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Dutch scientists probing mystery of mass bird deaths
Feb 12, 2019 (AFP)
On the line was a coast-watch volunteer calling to tell him of reports of hundreds of dead guillemots washing up along the country's shores. "The next morning, ...
Humans to blame for a quarter of all vertebrate deaths on land
Feb 11, 2019 (UPI)
Researchers at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry analyzed the reported cause of death for 42,755 animals 1,114 published studies. Their res...
World seeing 'catastrophic collapse' of insects: study
Feb 11, 2019 (AFP)
"Unless we change our way of producing food, insects as a whole will go down the path of extinction in a few decades," concluded the peer-reviewed study, which ...
India's 'granny' elephant dies aged 88
Feb 07, 2019 (AFP)
Awarded the title of "Gaja Muthassi" (elephant granny), Dakshayani took part in temple rituals and processions for decades, but breathed her last on Tuesday aft...
Venom potency varies from snake to snake, even in same population
Feb 06, 2019 (UPI)
Until now, scientists thought venom varied from population to population. A rattlesnake living along the edge of a swamp doesn't hunt the same prey as a rattles...
Island formation promotes penguin diversity
Feb 06, 2019 (UPI)
New research published in the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution suggests the formation of islands spurs penguin speciation, boosting diversity. Of course,...
Dutch probe mass seabird death mystery
Feb 06, 2019 (AFP)
The fish-eating seabirds have been washing up between the northern Wadden Islands and southwestern Zeeland -- all showing symptoms of severe starvation, a marin...
Wild wolves in crosshairs of German politics
Feb 06, 2019 (AFP)
A municipal gardener reported kneeling by a cast-iron fence one November morning when a four-legged predator approached from behind and sank its fangs into his ...
Leaves are nature's most sophisticated environment sensors
Feb 06, 2019 (SPX)
Professor of Zoology, Yvonne Buckley at Trinity College Dublin is part of a global network of grassland ecologists who have found that critical plant nutrients ...
Ice Age survivors or stranded travellers? A new subterranean species discovered in Canada
Feb 06, 2019 (SPX)
According to the study, the dipluran's presence could either mean that terrestrial arthropods have indeed been able to survive within the deep subterranean habi...
Porcine pickle: Hong Kongers divided over city's emboldened wild boars
Feb 04, 2019 (AFP)
Best known for its densely packed skyscrapers, Hong Kong also boasts large tracts of subtropical mountains and parkland that host a thriving number of Eurasian ...
Invasive species with charisma are harder to eradicate
Feb 04, 2019 (UPI)
In an effort to improve the efficacy of management and eradication plans for invasive and introduced species, scientists set out to understand why people are mo...
Thai forest rangers train to tackle wildlife crime
Feb 02, 2019 (AFP)
"Go!" team leader Kritkhajorn Tangon yells as the group tackles the actors, who had near them sambar deer antlers and a blade covered in fake blood. Thailand's ...
A small fish provides insight into the genetic basis of evolution
Feb 01, 2019 (SPX)
Many examples can be found in nature of evolution producing the same characteristics repeatedly and independently. Similar adaptations to similar environmental ...
Genetically engineered moth released for first time
Jan 31, 2019 (UPI)
Researchers hope the field test marks the beginning of a turn in the momentum in the war between the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella, and growers of brass...
Ivory and pangolin scales smuggling bust in Uganda
Jan 31, 2019 (AFP)
The illegal cargo was discovered after officers at the Ugandan tax authority (URA) scanned three 20-foot (six-metre) containers carrying timber logs which had c...
Scientists develop new way to extract, analyze DNA from museum specimens
Jan 31, 2019 (UPI)
Scientists in the United States and Australia have developed a new way to extract and analyze DNA from samples stored in formaldehyde, which can damage genetic ...
Thai court dismisses case against suspected wildlife trafficking kingpin
Jan 30, 2019 (AFP)
Boonchai Bach, a Vietnamese national with Thai citizenship, was arrested in January 2018 in connection with the smuggling of 14 horns from Africa to Thailand. H...
Bug bombs do a crummy job of killing cockroaches, study finds
Jan 28, 2019 (UPI)
When entomologists at North Carolina State University tested four commercial bug bombs in different apartment complexes, they measured minimal changes in reside...
Man versus condor: the king of the Andes under threat
Jan 28, 2019 (AFP)
But they are back on their feet, poking their beaks through the bars of their cages, impatient to return to the skies over Colombia, which have been transformed...
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