12 missing species set to return to Floreana, Galápagos
In the project to restore and rewild Floreana, twelve iconic Galápagos species are set to return to their island home!
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In the project to restore and rewild Floreana, twelve iconic Galápagos species are set to return to their island home!
Written by Island Conservation on October 17, 2023
On islands, small mammals become bigger and large mammals get smaller. Ecosystem make-up and food resources are believed to be the cause of these size-change patterns. The “Island Rule” describes the change in body size of mammals that migrate to islands: small mammals get bigger, and big mammals get smaller. Why is this? There is […]
Written by Sara on June 17, 2016
Three new lemur species have been identified in Madagascar, an island nation off the southeast coast of Africa. Scientists from the German Primate Center (DPZ), the University of Kentucky, the American Duke Lemur Center and the Université d’Antananarivo in Madagascar have described three new species of Mouse Lemurs. The identification of new lemur species has […]
Written by Sara on June 17, 2016
Ecological models, rules, and genetic sequencing technology bring researchers to conclusion that almost one-trillion species live on Earth. Perhaps you remember as a child enjoying books with detailed illustrations of all kinds of animals. Many of us learned about the great diversity of species that we share the planet with at a very young age. We […]
Written by Sara on June 17, 2016