Ecology
Conservationists are celebrating the return of the Tequila fish to Mexico’s rivers nearly two decades after going extinct © Chester Zoo The Tequila fish has been successfully reintroduced into the wild some 18 years after it was first reported as “missing” from its native habitat in Mexico and declared extinct, potentially offering a lifeline to …
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There are 1,300 species of animals in the country, 130 of which are endangered and threatened, Hassan Akbari, deputy head of natural environment and biodiversity of the Department of Environment (DOE), has said. Asiatic cheetahs, great bustard, Siberian crane, Persian onager, and some reptiles and amphibians are among the endangered and threatened species, …
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“Algal blooms” have negative effects on aquatic environments and bring losses to the fisheries sector, which is mainly caused by various factors such as climate change, rising temperatures, the entry of industrial, domestic, agricultural, and human effluents. An algal bloom or algae bloom is a rapid increase or accumulation in the population of algae in …
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Critically endangered: just 12 cheetahs living in Iran habitats TEHRAN – Studies show that the situation of Asiatic cheetahs in Iran is critical so that just 12 of the endangered species are currently living in natural habitats across the country. Hassan Akbari, the deputy chief of the Department of Environment, said on Monday that only …
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Hundreds of small fish fell from the sky in the aftermath of two storms last week Residents of Texarkana were pelted with “animal rain” last week after two storms blew through the US city on the border between Texas and Arkansas. As the weather cleared up, locals found the streets littered with small fish. While …
Around a million species might disappear within the next few decades, the conservation organization reports © Global Look Press / Michael Runkel The Earth is facing the biggest extinction event since the end of the dinosaur era, with a million species at risk of becoming extinct within the next few decades, the World Wildlife Fund …
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TEHRAN – A plan, called “breathing”, that banned any wood exploitation in endangered forests, has halted the cutting down of at least 550,000 cubic meters of forests annually or completely stopped the process. In January 2017 in line with the laws regulating all aspects of policymaking and project management with regard to environmental factors Majlis …
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