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• Up to half the bird species using the African-Eurasian flyway are declining

  cross-posted from: hexbear.net/post/9046197 Banner image: A black crowned crane (Balearica pavonina), which is found within the African-Eurasian flyway. Image by H. Zell via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0). Up to half the bird species using the African-Eurasian flyway are declining Every year, billions of birds migrate long distances with the changing of seasons — according to BirdLife Africa, 40 to 50 percent of avian species migrating to and from Africa are in decline. BirdLife Africa’s...

• A world with a toad hiding in your garage is richer than one without

  cross-posted from: hexbear.net/post/8933482 If you are ever confronted by a toad, you soon see why there is little chance of confusing it with its froggy cousin. I realised this after discovering a glorious, warty specimen settled on damp concrete in the garage one autumn. It was not only its copper-coloured eyes, squat boxer face and bumpy, waterproof skin — allowing it to survive away from water for longer — but its size that impressed. Wild toads can live for more than a decade; this cre...

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  Gotta be my favorite holiday to celebrate, is it really restricted to being a national holiday?

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  By homophobia? Yes.

• Deadly droughts and floods wipe out young California salmon en route to Pacific

  cross-posted from: lemmygrad.ml/post/11576154 Deadly droughts and floods wipe out young California salmon en route to Pacific Salmon are becoming river “ghosts” as brutal droughts and violent floods cause unprecedented losses on their treacherous journey to the Pacific Ocean, scientists say. A study led by the University of Essex; NOAA Fisheries; University of California, Davis; and Cramer Fish Sciences has found that young Californian Chinook salmon face a deadly double threat from extreme...

• Africa’s amphibians are overlooked in conservation planning, experts warn

  cross-posted from: hexbear.net/post/8484458 Banner image: The golden mantella, an endangered frog species found only in Madagascar. Image by Frank Vassen via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0). Africa’s amphibians are overlooked in conservation planning, experts warn Herpetologists are calling for greater inclusion of amphibians in African conservation planning, in a recent letter published in the journal Science. Africa is home to roughly 1,170 known species of amphibians, 99% of which are e...

• Birds of prey in South Africa are in trouble – a study analyses data from 16 years of road counts

  cross-posted from: hexbear.net/post/8484460 Banner: Secretarybird. Photo: Ronelle Visagie, Author provided (no reuse) Birds of prey in South Africa are in trouble – a study analyses data from 16 years of road counts Birds of prey and vultures (raptors) play a vital role in ecosystems, both as top predators and key scavengers. However, compared to many other bird species, raptor populations are declining faster. This is because they need large areas to live in, have low population densities...

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