The Wildlife and Birdlife of Central America
Recent Central America news
- Coral near Deep Water Horizon well is dead or dying
- Tropical frog battles to survive as climate change takes its toll
- Coral bleaching in Panama as sea hots up
- Three "extinct" amphibians rediscovered after decades lost to science
- New documentary released to highlight the plight of the Vaquita
- Festival of Wildlife 2011. Baja California, Mexico.
- Wild cats and dogs in steep decline worldwide
- Frog disease wiping out undiscovered species
- 2 new species of batfish discovered in area engulfed by oil spill
- Discovery of how coral reefs adapt to global warming could aid reef restoration
- Two new frog species discovered in Panama’s fungal war zone
- Protecting corals increases fishing profits
- Search for the legendary Jamaica petrel draws blank – Probably extinct
- A 'cartography of hope' for birdlife in the Western hemisphere
- Leatherback turtle nesting beach to be developed for tourism in Costa Rica
More Central America news
- Major environment prizes awarded to six conservation pioneers worldwide
- First ever record of Ocelot from Arizona
- Illegal turtle egg harvest in Costa Rica an ‘Attack against nature’ – or not?
- Jaguar amongst a host of wildlife photographed just 30 miles south of US-Mexico border
- Monarch butterfly numbers hit all time low
- Two Humpbacks freed from fishing nets in Mexico
- Whales and dolphins worldwide threatened by bycatch & human activities
- Endemic critically endangered Puerto Rican nightjar more widespread than thought
- First evidence for a second breeding season among migratory songbirds
- New refuge to protect migratory and resident birds in the Dominican Republic
- World’s first vegetarian spider discovered in Central America
- New species of ghostshark has sexual appendages on forehead
- Pacific Brant geese wintering in Alaska as the sea warms
- Major study of day-flying moths finds 64 new species & 7 new genera
- Search for 47 species of ‘extinct’ birds is launched
Related News Articles
Jaguar amongst a host of wildlife photographed just 30 miles south of US-Mexico border Almost one year after the death of the last known wild jaguar in the USA in Arizona, The Sky Island Alliance have released the first photographs of a northern jaguar in the Mexican State of Sonora.
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World’s first vegetarian spider discovered in Central AmericaThere are approximately 40,000 species of spiders in the world, all of which are thought to be predators that feed on insects or other animals. Now, scientists have found that a small Central American jumping spider feeds predominantly on plant food.
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Major study of day-flying moths finds 64 new species & 7 new generaThis major revision of the Dioptinae is the first systematic look at this group in almost a century. After studying over 16,700 specimens housed at 38 different institutions and private collections around the world, James Miller discovered and described 64 new species and seven new genera, bringing the total to 456 species in 43 genera.
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The world's smallest cetacean is sinking towards a man-made extinction.The Vaquita porpoise, the smallest cetacean, is found only in the Gulf of Carolina. The population numbers just 2-300, and is under threat from fishing nets.
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World's rarest frog discovered in Costa RicaA rare female frog has been seen for the first time in 20 years during an expedition to Central America.
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Three new species of salamander discovered in Costa Rica forest
The salamanders, including a tiny dwarf salamander, were discovered on an expedition run by the Natural History Museum of London.
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New butterfly discovered in Mexico, naming rights being auctioned.A large new butterfly species has been discovered in the Sonoran desert in Mexico.
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Stunning new photographic study of the Monarch Butterfly migration, with photos by BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Ingo Arndt.
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Stunning new photographic study of the Monarch Butterfly migration, with photos by BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Ingo Arndt.
Details and images.
