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Boise angler spent months chasing native trout in the West. Here’s what he learned.

The Spokesman-Review 04 Nov 2021
Instead, catching the Eagle Lake rainbow trout – the last catch of a monthslong journey across the West to learn about native trout species – felt almost anticlimactic ... It’s part of an initiative to conserve species whose habitats have been damaged by invasive species, wildfire and other challenges, like the Eagle Lake rainbow.
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Revealing the ramifications of ocean acidification for coralline algae

Phys Dot Org 04 Nov 2021
Now, researchers have found that most species of coralline algae studied are negatively affected by ocean acidification ... The resulting changes in ocean chemistry spell trouble for calcifying species like corals and coralline algae. Coralline algae are critical species in shallow marine ecosystems globally ... But not all species respond in the same way.
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Endangered lesser florican rescued in Solapur

Hindustan Times 04 Nov 2021
This species is classified as ‘endangered’ by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and also features in Appendix 2 of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) which “includes species not necessarily threatened with extinction, but in which ...
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550 Hunting Trophies Found in Undercover Investigation in Iowa

Treehugger 04 Nov 2021
Many of the animals that were sold at the auction were threatened, endangered, and vulnerable species, including African elephants, giraffes, and polar bears ... in the case of foreign species ... is the number one importer of hunting trophies, including imperiled species ... species.”.
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Endangered lesser florican rescued in Maharashtra’s Solapur

Hindustan Times 04 Nov 2021
The species is classified as “endangered” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and it also features in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), which “includes species not necessarily threatened with extinction, ...
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Could one bacterium put damselflies in distress?

Phys Dot Org 04 Nov 2021
Many insect species are currently expanding their geographical ranges in response to climate change. In the northern hemisphere, most of these species are moving northward, to escape the warming climate in the south ... One insect species introduced decades ago to a small island had an effect on several insect populations.
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Chicks from ‘one of the world’s rarest’ bird species born at Chester Zoo

Irish Independent 04 Nov 2021
Two highly endangered red-billed curassow chicks have hatched at Chester Zoo in what has been hailed as “significant moment” for the species. Fewer than 200 of the birds remain in the wild, with Chester Zoo describing them as “one of the world’s rarest bird species”.
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The endangered condor surprised researchers by producing fatherless chicks: Could 'virgin birth' rescue the species?

Phys Dot Org 04 Nov 2021
Could the species be restored by a single surviving female? ... In 1982 the species declined to a population of just 22 individuals, sparking an ambitious captive breeding program led by San Diego Zoo which has seen numbers start to grow ... These species don't seem to last long.
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Instagram post leads to discovery of snake species

The Times of India 04 Nov 2021
Instagram post leads to discovery of snake species ... Researchers and herpetologists have discovered a species of Kukri snake, the Oligodon churahensis, in Himachal Pradesh ... After labs resumed work, molecular data (DNA) for the species was generated which confirmed that the species was indeed different from the Common Kukri snake.
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North Carolina nursery source of Ontario strawberry leaf spot and root rot outbreak

Fresh Plaza 04 Nov 2021
Neopestalotiopsis species are causing emerging strawberry diseases worldwide ... There is some confusion within the taxonomy of Neopestalotiopsis species, as the genus has gone through multiple reclassifications over the years, EPPO reports ... They involved at least 4 different species that are closely related.
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Forests could be key to estuarine fish conservation

Phys Dot Org 04 Nov 2021
A team of scientists from Japan determined that the amount of forest and farmland surrounding rivers as they flow into the open sea impacts the number of threatened fish species in Japan's estuaries ... Using it, the scientists identified 186 different fish species, including 49 that are on Japan's red list of species facing varying degrees of threat.
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Baleen whales eat about 16 tonnes per day: study

Taipei Times 04 Nov 2021
The researchers calculated daily food intake for seven baleen whale species, tracking 321 individual whales in the Atlantic, Pacific and Southern Oceans from 2010 to 2019 ... The other species studied — humpback, fin, bowhead, right, Antarctic minke and Bryde’s whales — also devoured impressive amounts ... The largest species prefer krill.
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UN-CMS agrees to create new conservation measures for Saiga Antelopes

The Manila Times 04 Nov 2021
COUNTRIES like Kazakhstan, Mongolia, the Russian Federation and Uzbekistan agreed on new joint conservation measures to conserve the Saiga antelope under the United Nations' Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) ... of wild species — is so vital.".
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Some management rules questionable

Sarasota Herald-Tribune 04 Nov 2021
There are so many fish species in our area that are off limits to harvest by anglers. On Monday, greater amberjack joined a growing list of offshore species ... Just when seasonal visitors are beginning to return, precious few are willing to shell out the big bucks for a blue-water trip with so few species banned from harvest.
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Apply now for your chance to catch a ‘dinosaur’ in 2022

Evening Times 04 Nov 2021
They are the second largest species of freshwater fish in North America, only topped by the white sturgeon ... AGFC Assistant Chief of Fisheries Eric Brinkman said the tags were increased this year from 100 to 200 to help more anglers pursue the species and gather data on alligator gar locations throughout the state.
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