Tag: conservation biology
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Murmu in Botswana: Cheetah translocation hopes unfold
India’s Cheetah Plan Clears a Major Hurdle on Murmu’s Botswana Visit The prospect of India and Botswana taking a significant step in wildlife conservation has gained momentum as President Droupadi Murmu prepares for a state visit to the southern African nation. Reports suggest that India’s plan to translocate 8-10 cheetahs from Botswana could receive an…
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Birds, Not Wind: The Surprising Engine of Life on Iceland’s Youngest Island
Introduction: A fifty-year mystery finally resolves For decades, scientists believed that wind carried seeds to Surtsey, Iceland’s volcanic newborn, shaping its early plant life. A 1965 eruption created a pristine laboratory, where researchers watched a gradual, wind-dominated colonization unfold. But a transformative study published in Ecology Letters challenges that narrative, unveiling a more nuanced picture…
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The World’s Oldest Spider: Number 16, a Gauis villosus Matriarch’s 43-Year Journey
The 43-Year Chronicle of Number 16 In the remote scrublands of Western Australia, a trapdoor spider earned an unlikely distinction: Number 16, a Gauis villosus, lived to an impressive 43 years, becoming the longest-living spider ever recorded. Her life, chronicled in a long-term study published in Pacific Conservation Biology, offers rare windows into the habits…