The Northern Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita) is listed on the IUCN Red List as a “Critically Endangered” species on a global scale. It was rediscovered on a remote cliff of the Syrian desert in April 2002, following clues from local hunters and Bedouin nomads, in
A new species of seabird has been hiding in plain sight in coastal Chile.The existence of the sparrow-sized black and white species of storm petrel was confirmed in February near the coastal community of Puerto Montt, Chile. This is the first new species of storm
A large pygmy sperm whale carcass washed up by the Morris Island lighthouse and was found over the weekend. It was too decomposed to say what killed it, researchers concluded.The whale stranding follows a string of 13 bottlenose dolphin carcasses since late
It was believed the Andean cat lived only at and above elevations of 3,000 meters (9,800 feet), among the rocky slopes of the high Andes. Survey triggered by footage of two Andean cats from 2004 in the foothills of Argentina show evidence of the cats at elevations
A group of about 30 pilot whales have become stranded on Bruny Island, south of the Tasmanian state capital Hobart.The whales are stranded on Butlers Beach on the northern tip of Larbillardiere Peninsula adjacent to Partridge Island.Preliminary reports indicate
Thousands Laysan albatross, along with thousands of chicks and other seabirds, perished as tsunami waves reaching 5ft-tall (1,5meter) rolled over the remote low-lying Midway islands just four hours after the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck Japan on Friday.The waves
The shores of Acapulco’s beaches were this weekend teeming with masses of fish packed so tightly they looked like an oil slick from above. Thousands of sardines, anchovies, stripped bass and mackerel surged along the coast of the Mexican resort in an event believed to
WA’s extended spell of hot, still weather and warm ocean temperatures is believed to be the cause of fish kills along the Mid West coast and out at the Abrolhos Islands.Department of Fisheries Senior Fish Pathologist Dr Brian Jones said he expected the natural
Millions of dead fish have washed up in King Harbor near Redondo Beach, and officials are now trying to figure out why. The dead fish, mostly sardines along with anchovies and mackerel, are apparently floating up to the surface from the ocean floor. KTLA’s Sky5
About 50 melon-headed whales were found to have beached on the shore in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, in eastern Japan Friday night and 22 were rescued and returned to the sea on Saturday by authorities and local volunteers. About 200 people, including staff at
