Given that they are poor flyers, their variable plumage helps them to avoid predators. Unfortunately, due to habitat loss, the IUCN classifies the resplendent quetzal as a Near Threatened species.

Due to habitat loss, some quetzal species are considered near-threatened, emphasizing the need for conservation efforts. Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing. Image by Natural History ...

There are two species found here: the three-toed sloth and the two-toed sloth. Famous for their leisurely pace, these creatures spend the majority of their time hanging upside down in trees, munching ...

In the Tilarán mountain range in Costa Rica’s northwest, clients can lose themselves in the misty treetops of the Monteverde Cloud Forest. Home to more than 400 species of birds, including the ...

A team co-led by a Purdue University researcher has found that groups of fungi influence global tree species in distinct ways ...

In a study published in Taiwania, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of ...

To test how these species were coping, we chose more then 570 street trees in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney, as well as Mildura in regional Victoria, Mandurah south of Perth and Parramatta and ...

Explore new species discoveries worldwide, including bats in India, frogs in Vietnam, deep-sea snails, and axe-patterned brittle stars near Taiwan.

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Pitch pine trees (Pinus rigida) grow along the eastern North American coast and as far south as northern Georgia. This species thrives in a humid climate and on sandy, shallow soils.