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☆ First ever video captures the adorable birth of critically endangered Burmese peacock softshell turtle hatchlings
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Staff at a conservation group captured the birth of 15 Burmese peacock softshell turtle hatchlings. Nyein Chan & Yae Aung / Fauna & FloraAs a result, Burmese peacock softshell turtles are one of the world's most endangered freshwater turtle species. An adult Burmese peacock softshell turtle (Nilssonia formosa) being released in Indawgyi. "Working with local communities will be key to our success in addressing the threats to the critically endangered Burmese peacock softshell turtle. We are already seeing the results of collaborating with communities to manage and protect key nesting sites and habitat," said Zau Lunn, Programme Manager, Freshwater and Marine, Fauna & Flora.

Persons: —, Nyein Chan, Jeremy Holden, Fredric Janzen, Flora, Zau Lunn, Lunn Organizations: Service, Zoological Society, London's, Local, Flora International, Fauna & Flora International, & Flora, New York Times, Michigan State University, Fauna, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Locations: Myanmar, East, Southeast Asia, Indawgyi, formosa

☆ Cruz Foam makes styrofoam alternative from shrimp shells and food waste
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Lora Kolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Meanwhile, companies that ship or sell fragile goods, food or medical supplies that need to stay cold during shipping still need materials with the lightweight, insulating qualities and manufacturability of styrofoam. That's where startup Cruz Foam comes in. Cruz Foam is made from naturally occurring materials including chitin (pronounced like "kite-in") along with starches and fibers diverted from agricultural waste streams. Chitin is a polymer contained in the shells of shrimp and other crustaceans, as well as insect exoskeletons. Besides that, styrofoam products are usually treated with flame retardants and can absorb other pollutants from water around them, increasing the threat to any wildlife that eats or lives amid the discarded styrofoam.

☆ В Мьянме нашли новый вид обезьян. Они уже на грани исчезновения
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-11 | by ( ) newsmaker.md time to read: +1 min

В джунглях центральной Мьянмы нашли новый вид приматов из семейства мартышковых. Как сообщает 11 ноября ВВС, этот вид получил название Trachypithecus popa или Popa langur (лангур Попа) — в честь потухшего вулкана Попа, на склонах которого обитают обезьяны. Ученым даже удалось довольно точно предсказать внешность нового вида, включая длину хвоста и форму ушей. Сразу после открытия лангур Попа тоже оказался в списке исчезающих видов. «Только что обнаруженный лангур Попа находится под угрозой исчезновения.

Persons: Trachypithecus popa Popa langur, Поп, Ханумана, Попа, Фрэнк Момберг Organizations: & Flora International, ВВС, Музей естественной истории Locations: Мьянма, Поп, Сингапур, Лейден, Янгон

Aceasta este o specie de maimuţă-langur - Trachypithecus, după denumirea sa ştiinţifică - endemică în subcontinentul indian şi Asia de Sud-Est, numită după Muntele Popa, un sit sacru situat pe un vulcan inactiv din centrul Myanmarului. În această zonă a fost localizat cel mai mare grup al speciei, cu o sută de indivizi. Alte trei grupuri de Trachypithecus popa au fost identificate, tot în centrul Myanmarului, numărul total al exemplarelor fiind între 200 şi 250, citează Agerpres. „Abia identificată, maimuţa-langur Popa este deja ameninţată cu dispariţia", a avertizat Frank Momberg, unul dintre cercetătorii de la FFI, citaţi într-un comunicat. „Noi studii pe teren şi măsuri de protecţie urgente vor fi efectuate de FFI şi de alţii pentru a salva maimuţele-langur de la dispariţie", a subliniat Ngwe Lwin, primatolog în cadrul proiectului din Myanmar al organizaţiei de mediu.

Persons: Popa, Frank Momberg, Christian Roos Organizations: Flora International, FFI, DPZ Locations: Primatologie, Asia de Sud - Est, britanice, Singapore, Londra, Myanmar

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