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100 S. African rhinos moving to Botswana to escape poachers
Feb 12, 2014 (AFP)
African safari operators and conservation groups said Wednesday they plan to move up to 100 South African rhinos to neighbouring Botswana for safekeeping, as po...
New plant species a microcosm of biodiversity
Feb 11, 2014 (SPX)
Biologists working in the Andes mountains of Ecuador have described a new plant species, a wild relative of black pepper, that is in itself a mini biodiversity ...
US bans commercial ivory trade
Feb 11, 2014 (AFP)
The United States banned the commercial trade of elephant ivory on Tuesday as part of a new drive to help African countries stem the rising threat to wildlife f...
Britain's Charles and William urge end to illegal wildlife trade
Feb 09, 2014 (AFP)
Britain's Prince Charles and Prince William made a father-and-son appeal on Sunday for an end to the illegal wildlife trade, ahead of a major international conf...
France crushes huge illegal ivory haul
Feb 06, 2014 (AFP)
France fired the latest volley Thursday in the world's uphill battle against African elephant poaching, crushing three tonnes of illegal ivory in a ceremony at ...
New maps highlight habitat corridors in the tropics
Feb 05, 2014 (SPX)
A team of Woods Hole Research Center (WHRC) scientists created maps of habitat corridors connecting protected areas in the tropics to incorporate biodiversity c...
Single gene separates queen bee from workers
Feb 05, 2014 (SPX)
A research team led by Wayne State University, in collaboration with Michigan State University, has identified a single gene in honeybees that separates the que...
Albania bans hunting to save endangered animals
Feb 04, 2014 (AFP)
Albania said Tuesday it will ban all hunting for two years to protect animals threatened with extinction. Environment Minister Lefter Koka said the ban was nece...
Single gene separates queen from workers
Feb 03, 2014 (SPX)
Scientists have identified how a single gene in honey bees separates the queens from the workers. A team of scientists from Michigan State University and Wayne ...
UN Security Council declares war on ivory poachers, traffickers
Feb 03, 2014 (AFP)
The United Nations Security Council is cracking down on ivory hunters and traffickers who finance armed groups in Africa in a new initiative which has been welc...
India tiger hunters on stakeout for 'hungry' man-eater
Feb 03, 2014 (AFP)
As he trains his .458 Winchester Magnum rifle on a tethered goat he is using as bait, tiger-hunter Nawab Shafat Ali Khan whispers that it is only a matter of ti...
Fresh ivory haul in Togo: government
Jan 30, 2014 (AFP)
Police in the west African country of Togo have found more than two tonnes of ivory loaded in a container in the port of Lome, the government said on Thursday. ...
New York declares war on swans
Jan 30, 2014 (AFP)
In Britain, wild swans may be prized for their beauty and protected by the Queen, but the US state of New York has declared war on them, branding them a violent...
Bats bounce back in Europe: EU watchdog
Jan 29, 2014 (AFP)
Europe's bat population recovered by more than 40 percent between 1993 and 2011 after decades of decline, according to a survey published by the European Enviro...
Philippines seizes 1,000 rare sea snail shells
Jan 28, 2014 (AFP)
Philippine authorities said Tuesday they had seized a huge haul of more than a thousand helmet shells from a protected species of sea snail which were being shi...
Brazil scientists warn on dwindling jaguar population
Jan 27, 2014 (AFP)
The jaguar could soon become extinct in Brazil's tropical Atlantic forest, threatening the shrinking primitive forest itself, Brazilian scientists warned Monday...
Ivory Coast elephants get new home as habitat shrinks
Jan 25, 2014 (AFP)
As the spooked elephant starts to run, the vet pulls the trigger. Just a few minutes later the huge beast slumps to the floor unconscious, ready for Ivory Coast...
UM Study Finds Wolf Predation of Cattle Affects Calf Weight in Montana
Jan 24, 2014 (SPX)
A recent study by University of Montana faculty and graduate students found that wolf predation of cattle contributes to lower weight gain in calves on western ...
A 21st century adaptation of the Miller-Urey origin of life experiments
Jan 24, 2014 (SPX)
The Journal of Visualized Experiments has published a modern approach to a famed experiment that explored one of the most intriguing research questions facing s...
Hong Kong to destroy almost 30 tonnes of ivory
Jan 23, 2014 (AFP)
Hong Kong said Thursday it would incinerate almost 30 tonnes of ivory seized from smugglers, in the world's largest such operation, following intense pressure f...
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