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Grisha the stork has become a star in Kremenchuk: the bird visits fishermen
5+ hour, 23+ min ago (145+ words) In Kremenchuk, in the Poltava region, local residents have spotted an unusual stork that isn't afraid of people at all and regularly visits fishermen for fresh fish. The bird can be found on the grounds of the former river station'one…...
A natural disaster in Indonesia could lead to the disappearance of the world's rarest orangutans
3+ hour, 45+ min ago (270+ words) Four days of heavy rainfall and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra may have brought the Tapanuli orangutan'the rarest species of great ape on the planet'significantly closer to extinction." Researchers estimate that approximately 58 animals died during Cyclone Senyar, representing…...
The nesting of the endangered golden-spotted flycatcher has been recorded in Chernobyl for the second time
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (444+ words) In the Chornobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere Reserve in the Kyiv region, the nesting of the crested goldcrest'Ukraine's smallest bird and a species listed in the Red Book'has been recorded for the second time. During field observations, scientists spotted a…...
A rare bird has been found in a mountain forest in Indonesia " Reuters
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (511+ words) For the first time in a long while, ornithologists have spotted Buru lorikeets'vibrantly colored parrots found exclusively on Buru Island in eastern Indonesia." Over the past century, this species has been considered one of the most elusive on the planet,…...
A new protected area for the rare white-tailed eagle will be established in the Kyiv
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (367+ words) The Teteriv Forest District in the Kyiv region plans to establish a new protected area to safeguard the white-tailed eagle'one of Ukraine's largest and rarest birds of prey, listed in the Red Book. A new white-tailed eagle nest was discovered…...
Scientists have caught a rare, endangered fish in the Danube
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (233+ words) Experts from the State Agency for Land Reclamation and Fisheries of Ukraine have documented an extremely rare discovery: Black Sea salmon ($Salmo labrax$) were found in the Danube River. This species is listed in Ukraine's Red Book and is considered…...
Marine worms have been discovered in the Great Salt Lake
1+ week, 2+ day ago (383+ words) In general, nematodes are considered one of the most widespread organisms on Earth, as science knows of over a quarter of a million species'from Arctic glaciers to deep-sea ocean trenches. Despite this ubiquity, they had never been found in the…...
Rare red-legged ibises have been released back into the wild in Japan
1+ week, 2+ day ago (549+ words) In north-central Japan, eight red-crowned cranes (Nipponia nippon)which had long been considered extinct in the countrywere released into the wild. This species disappeared from the island of Honshu in the 1970s due to overhunting and habitat degradation. The return of…...
The return of wolves to Yellowstone has triggered sweeping changes to the ecosystem, according to Forbes
3+ week, 1+ day ago (377+ words) In 1995, gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park, where they had been absent for nearly 70 years after their disappearance in the 1920s." Biologist Scott Travers wrote about this in an article for Forbes. This decision led to large-scale and long-lasting…...
Chicks of a rare night heron have hatched in the Tuzly Estuaries National Park
3+ week, 4+ day ago (485+ words) Chicks of the red-eyed "night heron," or bittern, have hatched in the Tuzly Estuaries National Park in the Odesa region." This event has become a real sensation for ecologists and conservationists." The last time chicks of this species were seen…...