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Expanding rubber plantations catastrophic for endangered species in Asia
Apr 22, 2015 (SPX)
Demand for natural rubber fuelled by the tyre industry is threatening protected parts of Southeast Asia - according to research from the University of East Angl...
Male baboons care about more than just big behinds
Apr 21, 2015 (UPI)
The swollen red buttocks of female baboons are a turn-on for male baboons, and researchers have long assumed that the bigger the butt, the better. But new resea...
Norway jails five for illegal wolf hunt
Apr 21, 2015 (AFP)
A Norwegian court sentenced five men to prison terms ranging from six to twenty months in a landmark case on illegal wolf hunting. The harshest sentence was han...
Thai customs seize African elephant tusks worth $6 mn
Apr 20, 2015 (AFP)
Four tonnes of African elephant ivory worth $6 million has been seized at a Bangkok port in a container labelled as beans, Thai customs said Monday, in the king...
First-ever photograph of Bouvier's red colobus monkey taken in Congo
Apr 17, 2015 (UPI)
The Bouvier's red colobus monkey is not extinct. Researchers can now say so for sure, thanks to the first-ever photograph of the rare Old World Monkey. Bouvier'...
Mexico boosts protection of near-extinct porpoise
Apr 16, 2015 (AFP)
Mexico is greatly expanding a protected area of the Gulf of California and boosting navy patrols in an effort to save the vaquita marina, a small porpoise facin...
New DNA dataset is potent, accessible tool
Apr 16, 2015 (SPX)
Scientists focused on producing biofuels more efficiently have a new powerful dataset to help them study the DNA of microbes that fuel bioconversion and other p...
Three new species of 'mini-Godzilla' found in Andes
Apr 15, 2015 (AFP)
Three new species of multi-colored lizards sporting jagged crests that make them look like pint-sized "Godzillas" have been discovered in Ecuador and Peru, high...
Inbreeding in mountain gorillas may contribute to save the species
Apr 14, 2015 (SPX)
Mountain gorillas are large primates critically endangered living in central Africa, but they are adapted to survive in small groups, according to an internatio...
Maltese hunters celebrate spring bird vote victory
Apr 12, 2015 (AFP)
Thousands of Maltese hunters took to the streets to in celebration Sunday after narrowly winning a referendum on the controversial tradition of spring hunting, ...
Florida takes aim at cat-eating African lizards
Apr 10, 2015 (AFP)
A cat-eating lizard native to Africa is being targeted by Florida state wildlife officials who say the creatures, known as Nile monitors, could be dangerous to ...
Ecological flash mobs
Apr 10, 2015 (SPX)
How does an acorn know to fall when the other acorns do? What triggers insects, or disease, to suddenly break out over large areas? Why do fruit trees have boom...
Lizards are larger and retain heat longer in high-altitude habitats
Apr 09, 2015 (SPX)
Scientists at the University of Granada (UGR) have found that the long-tailed lizard, Psammodromus algirus, is larger when living at high altitude-with a cold c...
Study details animals' ability to adapt to cold snaps
Apr 09, 2015 (UPI)
In looking at the effects of temperature change on living organisms, researchers at the University of Florida and Kansas State University found insects -- and p...
Rare black flamingo spotted in Cyprus
Apr 08, 2015 (AFP)
An extremely rare black flamingo -- possibly the only one of its kind -- was spotted near a military base on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus on Wednesday, Br...
Pamela Anderson urges Zimbabwe to stop export of baby elephants
Apr 07, 2015 (AFP)
US-Canadian actress Pamela Anderson on Tuesday called for Zimbabwe to stop the export of dozens of baby elephants to China and the United Arab Emirates in what ...
Lizard activity levels can help scientists predict environmental change
Apr 05, 2015 (SPX)
Spring is here and ectotherms, or animals dependent on external sources to raise their body temperature, are becoming more active. Recent studies have shown tha...
Keeping hungry jumbos at bay
Apr 05, 2015 (SPX)
Until now electric fences and trenches have proved to be the most effective way of protecting farms and villages from night time raids by hungry elephants. But ...
Scientists discover why flowers bloom earlier in a warming climate
Apr 05, 2015 (SPX)
Scientists at the John Innes Centre have discovered why the first buds of spring come increasingly earlier as the climate changes. Dr Steven Penfield at the JIC...
Malawi postpones ivory torching
Apr 02, 2015 (AFP)
Malawi on Thursday postponed the burning of four tonnes of ivory, saying it would wait until more elephant tusks were released from court cases before making a ...
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