Biodiversity
‘Extinction crisis’ focus for CITES
- Delegates from 178 countries will review the convention on international trade in endangered species (CITES) amidst an unprecedented extinction crisis.
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March 3rd, 2013
Biodiversity
A scaly crisis: why we must act now to save reptiles
- Anna Taylor summarises the findings of the most extensive research ever conducted on the global status of reptiles.
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March 2nd, 2013
Biodiversity
Mountain Lions in America: Wild & Hazardous World
Originally Published by Mountain Lion Foundation - One writer's foray into the controversies surrounding America's most magical and beleaguered cat.
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February 28th, 2013
Biodiversity
Why have white storks stopped migrating?
- A new project to find out why storks are changing their migratory patterns has been launched. In folklore, storks’ strong white wings would carry babies to parents around the world.
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February 28th, 2013
Biodiversity
Tigers gobble up 49 percent of India’s wildlife conservation funds, more imperiled species get nothing
- The Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) is currently listed as Endangered by the IUCN Red List; however India is also home to 132 species currently considered Critically Endangered, the highest rating before extinction.
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February 26th, 2013
Biodiversity, Economy
Mutated Moth Genes May Lead to Environmentally Friendly Pest Control
- A single gene mutation found in the moth genus, Ostrinia, has led to the species' ability to produce an entirely new scent.
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February 24th, 2013
Agriculture, Biodiversity
Migratory behavior of oceanic whitetip sharks revealed
- As the nations of the world prepare to vote on measures to restrict international trade in endangered sharks in early March, a team of researchers has found that one of these species -- the oceanic whitetip shark -- regularly crosses international boundaries.
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February 21st, 2013
Biodiversity, Oceans
Drug residues ‘alter fish behaviour’
Originally Published by The BBC - Psychiatric drugs taken by humans to cope with anxiety are being excreted and flushed into waterways where they are probably affecting fish behaviour.
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February 17th, 2013
Biodiversity, Health, Oceans
Unique Calls Reveal New Owl Species
Originally Published by LiveScience - A new species of owl has been found on an Indonesian island, identified by its unique birdsong.
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February 14th, 2013
Biodiversity
100 years ago: Let sleeping frogs lie
- During trenching operations on the Nantglyn estate, near Denbigh, one of the men discovered a burrow nor or ten feet long in some boggy ground.
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February 11th, 2013
Biodiversity
NASA Daily Image
Hubble Sees 'Space Invader' Image