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Poland denies cull aimed at wiping out wild boar
Jan 10, 2019 (AFP)
Environmentalists and scientists have warned that a mass cull set for the last three weekends of January could upset the ecosystem and even inadvertently spread...
Climate change intensifies deadly bird rivalry
Jan 10, 2019 (UPI)
Pied flycatchers and great tits are natural rivals. The two bird species compete for similar nesting sites, and both rely on caterpillars, an abundant but short...
Protesters urge end to wild boar 'massacre' in Poland
Jan 09, 2019 (AFP)
Environmentalists and scientists warn that the cull could upset the ecosystem and even inadvertently spread African swine fever (ASF), which is deadly to pigs. ...
Scientists find gene that turns dutiful bees into selfish conquerers
Jan 09, 2019 (UPI)
Scientists and laypeople alike have long marveled at the social structure and cohesion of bee colonies. The unique combination of hierarchy and devotion makes h...
Radar counts 2 billion birds migrating across the Gulf of Mexico
Jan 09, 2019 (UPI)
"We looked at data from thousands of eBird observers and 11 weather radar stations along the Gulf Coast from 1995 to 2015," Kyle Horton, a postdoctoral fellow a...
Female penguins are getting stranded along the South American coast
Jan 08, 2019 (SPX)
Now researchers reporting in Current Biology on January 7 have new evidence to explain the observation that the stranded birds are most often female: female pen...
First Portuguese beetle found living exclusively in groundwater
Jan 08, 2019 (UPI)
Researchers found a single female specimen of the new species living in a cave in Portugal. The beetle's unique classification was made apparent by its "unambig...
Iguanas reintroduced to Santiago Island in Galapagos
Jan 07, 2019 (AFP)
The Galapagos land iguanas from North Seymour Island were freed onto Santiago Island as part of an ecological restoration program, the National Galapagos Park a...
In Siberia, Chinese demand for prehistoric tusks fuels 'mammoth rush'
Jan 04, 2019 (AFP)
"Some friends found this in the north and wanted to sell it," says Nogovitsyn, who lives in a village in the northern Siberian region of Yakutia. "But it lacks ...
DNA design that anyone can do
Jan 04, 2019 (SPX)
Until now, designing such structures has required technical expertise that puts the process out of reach of most people. Using the new program, anyone can creat...
Bolivian bees under threat from coca pesticides
Jan 04, 2019 (AFP)
The culprit -- as in so many other cases across the world -- is pesticide. The difference in Bolivia is that pesticide use, along with the coca plantations it i...
Killing 'zombie cells' cures anxiety in obese mice
Jan 04, 2019 (UPI)
In a new study, researchers used senolytic drugs to decrease the number of zombie cells in mice brains. After taking drugs, the animals ended their anxious beha...
The role of selfish genes in distinguishing a species
Jan 04, 2019 (SPX)
For most of the 20th century, scientists believed that this reproductive incompatibility evolved gradually between species as a by-product of adapting to differ...
Seven Chinese nationals in Zimbabwe court over rhino horn stash
Jan 03, 2019 (AFP)
They are facing charges of breaching the country's wildlife laws. Zeng Dengui, 35; Peicon Jang, 35; Chen Zhiangfu, 30; Qui Jinchang, 29; Yu Xian, 25; Yong Zhu, ...
Engineers, zoologists reveal how gulls 'wing morph' for stable soaring
Jan 03, 2019 (SPX)
Although a gliding bird's ability to stabilize its flight path is as critical as its ability to produce lift, relatively few quantitative studies on avian fligh...
Historical genomes reveal recent changes in genetic health of eastern gorillas
Jan 01, 2019 (SPX)
Many wild animals have declined in numbers over the past century, and scientists have long worried that these declines have resulted in losses of genetic divers...
Sound influences the way mice and rats sense touch
Jan 01, 2019 (UPI)
Through a series of tests, researchers in Japan showed auditory inputs to the barrel cortex in mice and rats influences the rodents' responses to tactile stimul...
Six men arrested in Vietnam for killing, eating endangered monkey
Dec 28, 2018 (AFP)
The trafficking and consumption of rare and endangered species is widespread in Vietnam as many still believe in the healing and medicinal qualities of the anim...
Runaway lion, wounded elk find home in Russian shelter
Dec 28, 2018 (AFP)
Dozens of bears have also passed through the Veles centre, just outside Saint Petersburg, since it was opened in 2009 by businessman Alexander Fyodorov, who say...
Galapagos bans fireworks to protect unique wildlife
Dec 28, 2018 (AFP)
The local council said in a statement that it had agreed "unanimously a resolution that prohibits the importation, sale, distribution and use of fireworks or py...
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