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For almost 200 years, the Galapagos rail had been missing from Floreana. Thought to be extinct on this small, inhabited island in the Galapagos archipelago, the shy, near-flightless bird is still found on some of the other islands. But Charles Darwin was the last person to record a sighting of one on Floreana, when he …
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Koror, Palau — October 2025 — Seabirds, the IUCN Endangered Palau Ground Dove (Pampusana canifrons), and other native species have significantly increased in number thanks to a successful restoration campaign on Ulong Island, Republic of Palau in the Western Pacific Ocean. …
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Following a year’s hiatus, the Pest Management Professional (PMP) Hall of Fame committee has proudly voted in the distinguished Class of 2026. …
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday signed an executive order creating the city’s first Mayor’s Office of Rodent Mitigation, formalizing a centralized approach to combating rats as part of his administration’s ongoing “War on Rats.” …
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The Director of Medical Relief in Gaza, Dr. Bassam Zaqout, warned of serious concerns over the possible emergence of a new epidemic in the Strip, amid a sharp deterioration in health and environmental conditions and the widespread presence of rodents among the tents of displaced people. …
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In the Western Hemisphere, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reported a total of 229 hantavirus cases and 59 deaths in eight countries in the Americas Region, mainly in the Southern Cone in 2025- Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Panama, Paraguay, the United States of America, and Uruguay. This is a case fatality rate of nearly …
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