These Butterflies Have the Longest Known Migration Route
Each fall, Painted Lady butterflies (Vanessa cardui) migrate from Europe to subtropical Africa. Individuals can travel as far as 4,000 kilometers.
Biogeography is the study of the distribution of animals.
Each fall, Painted Lady butterflies (Vanessa cardui) migrate from Europe to subtropical Africa. Individuals can travel as far as 4,000 kilometers.
This book sets out, in some nine chapters, both the ‘turbulent’ journey of that one species living 3.7 billion years ago to the 8.7 million today and the human activity threatening that biodiversity.
Wildlife corridors are overpasses and underpasses that connect natural regions and provide safe transit for migratory animals through human infrastructure.
Scientists are now worried that the future of the 17,000 wolves known to live in Europe is in jeopardy due to crossbreeding with dogs.
Occasionally, the temperature in southern Florida approaches freezing, leading to falling iguanas.