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Animal groups weigh multiple factors before fighting
Nov 10, 2020 (UPI)
In a new paper, published Tuesday in the journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution, scientists argue research into animal combat has mostly ignored the complexiti...
Hundreds held in wildlife crime operation: Interpol
Nov 09, 2020 (AFP)
"Further arrests and prosecutions are anticipated as ongoing global investigations progress," as a result of Operation Thunder 2020, which ended on October 11, ...
Call for shell donations as Thailand's hermit crabs face housing crisis
Nov 06, 2020 (AFP)
The population of the crustaceans -- which protect themselves by wearing and living inside the discarded shells of other animals -- has exploded on some islands...
Ants are skilled farmers: They have solved a problem that we humans have yet to
Nov 05, 2020 (SPX)
These fungus farming systems are an expression of striking collective organization honed over 60 million years of fungus crop domestication. The farming systems...
Mothers, daughters in ambrosia beetle colonies share reproduction work
Nov 04, 2020 (UPI)
In most ant and termite colonies, the division of labor is distributed among male workers. Inside the colonies of Xyleborus affinis beetles, however, the new re...
Chinook salmon that migrate in spring, fall more alike than thought
Oct 30, 2020 (UPI)
According to the new study, published this week in the journal Science, the migration patterns of spring-run and fall-run Chinook salmon are dictated by differe...
Trump administration ends protections for iconic gray wolf
Oct 29, 2020 (AFP)
The move was slammed by conservation groups, which said that while wolf numbers have partly recovered since the animal was first listed in 1974, they remain "fu...
Botswana probes as dozens of endangered vultures found dead
Oct 28, 2020 (AFP)
BirdLife Botswana director Motshereganyi Kootsositse said the grim discovery was made on October 22. "At least 55 white-backed vultures were found dead from sus...
Vampire bats socially distance when they fall ill
Oct 27, 2020 (UPI)
When a vampire bat gets sick, they spend less time around other members of the colony, helping to slow the spread of disease, according to a new study published...
Accessible healthcare could slow climate change, reverse biodiversity losses
Oct 26, 2020 (UPI)
The affordable healthcare clinic was set up in 2007 by a pair of nonprofits, Alam Sehat Lestari and Health In Harmony. Prior to the arrival of the clinic, the f...
Workers eradicate first nest of 'murder hornets' found in US
Oct 25, 2020 (AFP)
The nest of Asian giant hornets was found on Thursday by Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) entomologists on a property in Blaine, near the borde...
Cameroon arrests ivory smugglers, seizes 118 elephant tusks
Oct 24, 2020 (AFP)
The group had trafficked nearly 675 kilograms (1,500 pounds) of the illicit cargo from neighbouring Gabon, which is home to more than half of Africa's remaining...
Galapagos sees record rise in penguins, flightless cormorants
Oct 24, 2020 (AFP)
The Galapagos penguin is one of the smallest species of penguins in the world, measuring up to 35 centimeters, and the cormorants on the islands are the only ty...
Hong Kong needs tougher laws to tackle wildlife crime say researchers
Oct 23, 2020 (AFP)
With its busy port and transport links, the semi-autonomous territory is a major transit point for illegal parts of endangered animals like elephants, rhinos an...
EU adopts 'life insurance' biodiversity plan
Oct 23, 2020 (AFP)
Meeting in Luxembourg, the 27 national ministers backed the EU Commission's strategy of placing at least 30 percent of the EU's land maritime areas under specia...
Half-measures won't save nature, scientists warn
Oct 22, 2020 (AFP)
From preventing the extinction of lions and polar bears to halting the destruction of life-sustaining primary forests, only a multi-pronged plan can stitch toge...
Study: Salt-based mosquito-control products don't work
Oct 20, 2020 (UPI)
In recent years, several salt-based products claiming to control mosquito populations have entered the market. The products typically feature a powder-like mixt...
80 pct of Europe's natural habitats in poor shape: report
Oct 19, 2020 (AFP)
The report, which covers the period 2013-2018, shows a deterioration from the 2007-2012 period when 77 percent of natural habitats were in "unfavourable" condit...
Pakistan foils attempt to smuggle endangered falcons
Oct 17, 2020 (AFP)
Wildlife traffickers catch falcons in Pakistan's mountainous north, often to sell them for lucrative profits in the Gulf region, where hunting with the birds is...
Siberian scientists breeding foxes for pets eye human link
Oct 16, 2020 (AFP)
But Plombir, whose white fur matches the colour of the beloved Soviet ice cream he was named after, is not Abramov's canine best friend. He is actually a fox, b...
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