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Google urged to remove ads for ivory, whale products
Mar 05, 2013 (AFP)
Conservationists have urged Internet giant Google to remove thousands of advertisements promoting products made from endangered whales and elephants. Campaign g...
Mission to save jaguar exposes big cats' plight in Brazil
Mar 05, 2013 (AFP)
It was late at night at the Preto Velho ranch when the unsuspecting jaguar approached the trap, took the bait -- and was downed by a tranquilizer dart. This was...
Walking in the footsteps of 19th and 20th century naturalists
Mar 05, 2013 (SPX)
Are plant-pollinator networks holding together as the insects and plants in the network are jostled by climate change and habitat loss? The question is difficul...
Nearly 3,000 wild great apes 'stolen' each year: UN
Mar 04, 2013 (AFP)
Almost 3,000 great apes are killed or captured in the wild each year because of rampant illegal trade, according to a new UN report released Monday that voiced ...
Frogs leap from Indonesian swamps to tabletops in France
Mar 03, 2013 (AFP)
The Indonesian frog vendor closes her eyes, asks Allah for his blessing, and with one swift strike of a cleaver, beheads the trembling creature. Though diners i...
Heat on Thailand as wildlife conference starts
Mar 03, 2013 (AFP)
Global conservationists converged on Bangkok Sunday for the start of endangered species talks, as host Thailand was forced onto the defensive over the rampant s...
Thai tourist industry 'driving' elephant smuggling
Mar 02, 2013 (AFP)
Smuggling the world's largest land animal across an international border sounds like a mammoth undertaking, but activists say that does not stop traffickers sup...
Seals sleep with only half their brain at a time
Mar 01, 2013 (SPX)
A new study led by an international team of biologists has identified some of the brain chemicals that allow seals to sleep with half of their brain at a time. ...
Nut-cracking monkeys use shapes to strategize their use of tools
Mar 01, 2013 (SPX)
Bearded capuchin monkeys deliberately place palm nuts in a stable position on a surface before trying to crack them open, revealing their capacity to use tactil...
Exurban residences impact bird communities up to 200 meters away
Mar 01, 2013 (SPX)
As part of the study, scientists sampled the presence of 20 species of birds both near and far from 30 rural residences in the Adirondack Park. Calculating thei...
Rhinos, elephants and sharks to top CITES agenda
Mar 01, 2013 (AFP)
The race to protect the world's rhino, elephant and shark populations from the bloody trade in animal body parts will be at the heart of key endangered species ...
To save rhinos, sell their horns, scientists argue
Feb 28, 2013 (AFP)
In order to save the perilously endangered rhinoceros, sales of its horns should be legalized, four leading environmental scientists said Thursday in the influe...
Charging China demand drives deadly ivory trade
Feb 28, 2013 (AFP)
Surrounded by sculptures carved from the white tusks of African elephants -- which are being slaughtered in their tens of thousands -- Beijing saleswoman Chen Y...
Online plan to boost Philippine eagle numbers
Feb 28, 2013 (AFP)
The mating rituals of two captive Philippine eagles are being broadcast live over the Internet to rally global support for saving of the world's rarest and bigg...
Britain set to cull thousands of badgers
Feb 27, 2013 (AFP)
Britain is set to cull up to 5,000 badgers in a bid to combat tuberculosis in cattle which has outraged animal welfare groups, after two pilot schemes were give...
Poachers turned gamekeepers protect Kenya's elephants
Feb 27, 2013 (AFP)
As dawn breaks deep in the savannah of northern Kenya, Kuyaso Lokoloi quietly slips out his hut clutching his mobile phone and heads out stealthily into the bus...
World biology team returns with haul of Papuan species
Feb 27, 2013 (AFP)
An international consortium of scientists said on Wednesday they had collected 1.5 million specimens of wildlife in an unprecedented mission to document the bio...
Most Earth species still unknown: Brazil expert
Feb 26, 2013 (AFP)
The vast majority of the Earth's estimated 13 million species are still unknown and to describe them all would take up to 2,000 years, according to a leading Br...
How a microbial biorefinery regulates genes
Feb 26, 2013 (SPX)
Microorganisms that can break down plant biomass into the precursors of biodiesel or other commodity chemicals might one day be used to produce alternatives to ...
China defends record on tiger protection
Feb 26, 2013 (AFP)
China defended its record on protecting endangered species Tuesday after an environmental group accused it of allowing the sale of captive-bred tiger skins and ...
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