Article Archive for 20 March 2009
Rare reptile hatchling found on New ZealandPosted in Discovery, Endangered & Extinction, Protected Sites on 20 March 2009
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AP A hatchling of a rare reptile with lineage dating back to the dinosaur age has been found in the wild on the New Zealand mainland for the first time in about 200 years, a wildlife official said Thursday. : Tuatara are the last lizard-like descendants of a reptile species that walked the Earth with [...]
Rare vine in Hawaii designated endangered speciesPosted in Endangered & Extinction, Habitat on 20 March 2009
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AP A rare Hawaii vine has been added to the endangered species list, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday. It’s the second species to be classified as endangered by the Obama administration. The first was the reticulated flatwoods salamander, an amphibian native to south Georgia, north Florida and coastal South Carolina. It was [...]
