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Ever wonder what all the birds are chattering about up there in the treetops? Perhaps their feathers are ruffled over being named after slave owners, Confederate generals and “misogynists.” That’s evidently the conclusion of the…

More than a hundred bird species are about to be renamed because their monikers have been deemed “offensive” and “exclusionary” by some due to their connection to the “racist” pasts of the people who the birds were named after.The…

An “Indiana Jones” character’s well-known connection to snakes and his utter hatred for them has inspired researchers to name a new snake found in the Andes mountains after the actor who plays him, Harrison Ford.The new species of snake…

Most people believe that humans are the most intelligent of all animals because we supposedly can do complex reasoning and use our brains to solve complex problems. Some people…

Over the last 50 years, federal bureaucrats have managed to recover only three percent of endangered species, despite the expansive authority, powers, and funding granted to them by the Endangered Species Act (ESA).According to a new…

Even some species that are found while they are still alive are already on the brink. In fact, research suggests that it’s precisely the newly described species that tend to have the highest risk of going extinct. Many new species are…

Invasion Alert: Disease Fears Raised Over New Mosquito Species Reported in Florida SciTechDailyNew invasive mosquito species spreading in Florida FOX 13 TampaRising temperatures in Florida contribute to spread of invasive mosquito…

Hillsborough County on alert for new invasive mosquito species found in Florida WFLAMosquito species from South America discovered in Florida The WeekNew invasive mosquito species spreading in Florida 10 Tampa BayInvasive mosquito…

The National Audubon Society’s 123rd annual Christmas Bird Counts took place between December 14 and January 5. Thousands of counters participated in 1,123 counts and tallied 18,186,311 individual birds. While most counts take place in…

The early magnolias that showed some nascent cold injury in the buds earlier began emerging this past week, and for the most part it turns out they escaped significant injury and bloomed in clear ivory whites and delicate pinks, many…