Nature2 天
Revealed: where rare and giant starfish hide from an enigmatic killer
The star, Pycnopodia helianthoides, reaches one metre in diameter and has as many as 24 arms. But it disintegrates in a few ...
These sea stars were nearly wiped out — but B.C. researchers say fiords provided refuge
B.C. researchers have found that the fiords of the Central Coast may be providing refuge for the critically endangered ...
The Canadian Press on MSN2 天
Critically endangered sunflower sea stars seeking refuge in B.C. fiords
Alyssa Gehman vividly recalls seeing starfish for the first time while on a kayaking trip in British Columbia's Desolation ...
Winnipeg Free Press3 天
Critically endangered sunflower sea stars are seeking refuge in B.C. fiords
Gehman is a co-author of the study, conducted with the help of Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Central Coast Indigenous Resource Alliance, who first reported seeing the sunflower starfish in ...
Sunflower sea stars are finding refuge in B.C. trenches
A new study finds that cold-water trenches off B.C.’s central coast could be a marine refuge for critically endangered ...
Burnaby Now3 天
Critically endangered sunflower sea stars are seeking refuge in B.C. fiords
It was especially hard on sunflower sea stars, she said, killing 90 per cent of their population in just a few years. But a tip from some divers looking for rockfish on B.C.'s central coast set off ...
Center for Biological Diversity3 年
Petition Seeks Protection for Sunflower Sea Star After 90% Population Decline
SAN FRANCISCO— The Center for Biological Diversity submitted a federal petition today calling for the sunflower sea star to be protected under the Endangered Species Act. Sunflowers, one of the ...