Young Harris’s Hawks Gripped Pine Cones Like Prey
Two young Harris’s hawks in Argentina pulled pine cones from trees and gripped and tore at them with…
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Research, conservation and new discoveries
A continuing selection of new studies, conservation projects and important developments connected to species in the archive.
Preliminary Evidence Shows Harris’s Hawks Can Prey on Invasive Red-bellied Squirrels in Buenos Aires
Pellets, prey remains and direct observations in Buenos Aires provided preliminary evidence that Harris’s hawks can capture and…
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Feral Chital Documented Across Three Argentine Ecoregions
Researchers compiled 32 records of feral chital from 2018–2025, providing the first consolidated evidence of the introduced deer…
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Seven Wild White-faced × Fulvous Whistling-Duck Hybrids Documented in Brazil and Argentina
A 2026 short communication assembled seven wild apparent White-faced × Fulvous Whistling-Duck hybrid records from Brazil and Argentina.…
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Water Proximity Was the Strongest Predictor of Wild Boar Occurrence in Argentina’s Monte Desert
A 2026 camera-trap study in Argentina’s Monte Desert found proximity to water to be the strongest predictor of…
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Citizen Science Expanded the Known Range of Tropical House Geckos in Argentina
Validated photographs expanded the introduced tropical house gecko’s known presence from seven to 12 Argentine jurisdictions; the southernmost…
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Wild Boar Rooting Reduced Surface Soil Organic Matter by 36–50% at Three Argentine Sites
Rooted patches at three of four Argentine coastal sites contained 36–50% less surface soil organic matter than nearby…
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