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Scientists Launch Massive Quest to Catalog California’s 30,000+ Insects

California is home to an estimated 30,000-35,000 insect species—but scientists admit they don’t know the exact number. This knowledge gap has sparked an ambitious new project called the California Insect Barcode Initiative, which aims to identify and catalog every single…

Photo & article source: Mongabay • Rhett Ayers Butler • Oct 29, 2025 • Animals • Biodiversity • biological inventory • Biology • Conservation • DNA • DNA barcoding • Endangered Species • Environment • Green • Insects • Interviews • Invertebrates • Surveying • and Wildlife

Bangladesh Launches Bold Plan to Return Captive Elephants to Wild

Bangladesh is taking groundbreaking action to end centuries of elephant captivity by launching an ambitious rehabilitation program that could serve as a model for conservation efforts across Asia. The government has begun retrieving privately owned elephants with the goal of…

Photo & article source: Mongabay • Rhett Ayers Butler • Oct 28, 2025 • Animals • Biodiversity • Conservation • Elephants • Endangered Species • Environment • Governance • Green • Mammals • Rewilding • and Wildlife

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