Dactylonax kambuayai. Credit: Carlos Bocos/Records of the Australian Museum Scientists have described an exciting discovery: two marsupials that modern science thought to be extinct are still alive in the rainforests of western New Guinea. The discovery is all the more amazing once you learn these were supposed to have gone extinct 6,000 years ago. Both … Read more
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – A sharp decline in the population of the Javan Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus bartelsi), Indonesia’s national bird, could disrupt forest ecosystems across Java, according to a biologist from Gadjah Mada University (UGM). Donan Satria Yudha, a lecturer at UGM’s Faculty of Biology, warned that the species’ near-extinction status threatens not only biodiversity but also … Read more
Nur Janti The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Habitat loss from land conversion and illegal hunting has pushed the white-winged duck (Asarcornis scutulata), locally known as mentok rimba, into “critically endangered” status due to a rapid decline in the bird’s… Source link
Cameroon’s Lake Nyos: A History of Deadly Carbon Dioxide Eruptions Table of Contents Cameroon’s Lake Nyos: A History of Deadly Carbon Dioxide Eruptions The Geography of Disaster: Lake Nyos and Cameroon Formation of a Killer Lake A Deadly Chemical Composition The mechanics of a Lake Eruption the Neos Catastrophe: August 21,1986 Eyewitness Accounts of the … Read more
Wahyoe Boediwardhana The Jakarta Post/Surabaya The Nusantara Freshwater Fish Lovers Community (Kopipa) has called on the East Java administration to take stronger measures to protect the Brantas River, one of the province’s longest rivers, as severe pollution has caused the extinction of at least half of the fish species in the river. On Monday, dozens … Read more
The pelagic thresher shark (Alopias pelagicus) is a highly migratory species found in tropical and … [+] subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific, often known for its long, whip-like tail. Universal Images Group via Getty Images The pelagic thresher shark (Alopias pelagicus) is a highly migratory species found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific, … Read more
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