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Climate change a threat to two-thirds of North American bird species
Oct 10, 2019 (UPI)
Released Thursday, the new report -- Survival by Degrees: 389 Bird Species on the Brink -- suggests as much as two-thirds of North America's bird species could ...
Scientists investigate the success of wild pig invasions
Oct 10, 2019 (UPI)
Now, thanks to a new study, scientists have gained fresh insights into what makes for a successful wild pig invasion. Researchers used landscape-scale, real-wor...
Thai park where 11 elephants died in waterfall strengthens fences
Oct 09, 2019 (AFP)
Drones were used to make the latest grim discovery at the waterfall in Khao Yai National Park, bringing the number of elephants who fell to their deaths in the ...
China says Thailand's panda died from heart attack
Oct 09, 2019 (AFP)
China dispatched a team of experts to Thailand after 19-year-old Chuang Chuang died at the Chiang Mai Zoo on September 16. Pandas can live up to 30 years in cap...
Need for balance drives development of limb-body coordination
Oct 08, 2019 (UPI)
Just as humans rely on the inner ear for balance, fish use special vestibular organs to maintain equilibrium. Through a series of experiments, scientists showed...
Indonesia's Aceh says wildlife poachers to get 100 lashes
Oct 04, 2019 (AFP)
Despite international condemnation, public flogging is a common punishment for a range of offences in the conservative region on Sumatra island, including gambl...
In northwest Spain, conservation efforts pay off as bears thrive
Oct 04, 2019 (AFP)
Shy creatures which feature on the list of Spain's endangered species, Cantabrian brown bears have been growing in number in this mountainous northwestern regio...
World wildlife trade affects one in five species, says report
Oct 03, 2019 (AFP)
The legal and illegal trade of wildlife as pets or for animal products is a multi-billion-dollar industry, and recognized as one of the most severe threats to b...
Airbnb adds getaways in tune with the animal kingdom
Oct 03, 2019 (AFP)
The startup expanded beyond home-sharing services about three years ago into offering ways for travelers to dive into local happenings. Airbnb has built a line-...
Malaysia arrests four, seizes guns over elephant killing
Oct 02, 2019 (AFP)
The male animal's mutilated corpse was discovered last week half-submerged in a river, tied by a rope to a tree on the bank, in Sabah state on Malaysian Borneo....
Anglerfish lamps lit with bioluminescent bacteria from the ocean
Oct 02, 2019 (UPI)
Though the bacteria is sourced from the ocean, the microorganism isn't capable of subsisting on its own. "In previous work that I had done, we found for the sym...
Daddy fish experience 'baby brain,' similar to humans
Sep 30, 2019 (UPI)
Typically, new moms experience the effects of baby brain, or "mommy brain." But a study of stickleback fish behavior revealed signatures of baby brain among mal...
Two Chinese men convicted in Malawi for ivory trafficking
Sep 24, 2019 (AFP)
Li Hao Yuan, 28, and Zhang Hua Qin,42, were found guilty along with Malawians Paul Mangwe and Tsogolani Samson and Zambian Frackson Kayoli Banda, a court docume...
Veterinary drugs pushing dung beetles to the brink of extinction
Sep 24, 2019 (UPI)
Through a series of field tests and lab experiments, scientists in Mexico determined that "native and exotic species of dung beetles are highly sensitive to dif...
Bee biodiversity in flux on Fiji
Sep 23, 2019 (UPI)
Bee biodiversity on the South Pacific island of Fiji continues to surprise scientists. In a new study, scientists got the opportunity to name nine new species. ...
'Game-changing' research could solve evolution mysteries
Sep 23, 2019 (SPX)
Researchers identified an almost complete set of proteins, a proteome, in the dental enamel of the rhino and the genetic information discovered is one million y...
Elaborate Komodo dragon armor defends against other dragons
Sep 23, 2019 (SPX)
After scanning Komodo dragon specimens with high-powered X-rays, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin think they have an answer: other Komodo dragon...
Mountains of life across Planet Earth
Sep 23, 2019 (SPX)
What determines global patterns of biodiversity has been a puzzle for scientists since the days of von Humboldt, Darwin, and Wallace. Yet, despite two centuries...
Runaway bear cub returns to the wild in French Pyrenees
Sep 22, 2019 (AFP)
The bear, named Douillous, was first spotted on June 10 wandering alone, malnourished, near the village of Couflens in the French Pyrenees. He was captured and ...
North American bird population fell by quarter over 50 years: study
Sep 19, 2019 (AFP)
Grassland birds are the most affected, because of the disappearance of meadows and prairies and the extension of farmland, as well as the growing use of pestici...
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