How looking 250 million years into the past could save modern species: A Permo-Triassic boundary site near Bethulie in South Africa's Free State province. SuppliedMore than 250 million years ago, something huge happened to the Earth: the Permo-Triassic Mass Extinction (PTME), which wiped out almost all of the planet’s species. Now a group of scientists has uncovered … [Read more...] about How looking 250 million years into the past could save modern species | The Conversation
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SA News: Alert! Rhodes Invaded by Alien Fish Species From Suez Canal
Alert! Rhodes Invaded by Alien Fish Species From Suez Canal: The lionfish, found in the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, South Africa and east of Sumatra, has now made its way to the Aegean Sea, particularly in the sea region of Rhodes. It first appeared in the summer of 2015 after it got into the Mediterranean via the ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Maruti starts export … [Read more...] about SA News: Alert! Rhodes Invaded by Alien Fish Species From Suez Canal
Giraffes: the long and the short of their survival as a species | The Conversation
Giraffes are under threat due to habitat fragmentation and degradation. Francois DeaconThere are less than 80,000 giraffes left in the wild and some subspecies of giraffes are close to extinction. Giraffes are endemic to Africa and all those found elsewhere in the world originate from the continent. Giraffes are an iconic animal of the continent’s savannah and are loved … [Read more...] about Giraffes: the long and the short of their survival as a species | The Conversation
Hoedspruit Cheetah Endangered Species Centre Limpopo South Africa
A www.MyZA.co.za Limpopo South Africa selected video for you: The Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre in Limpopo is a non-profit organization that focuses on the conservation of rare, vulnerable or endangered animals. Copyright to http://www.roomsforafrica.com/dest/south-africa/limpopo/hoedspruit.jsp This Limpopo South Africa video - … [Read more...] about Hoedspruit Cheetah Endangered Species Centre Limpopo South Africa
New species of human relative discovered in South African cave
The discovery of a new species of human relative was announced on the 10 September 2015, by the University of the Witwatersrand , the National Geographic Society and the Department of Science and Technology and the National Research Foundation of South Africa . Besides shedding light on the origins and diversity of our genus, the new species, Homo naledi, appears to have … [Read more...] about New species of human relative discovered in South African cave
