Endangered Species
Scientists have created detailed 3D models of a vaquita skeleton to preserve knowledge of the world's most endangered marine mammal. The digital archive was produced using advanced imaging techniques and is now available online.
Reported by AI
Australian researchers are using environmental DNA techniques on feces samples to identify suitable habitats for the critically endangered Gilbert's potoroo. The work aims to establish new populations of the marsupial, which numbers fewer than 150 in the wild. The approach could improve translocation efforts after past setbacks including a major bushfire.
A critically endangered black rhino has been born in Kenya's Chyulu Hills National Park. This marks the second such calf in less than two years. The Big Life Foundation confirmed the birth, highlighting ongoing conservation efforts against poaching.