Native species

Specimens of an endemic plant from the Galapagos found in “critically endangered” status

A recent expedition of environmental researchers in the Ecuadorian archipelago of the Galapagos managed to locate 16 specimens of Scalesia retroflexa, an endemic plant in critical danger of extinction whose population was limited to 21 specimens. These are protected...

Innovative idea: This is the plan to transplant two native Chilean species.

Recently, a study conducted by researchers from the **University of Chile** has highlighted the urgent need to adopt innovative approaches to **preserve native species**. This study emphasizes that, although the country has implemented (https://noticiasambientales.com/medio-ambiente/fondos-para-la-conservacion-de-los-bosques-nativos-en-jujuy/), more comprehensive and science-based strategies are...

Colombia: 85 animals released into their natural habitat

A total of 85 animals, including birds, reptiles, and mammals, were returned to their natural habitat in a release event organized in Buenaventura, in southwestern Colombia. Native species returned to nature These are more than 80 native species that had been...

In San Luis, native birds were released: a black-chested buzzard-eagle and a turkey vulture

The Private Protected Natural Area "La Siempre Viva" in Chipiscú, San Luis was the space where a black-chested buzzard-eagle and a black vulture, both native birds, were released and took to the skies once again. Their rehabilitation was carried out...

Two litters of giant otter pups were born in Iberá.

Exciting news arrived to close 2024 and welcome 2025: two litters of **giant otter pups** were born in **Iberá Park**. The **Rewilding Argentina Foundation** brought the news by joining the successful **species recovery program**: it had been extinct in Argentine...

Historical: Sea lions return to California after 150 years

A piece of good news has arrived thanks to conservation policies and hard work: sea lions are returning to California. The recovery of the species in the Farallon Islands, after 150 years of absence, marks a significant advance in...

The ECOFAM project is recruiting volunteers in Patagonia: what is it about and how to sign up

The project **ECOFAM** (Coastal Team of Marine Fauna and Environment Observers) continues to grow to provide fundamental data on marine biodiversity. The organization Aves Argentinas and the **Argentine Museum of Natural Sciences "B. Rivadavia"** (through its Hydrobiological Station of Puerto...

A wetland was created to preserve biodiversity: 120 bird species already recorded

In order to remedy the extraction of aggregates in Cervantes, Río Negro, they created an artificial wetland called "El Maca". The results of the proposal, four years after starting it, were surprising: it served as a refuge for biodiversity...

Thirteen native species animals have been released from the Biodiversity Park in Córdoba

The Municipality of Córdoba released 13 native species that were in quarantine and rehabilitation at the Animal Rescue Center in the Biodiversity Park. The released specimens come, in some cases, from illegal wildlife trafficking, and arrived with different types of...

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Florida’s sewers are full of alligators

A famous urban legend holds that the sewers of New York are filled with blind albino alligators. These mythical...