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Biologists try to dig endangered pupfish out of its hole
Sep 12, 2014 (SPX)
Scientists estimate that fewer than 100 Devils Hole pupfish remain in their Mojave Desert home, but a conservation biologist at the University of California, Be...
Leopard poop reveals dogs to be cats' favorite meal in India
Sep 12, 2014 (UPI)
In rural India, much of the landscape is dominated by agriculture. Cattle and goats gather along the roads and graze the countryside. With so much livestock fre...
US cityscapes show consistent patterns of 'urban evolution'
Sep 12, 2014 (SPX)
Most people think of city landscapes as simpler, diminished versions of the wild forests and free-flowing streams found in remote places. But in a series of stu...
Gibbon genome reveals insights into rapid chromosomal rearrangements
Sep 12, 2014 (SPX)
With the completion of the sequencing and analysis of the gibbon genome, scientists now know more about why this small ape has a rapid rate of chromosomal rearr...
Green wave explains migratory bird routes
Sep 12, 2014 (SPX)
Migratory songbirds enjoy the best of both worlds-food-rich summers and balmy winters-but they pay for it with a tough commute. Their twice-a-year migrations sp...
Mexican 'water monster' salamander battles extinction
Sep 11, 2014 (AFP)
Dubbed the "water monster" by the Aztecs, the axolotl salamander is battling extinction in the remnants of Mexico City's ancient lake, alarming scientists hopin...
Near-extinct African amphibians 'invisible' under climate change
Sep 10, 2014 (SPX)
An international team of researchers has found that the majority of threatened species are 'invisible' when using modern methods to predict species distribution...
Mozambique cracks ivory poaching ring
Sep 10, 2014 (AFP)
Wildlife campaigners in Mozambique say police have cracked an ivory poaching ring believed to be responsible for the deaths of at least 39 elephants. The Wildli...
Half of N. American Birds in peril from climate change
Sep 09, 2014 (AFP)
Iconic North American birds like the Bald Eagle and Brown Pelican are among hundreds of mankind's feathered friends facing threats to their survival due to clim...
Two rare Indonesian elephants found dead without tusks
Sep 08, 2014 (AFP)
Two critically-endangered Sumatran elephants have been found dead in Indonesia's Aceh province with their tusks missing, police said Monday. The first was found...
South African game breeders rake in big bucks
Sep 08, 2014 (AFP)
When South Africa's deputy president bid on a two million dollar buffalo in 2012, he was criticized for being extravagant in a country suffering from widespread...
Ancient proto mammals were active at night 200 million years ago
Sep 05, 2014 (SPX)
Most living mammals are active at night (or nocturnal), and many other mammal species are active during twilight conditions. It has long been thought that the t...
Galapagos invasion is global warning
Sep 05, 2014 (SPX)
A new study led by a PhD researcher at The University of Western Australia has revealed that parts of the iconic Galapagos Islands have been overrun by invasive...
Kenya poaching crisis a 'national disaster'
Sep 05, 2014 (AFP)
Kenya's government was under renewed pressure Friday to declare a "national disaster" because of the rampant slaughter of elephant and rhino, with two major new...
Changing microbial dynamics in the wake of the Macondo blowout
Sep 04, 2014 (SPX)
In an article in the September issue of BioScience, Samantha Joye and colleagues describe Gulf of Mexico microbial communities in the aftermath of the 2010 Maco...
Scientists advocate for monarch butterfly conservation
Sep 04, 2014 (UPI)
Monarch butterflies have begun their 3,000-mile trek southward; with summer coming to a close in Canada, it's time to make their way to Mexico for the winter. I...
Migrating birds sprint in spring, but take things easy in autumn
Sep 04, 2014 (SPX)
Passerine birds, also known as perching birds, that migrate by night tend to fly faster in spring than they do in autumn to reach their destinations. This seaso...
Zooming in for a safe flight
Sep 02, 2014 (SPX)
As nocturnal animals, bats are perfectly adapted to a life without light. They emit echolocation sounds and use the delay between the reflected echoes to measur...
Together, humans and computers can figure out the plant world
Sep 01, 2014 (SPX)
As technology advances, science has become increasingly about data - how to gather it, organize it, and analyze it. The creation of key databases to analyze and...
Kenyan commandos on frontline of poaching war
Sep 01, 2014 (AFP)
With camouflage uniforms, assault rifles, night vision goggles, thermal imaging devices and radios, wildlife rangers in Kenya's Ol Jogi rhino sanctuary prepare ...
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