Photo credit: Polar Cruises / Creative Commons In the Arctic, polar bears have recently been observed swimming in icy water while carrying young cubs on their backs . It’s the result, researchers explained, of having to swim greater distances to find solid sea ice—and is an innovation that may be crucial for the survival of the species…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Polar Bear Mothers Spotted Swimming With Their Cubs on Their Backs
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Image: Conservation International (CI) Pea-Sized Frog is Old World’s Smallest The smallest frog known on the Asian, European or African continents – and one of the world’s tiniest frogs – was found by a group of scientists searching for “lost amphibians.” This pea-sized micro frog belongs to the species of microhylid , which, as the name suggests, is composed of miniature frogs under 15 millimeters. So why was it “lost”? And, excepting the “awww, cute!” factor, why is it important that this tiny frog has been found?… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Micro Frog Found in Search for World’s Lost Amphibians
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Photo via brendan.lally…away As habitat loss causes bird species to fly farther from the nest to forage, in turn forcing longer stretches of time between a mother’s time incubating her eggs, researchers are finding the health of the species on the whole can decline. A study done on wood ducks shows that when mothers are forced to stay away from their nests longer to feed, even the slightest drop in temperature can cause problems in the development and vitality of the hatchlings. The findings could reveal dire news for birds who have to choose betwee… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Ducklings in Danger! Habitat Destruction Weakening Baby Birds (Video)
Image credit: Tomi Tapio /Flickr With their habitats shrinking, and new competitors moving in , polar bears across the Arctic are desperate to find a place to feed, rest, and raise their cubs. In Canada, this has led to an increase in polar bear-human interactions . On the island of Svalbard, north of Europe, it has placed another species—barnacle geese—in danger… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Stranded Polar Bears Threaten Migratory Birds
The Humboldt penguin, native to Peru and Chile, was one of the species to acquire Endangered Species Act protection. Image credit: Wikimedia Commons After years of review and consideration , five penguin species—one native to South America and four others native to New Zealand—will receive U.S. Endangered Species Act protections. Though the new designations will aid conservationists struggling to protect the penguins, the decision fell short of the petitioners’ ultimate goal…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Beijing shopping mall, photo: John via flickr James Kanter over at the New York Times point out a very important statistical update: According to an assessment of per capita carbon emissions by the Netherlands Environmental Agency , China now emits on a per person basis more than France. While emissions in France in 2009 were 6 tons, those in China were 6.1 tons–up from 2.2 tons in … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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China No Longer a Developing Nation – Per Capita Carbon Emissions Higher Than France’s
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Northern right whales shout to overcome background noise, but how loud is too loud? Image credit: Wikimedia Commons Right whales, it’s believed, earned their name for being the “right whales to hunt.” The whales are rich in blubber, swim slowly, and float after they have been killed—making them an easy and profitable target for whalers. These characteristics nearly led to the whale’s extinction—populations were almost completely depleted in the mid-19th century—until a ban in 1937 saved the species. Today,
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Human-Generated Noise Yet Another Threat to Northern Right Whales
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Image credit: Wikimedia Commons Hunted for their eggs and value on the traditional medicine market, Batagur baska , the mangrove terrapin has been driven as close to extinction as can be imagined. Only 20 known individuals remain—including those in captivity. For decades, zoologists and conservationists have struggled to rebuild the population but the turtles’ finicky breeding requirements have stopped the best efforts—Until now…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Terrapin Eggs Offer Hope for 20 Remaining Members of the Species
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Olive baboons in Tanzania. Photo by Andrew Ross via Flickr. While many male birds make proper “Mr. Moms,” sharing duties with their mates, fewer than 5 percent of all male mammals play any role in directly tending infants of the species — leaving a lot of deadbeat animal dads out there. With
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10 Really Great Animal Dads (Slideshow)
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Coronella austriaca , also known as the “smooth snake,” was one of the species in the study. Image credit: Wikimedia Commons Conducting a global study of an entire sub-order of species is not a simple proposition. It requires huge amounts of data, conducted by field researches in locations around the world, that spans a decade or more. As a result, such studies are able to provide only a slight indication of trends. But sometimes, the findings are so consistent, so compelling, that they cannot be ignored…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Why Are Snakes Disappearing All Over the World?
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