15, 2025. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — Two-thirds of animal and plant populations are declining in genetic diversity, which makes it harder to adapt to environmental changes, ...
Many Animals and Plants Are Losing Their Genetic Diversity ... By the mid-1990s, the remaining big cats in southern Florida showed clear signs of inbreeding – with kinked tails and low sperm ...
FILE - A panther named Athena looks out from her enclosure at the Naples Zoo during a Sierra Club tour of Florida panther country, Jan. 15, 2025, in Naples, Florida. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File) ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — Researchers have identified priority areas for conserving the black-tailed prairie dog in the United States. Protecting these regions will also benefit North America's Central ...
These slender, rice-shaped pests feed on plant juices and lay their eggs on or inside leaves. The eggs quickly hatch into larvae that mature in as little as two weeks. Thrips can also transmit harmful ...
With its sly nature, it is an opportunistic feeder, eating both plants and animals, including small mammals ... Coyotes usually keep a range of 5-10 miles and travel no further than 25 miles. Coyotes ...