra finch, and is based on over a billion sightings logged on the citizen science portal eBird Those data were combined with actual case studies and a scaling algorithm to estimate the number of birds on the planet as a whole, with allowances
Twice as many plants have gone extinct than birds, mammals . . . The total of 571 extinct plant species is four times higher than the official listing kept by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature in Gland, Switzerland, the team reports today in Nature Ecology Evolution Even so, it is probably still an underestimate, as less is known about the status of plants in Africa and South America
Swimming with a ‘living fossil’ - Australian Geographic Soon, the lake was home to an ecosystem of more than 18 native fish and crustaceans, as well as a host of other animals – including turtles, frogs, lizards and water birds – living among more than 8000 plants, including native water lilies Lake Gkula is used for both recreation and conservation
Toad vs. Frog: Differences in Anatomy, Habitat and More There are more than 6,000 species of frogs and more than 300 species of true toads You can find frogs and toads all over the world (they live on every single continent except Antarctica), although they have distinct preferences when it comes to their type of habitat While both toads and frogs require water to survive, frogs spend less of
WWF Living Planet Report: Devastating 69% drop in wildlife . . . This year’s edition analyses almost 32,000 species populations - with more than 838 new species and just over 11,000 new populations added since the previous report came out in 2020 It provides the most comprehensive measure of how species are responding to pressures in their environment driven by biodiversity loss and climate change, also
Earth’s largest freshwater animals at risk of extinction The baiji, a Chinese river dolphin, is likely the first dolphin species driven to extinction by humans, and the Chinese paddlefish, which can grow 20 feet long, has not been seen in over a decade
Lungfish - Wikipedia Today there are only six known species of lungfish, living in Africa, South America, and Australia, though they were formerly globally distributed The fossil record of the group extends into the Early Devonian , over 410 million years ago