First came the dead fish, then invasive plants. A year later and Lake Suchitlán’s pollution remains a mystery

Typhoon Maysak floods Guangxi, snakes escape into waters

Snakes have escaped into floodwaters after Typhoon Maysak destroyed a breeding farm in Hengzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. According to media reports, a woman bitten by a snake died on Wednesday due to delayed medical treatment caused by traffic congestion. In response to the snake escape, local authorities urgently increased snake antivenom supplies. Current supplies are sufficient to meet emergency treatment needs. #Trending

Dead Fish Found in Emory River Weeks After Morgan County Train Derailment

MORGAN COUNTY, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) - Dead fish have been discovered in the Emory River weeks after a train derailment spilled ethanol into the waterwa...

Sewage spill kills 44,000 fish In Chattahoochee River: report

Taking place in the Chattahoochee River, a fish kill was triggered by an oxygen-depleted water overflow from the combined sewer system in Atlanta, reads a Georgia Department of Natural Resources report. Approximately 44,500 fish were killed by low oxygen levels throughout a span of nearly 16 river miles, stretching from South Fulton to Peachtree Creek, []...Click to read more

How a tiny Texas river agency plans to build the largest desalination plant in the country

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. This story was produced in partnership with the Texas Newsroom, the state’s network of public radio stations. Something moved John Byrum. He believed he could succeed where others had [] The post How a tiny Texas river agency plans to build the largest desalination plant in the country appeared first on San Antonio Current.

From ruin to recovery: Swat’s Trout fish farmers struggling to revive business after 2022 floods

From ruin to recovery: Swat’s Trout fish farmers struggling to revive business after 2022 floods

Mass death of marine animals in Australia caused by ‘world’s most toxic algae’

Algal bloom killed thousands of invertebrates, fish, mammals, and birds last year

House Republican: Let Reflecting Pool 'go' and 'create an ecosystem'

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) on Tuesday had an outside-the-box idea to address algae growth in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. “Honestly, I think it’d be cool if they just let it go and create an ecosystem, have fish in there and everything. ... I think that’d be a really cool way to go,” he...

12 tahun tersimpan tanpa identiti, tumbuhan misteri di Tawau sah spesies baharu

Selepas 12 tahun tersimpan tanpa identiti di herbarium, satu spesimen tumbuhan misteri yang ditemukan di Taman Bukit Tawau akhirnya disahkan sebagai spesies baharu dan dinamakan Ardisia condensiflora. Spesies baharu itu diterbitkan secara rasmi pada 26 Mei lalu dalam jurnal taksonomi botani antarabangsa, Phytotaxa sekali gus menambah rekod penting biodiversiti Sabah yang masih menyimpan banyak khazanah ... Read more The post 12 tahun tersimpan tanpa identiti, tumbuhan misteri di Tawau sah spesies baharu appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Anthropocentric Ethics vs. Biocentric Ethics

INTRODUCTION In “What is Science-Based Wildlife Management?” (June 2, 2026), I said one way to understand the question is to compare unregulated hunting of a century ago with contemporary wildlife

Invasive plants raise concerns in conservation area

By Nabin Raj Kuinkel, Lamjung, June 28: The spread of invasive plants has become a growing concern in conservation areas...

Earth’s Underground Fungi Networks Need Urgent Protection: Study

The underground fungi networks that help sustain Earth’s ecosystems are in need of urgent conservation action, according to researchers from the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN). The scientists found that 90 percent of mycorrhizal fungi biodiversity hotspots were located in unprotected ecosystems, the loss of which could lead to lower carbon emissions [] The post Earth’s Underground Fungi Networks Need Urgent Protection: Study appeared first on EcoWatch.

General : Stick Insects Becoming Harder To Find Amid Concerns Over Habitat Change

By Muhammad Afiq Mohd Asri KOTA BHARU, July 4 (Bernama) -- Stick insects, famed for their twig-like camouflage, are believed to be increasingly rare in the wild, sparking concerns over a potential population decline linked to habitat and climate change.

Chinese scientists love Blackpink’s Jennie so much they named a fish after her

A popular K-pop star has found an unlikely place in the scientific record after researchers in China named a newly discovered fish species after her. Jennie Ruby Jane, from Blackpink, was “a constant source of inspiration” for the master’s student who discovered the tiny black-and-yellow fish – shorter than an average human fingernail – near southern China’s Pearl River estuary. The fish, named Brachygobius jennie, is the first bumblebee goby found in China and could provide a model for studying...

900 snakes escape flooded breeding farm as Typhoon Maysak wreaks havoc: What is snake farming and why China breeds snakes

Videos of hundreds of snakes slithering through floodwaters after Typhoon Maysak destroyed a snake farm in China's Guangxi province have gone viral, drawing global attention to the terrifying escape of nearly 900 reptiles and the country's little-known snake farming industry.

Rapeseed fields are an unexpected goldmine for biodiversity

Rapeseed fields are an unexpected goldmine for biodiversity

Scientists Discover New Deep-Sea Ghost Shark Species Off Costa Rica

A team of Costa Rican and Brazilian scientists has identified a new species of deep-sea fish living in the Pacific waters off Costa Rica, highlighting how much of our country’s marine biodiversity remains unexplored. The newly described species, Rhinochimaera costaricana, belongs to a little-known group of cartilaginous fishes known as long-nosed chimaeras, sometimes called ghost [] The post Scientists Discover New Deep-Sea Ghost Shark Species Off Costa Rica appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate.

Explosive Diarrhea Parasite Spreads: Taco Bell Pulls Key Ingredients

Parasite Outbreak Taco Bell Removes Lettuce And Guacamole Image by refrinaShutterstockTaco Bell has temporarily removed lettuce, guacamole, and pico d...

Trump Has Decimated a Vital Ocean Monitoring Program. What Does It Mean for Fisheries?

Removing the instruments could leave gaps in tracking ocean acidification, climate change and oxygen levels — changes that increasingly affect fisheries.

Experts warn of ways screwworm could spread in the US and new difficulties in keeping it at bay

Scientists worry that current eradication efforts won’t be able to contain parasitic infestation pushing into USWhen conservationists set up cameras in remote regions of Central American forests, they wanted to monitor illegal cattle movement, which can lead to deforestation. But in recent months, they discovered another alarming development: wildlife rapidly infected with the new world screwworm.It’s a warning sign of how the fly could spread in the US – and it signals new difficulties in pushing it back south, a process that will probably take years, experts say. Continue reading...

कालीगण्डकीले किन बदल्दै छ बाटो?

पोखरा। सन् २०१९ सम्म सेतीवेणी शालिग्राम शिलालाई एक फन्को लगाउन सकिन्थ्यो। स्याङ्जा, पर्वत र गुल्मीको संगममा रहेको यो शिला धार्मिक आस्थासँगै भौगर्भिक महत्त्वका कारण पनि चिनिन्छ। हिन्दु धर्मावलम्बीले सेतीवेणी शालिग्रामलाई भगवान् विष्णुको स्वरूप मानेर पूजा गर्छन्। तर, पछिल्ला वर्षमा कालीगण्डकीको सतह बढ्दै जाँदा शिलाको केही भाग पानीमा डुब्न थालेको छ। नदीको धार पनि फेरिएको छ। []

Maine couple spots a bear chasing a moose calf and helps it escape

A Maine couple had an unexpected wildlife encounter while heading out for a day of fishing.

Boffa: une tornade dévaste Bigori et Mankountan, des dizaines de familles se retrouvent sans abri

La nature s’est déchaînée dans la nuit du vendredi au samedi dans la sous-préfecture de Mankountan, préfecture de Boffa. Une violente tempête, accompagnée de vents d’une rare intensité, a semé la panique et laissé derrière elle un paysage de désolation dans le district de Bigori et à Mankountan-Centre. En l’espace de quelques minutes, plusieurs habitations []

900 Snakes Escape During China Floods

Nearly 900 snakes, including venomous cobras, escaped from a breeding farm in Hangzhou, China after heavy flooding triggered by Typhoon Maysak, prompting authorities to launch a large-scale search. #China #Floods #Snakes

Lion-Branded Package Washes Ashore At Florida State Park, Triggering Federal Probe

A routine morning patrol at Long Key State Park ended in a federal investigation Sunday after a park ranger discovered a suspected package of smuggled narcotics washed up on the shoreline. The discovery occurred at approximately 7 a.m. on July 5, 2026. According to official reports, the park ranger spotted a brick-like bundle wrapped tightly [] Lion-Branded Package Washes Ashore At Florida State Park, Triggering Federal Probe

Scientists get clearest view yet of a spreading seafloor

A rare eruption in the Indian Ocean let researchers capture one of the clearest views yet of a seafloor spreading event

A promising natural technique to remove CO2 could backfire

Several start-ups have tried to grow seaweed to remove atmospheric CO2, but this could affect the levels of nutrients in the ocean and hamper other CO2-sucking processes

Invasive species such as Asian hornets having 'huge impact on Ireland'

Junior Minister Christopher O’Sullivan, who has responsibility for nature and biodiversity, today launched Invasive Species Week 2026

Trump’s Slimy Reflecting Pool Mess Turns Tragic

Photo Illustration by Victoria Sunday/The Daily Beast/Getty Images/ReutersThe Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool that President Donald Trump had hastily renovated now has not only an abundance of unsightly algae and peeling paint, but also dead wildlife. After federal government employees poured gallons of hydrogen peroxide into the pool this week in a bid to stop the growing algae blooms, a dead duckling was spotted floating in the lurid green water on Sunday. It’s not clear what caused the duck’s death. Read more at The Daily Beast.

These Are the Most Snake-Filled Lakes in Louisiana

These Are the Most Snake-Filled Lakes in Louisiana

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Hundreds of snakes escape into floodwaters in China

Floodwaters from Typhoon Maysak have brought an additional threat to the Guangxi region. In one Hengzhou village, more than 800 snakes escaped when a snake farm flooded, an official told local news outlet Hongxing.

Examining Algal Blooms in Blue Mesa

Using satellite data, researchers connected harmful algal blooms with warm water and low water levels at one of Colorado’s largest reservoirs.

These Seafood Toxins Survive Cooking—and They’re Fueling Foodborne Outbreaks

Hundreds of outbreaks tied to harmful marine algae and other sources have been reported in the U.S. since 2011, a new CDC report finds.

Why'd It Have To Be Snakes: Illinois' Most Snake-Filled Lakes

Why'd It Have To Be Snakes: Illinois' Most Snake-Filled Lakes

A Foodborne Parasite Is Spreading Across Indiana and Kentucky This Summer

A Foodborne Parasite Is Spreading Across Indiana and Kentucky This Summer

Reflecting Pool algae was ‘in the pipes’ Burgum says despite Trump blaming vandals

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the algae in the Reflecting Pool was “in the pipes” and is now all gone despite President Donald Trump’s insistence that vandals had introduced the organisms to the pool. Appearing on CNN the day after the U.S. celebrated its 250th birthday, the conversation quickly switched to drama around the Reflecting []

Dead Duck. Tabs, Monday, June 22, 2026

The in the Reflecting Pool? You guessed it.

Michael Higgins: Carney’s so-called ‘major projects’ mired in endless environmental review

The prime minister's bold talk isn't getting anything built

Iron-catalyzed active lipid peroxides drive ultrafast collective cell death in blooming algae | Science

Harmful algal blooms, the most severe ecological hazards worldwide, terminate abruptly within a few days. In this work, we identified that iron-catalyzed active lipid peroxides predominantly trigger individual cell ferroptosis and drive the population ...

Auckland North Shore creek packed with dead eels, fish after ‘industrial strength’ pollution

Auckland North Shore creek packed with dead eels, fish after ‘industrial strength’ pollution

Dead duck was seen in Reflecting Pool. Then two more found nearby...

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Citizen science in Japan’s Ogasawara Islands spotlights ties between ships and birds

A recent study has shed new light on seabirds' tendencies to follow ships near the island chain and highlights the role wildlife enthusiasts can play in research.