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Biomass is an ESA Earth Explorer satellite mission launched on 29 April 2025 aboard a Vega-C rocket from French Guiana. Its payload is the first space-borne P-band synthetic aperture radar, designed to measure forest biomass, height, and structure through cloud cover and forest canopies. The mission...

The Massif des Vosges is a low mountain range in northeastern France, west of the Rhine valley and extending through the Vosges departments and neighboring areas. It forms part of the western margin of the Rhine Graben and is characterized by forested uplands, rounded summits, lakes, and open highla...

Raffray's bandicoot, Peroryctes raffrayana, is a bandicoot and terrestrial marsupial native to New Guinea. The species was described by Alphonse Milne-Edwards in 1878 and occurs in the Indonesian part of New Guinea as well as the wider New Guinean region. It is relevant to zoological and conservatio...

The white-fronted scops-owl is a rare, strictly nocturnal owl species endemic to Sri Lanka and associated with the island's tropical wet forests. It is distinguished by the conspicuous pale or white area on the front of its face, a feature reflected in its common name. The species is of interest to...

The Rufous-winged Woodpecker is a small woodpecker in the genus Piculus, associated with humid tropical forests of southern Mexico and Central America. Its name refers to the cinnamon or rufous coloration of the wings and flight feathers, which contrasts with the greener tones of the upperparts. It...

The Scaly-bellied Woodpecker is a woodpecker of the genus Picus found in the Himalayan region and adjacent parts of South and Central Asia. It is identified by the scale-like pattern on the pale lower underparts and by green coloration on much of the upper body; males typically show red on the crown...

The Laced Woodpecker is a medium-sized Asian woodpecker in the genus Picus, distributed in parts of mainland and island Southeast Asia. It is associated with lowland forest, woodland, and mangrove habitats, and its olive-green upperparts contrast with the barred or laced pattern across the underpart...

The Scaly-breasted Woodpecker is a South American woodpecker in the genus Celeus, occurring in forested parts of the Amazon Basin and surrounding tropical lowlands. Its common name describes the dark-edged, scale-like pattern on the paler breast and belly, while the body is built for climbing tree t...

The Guadeloupe Woodpecker (Melanerpes herminieri) is a woodpecker found only on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. It is the only woodpecker species native to the Guadeloupe archipelago and occupies forested habitats on the island. Its highly restricted range makes it vulnerable to habitat loss and...

Alston's mouse opossum (Marmosa alstoni) is a didelphid marsupial of Central and northern South America. It is a medium-sized, pouchless opossum that lives in forests from Belize through Panama to northern Colombia. The species is primarily nocturnal and arboreal, using forest vegetation for movemen...

Chaerilus robinsoni is a chaerilid scorpion endemic to Bukit Besar in Peninsular Malaysia. Hirst described the species in 1911, and the specific name honors Robinson. It is an extant taxon in the genus Chaerilus, so the name identifies a particular Southeast Asian scorpion rather than a broad region...

The [mottled owl](https://www.fws.gov/species/mottled-owl-strix-virgata) (*Strix virgata*) is a medium-sized, mostly nocturnal owl in the family Strigidae. Its range extends from Mexico through Central America and much of South America, where it uses forests, forest edges, thickets and other wooded...

Golden-naped Woodpecker, Melanerpes chrysauchen, is a species in the woodpecker family Picidae found on the Pacific slope of southwestern Costa Rica and western Panama. It occupies wooded habitats from low elevations to about 1,500 meters. The species is distinguished by the golden-yellow patch on t...

The Brazilian gracile opossum (Gracilinanus microtarsus) is a small marsupial native to the Atlantic Forest regions of Brazil. First scientifically described in 1842, this nocturnal and primarily arboreal species weighs between 20-40 grams, making it one of the smaller members of the didelphid famil...

Chaerilus petrzelkai is a species of scorpion in the family Chaerilidae, described by František Kovařík in 2000. It is known from southern Vietnam, including Đồng Nai Province; taxonomic work also discusses populations on Côn Sơn Island in the Côn Đảo archipelago. The species is notable in the liter...

Opisthacanthus elatus is a species of scorpion in the family Hormuridae. It was described by Eugène Simon in 1872, not by Gervais in 1844, and is recorded from parts of Central and northern South America, including Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela. Species of Opisthacanthus are generally associated w...

The Sunda scops-owl is a nocturnal owl of Southeast Asia associated with the Sunda region, including parts of the Indonesian archipelago and Malaysia. It belongs to the scops-owl group within the true owl family, Strigidae, and is adapted to wooded habitats. Its range across islands and mainland are...

The Hängebrücke Wildpark Schwarze Berge is a pedestrian suspension bridge in Hamburg, Germany, distinguished as one of the longest wildlife park bridges in the country.

The Antillean Piculet, Nesoctites micromegas, is a small woodpecker in the family Picidae and the only species in its genus. It is endemic to Hispaniola, the Caribbean island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, where it occurs in several wooded habitats, including humid and dry forests, pine...

The White-throated Woodpecker, Piculus leucolaemus, is a species of woodpecker in the family Picidae found in parts of northern and western South America, including the Amazon Basin. It occupies humid forest, forest edges, secondary growth, and other wooded habitats, mainly in lowland areas. The spe...

The Streak-breasted Woodpecker, Picus viridanus, is a species in the woodpecker family Picidae. It occurs in parts of South and Southeast Asia, including forested areas of the Indian subcontinent and mainland Southeast Asia. The bird belongs to the genus Picus, whose members commonly have green uppe...

The Waved Woodpecker, Celeus undatus, is a South American woodpecker in the family Picidae. Its range includes parts of the Amazon Basin and the Guianas, as well as Trinidad, and it uses rainforest, várzea, forest edges, secondary woodland, and wooded savanna. The species is associated with the genu...

The Red-stained Woodpecker, Veniliornis affinis, is a small South American woodpecker in the family Picidae. It is recorded from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, where it occurs in forest and other wooded habitats. The species belongs to the genus Veniliornis and is recognize...

The Yellow-crested Woodpecker (Chloropicus xantholophus) is a woodpecker of wet tropical forests in central and eastern Africa. Some taxonomic authorities place it in Dendropicos. The male has a small golden-yellow crown patch with dark markings, while the female lacks this feature; both sexes have...

The Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis) is the only woodpecker endemic to the Puerto Rican archipelago and the only resident member of the woodpecker family in Puerto Rico. It has black upperparts, a white band across the head, and a bright red throat and breast, with males generally...

The Mau Escarpment is a major escarpment along the western side of Kenya's Rift Valley. It forms part of the highland landscape associated with the Mau Forest complex and marks a pronounced change in elevation between the surrounding plateau and lower Rift Valley areas. The region is important for i...

The Massif de la Sainte-Baume is a limestone mountain range in southeastern France, in the Provence region. It is known for the Sainte-Baume forest, an ancient woodland preserved on the northern slope, and for a cave sanctuary associated with Mary Magdalene. The cave has been a destination for Chris...

Cercophonius squama is a species of wood or forest scorpion in the family Bothriuridae. It was described by Gervais in 1843 and is associated with Australia, including Tasmania. The species is a living scorpion rather than a fossil taxon and is studied as part of Australia's distinctive terrestrial...

The mountain brushtail possum is a large possum associated with wet sclerophyll forests in southeastern Australia. It is closely related to the common brushtail possum but is recognized as a separate species, Trichosurus cunninghami. The animal is mainly nocturnal and lives in forest environments wh...

Clinocephalus elegans is a grasshopper species found in South America, notable for its elegant, slender body and specific habitat preferences.