Pile burns planned at the start of the new year
The Santa Fe National Forest plans pile burn ignitions in the Cuba, Española and Jemez ranger districts at the start of the new year if weather and other conditions are favorable. "Fire managers ...
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Newly Discovered Spider Species Found Only On An Island In Cuba Boasts The Hairiest Legs Of Any Spider In Its Species
This park is the home to a newly discovered tarantula species. The new species marks the 23rd entry into the Trichopelma ...
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Rainforest creature — with babies on its back — discovered as new species in Cuba
In a rainforest of Cuba, a clawed creature and its babies hid under some rocks — or tried to at least. Passing scientists flipped over the stones and noticed the lurking animals. They turned out ...
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That Cuban rodent species you never knew about? Turns out it’s two species
Between 2001 and 2023, Cuba lost 402,000 hectares (nearly 1 million acres) of forest, 11% of which was primary forest, according to Global Forest Watch. Hutias are also imperiled by invasive ...