Top 10 lists are standard fodder for media: the 10 best dressed, the 10 best-looking, the 10 most wanted, etc. But the International Institute for Species Exploration, headquartered at Arizona State University, has a new take on such lists. For the last five years, the institute has been issuing a top 10 list of the quirkiest, most bizarre and just plain interesting new species discovered the previous year. This year's list was released... full story ![]()
A farmer or rancher from Monterey County will be named the Conservation Cooperator of the Year on April 17.
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From Douglas Main, OurAmazingPlanet Staff Writer: Two new colorful species of lizards have been discovered in the Peruvian rain forest, in a little-explored section of the Andes Mountains in the northeast of the country. Both species of lizards sport colorful splotches of green and brown that allow them to blend into the mountain rain forests they call home. The lizards were...
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Fact: If you discover a new species, you get to name it. And instead of naming these new species after themselves, many scientists have taken to the tabloids in
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Petal, a 6-year-old Rothschild giraffe -- which are classified as endangered -- gave birth to a healthy female calf with a group of other giraffes and conservation center staff watching. Petal, now a second-time mother, has already bonded with her newborn, who looks like her, with a mix of dark patches broken up by bright cream channels. The person who guesses the closest to...
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Rare Rothschild giraffe born at Greenwich conservation center Petal, a 6-year-old Rothschild giraffe -- which are classified as endangered -- gave birth to a healthy female calf with a group of other giraffes and conservation center staff watching. Petal, now a second-time mother, has already bonded with her newborn, which looks like her, with a mix of dark patches broken up...
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Rare Rothschild giraffe born at Greenwich conservation center Petal, a 6-year-old Rothschild giraffe -- which are classified as endangered -- gave birth to a healthy female calf with a group of other giraffes and conservation center staff watching. Petal, now a second-time mother, has already bonded with her newborn, who looks like her, with a mix of dark patches broken up...
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Federal officials joined Tejon Ranch Co. Friday in announcing a 141,866-acre habitat conservation plan that gives the company assurance that its proposal for a large resort community in Lebec complies with the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Under the plan, called the Tehachapi Uplands Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan, 129,000 acres on the ranch will be permanently...
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