Greater Prairie-Chicken populations on the rise:
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/greater-prairie-chicken-playing-chicken-extinction
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/greater-prairie-chicken-playing-chicken-extinction
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There have been record increases in populations of both Galapagos penguins and flightless cormorants in the Galapagos Islands, recent records have shown.
The cormorant population has reached its highest level since records began in 1977 and penguins their highest population since 2006. The population of penguins increased from 1,451 in 2019 to 1,940 in 2020. Over the same period, the cormorant population grew from 1,914 to 2,220.
Two possible reasons for this increase is the recent La Nina climatic phenomenon, which has increased food availability for the birds, and the coronavirus pandemic which reduced nest disturbance due to a drop in tourism.
More information can be found in the link below:
https://phys.org/news/2020-10-galapagos-penguins-flightless-cormorants.html
The cormorant population has reached its highest level since records began in 1977 and penguins their highest population since 2006. The population of penguins increased from 1,451 in 2019 to 1,940 in 2020. Over the same period, the cormorant population grew from 1,914 to 2,220.
Two possible reasons for this increase is the recent La Nina climatic phenomenon, which has increased food availability for the birds, and the coronavirus pandemic which reduced nest disturbance due to a drop in tourism.
More information can be found in the link below:
https://phys.org/news/2020-10-galapagos-penguins-flightless-cormorants.html
Rise in Iberian lynx population
The lynx effect: Iberian cat claws its way back from brink of extinction
The lynx effect: Iberian cat claws its way back from brink of extinction