Approximated '10 million straw-colored fruit bats fill the air.' The massive colony, the largest mammal migration in the world, is made up of the second-largest fruit bats in Africa.
The changes in the Amazon forest brought by deforestation are driving animals, such as bats and monkeys into new areas which increases the chance of viruses and bacteria to transfer to humans.
A recent study of tree rings from Norilsk in the Russian Arctic and east of the Yenisei River, the largest of its kind to date, strongly suggests that man-made pollution is a lot worse than previously thought.
In the first half of 2020, the deforestation record of the Brazilian Amazon has increased by 25% according to the official data released on Friday increasing pressure on Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro to stop his plans on developing the region.
More species are leaning towards extinction, according to the new update released by the IUCN Red List. Among these species include 33 species of lemurs, the North Atlantic Right Whale, the European Hamster, and the Caterpillar Fungus.
Scientists first discovered the glass frog in 1973 in Costa Rica, yet it was only in recent studies that they began to understand the tiny creature's unique camouflage attribute. It has a bigger message about deforestation. Find out here.
As if the effects of deforestation are no longer dire, a new study conducted by scientists from the University of California Berkeley and Stanford University found out that
A group of scientists has found that there is an estimated 3 trillion trees in the world when compared with the start of human civilization, the number has tumbled down to roughly 46%.