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Important migratory corridor for endangered marine species off north-west Australia
May 01, 2014 (SPX)
The value of Australia's newly established network of marine parks has been highlighted by an international project that used satellites to track the vulnerable...
Iconic Galapagos bird suffering population decline
Apr 30, 2014 (AFP)
One of the iconic birds of the Galapagos Islands, the blue-footed booby, has suffered a sharp population decline, authorities in the Ecuadoran archipelago said ...
Hamster-sized deer born in Spain
Apr 25, 2014 (AFP)
The latest specimen of the world's tiniest deer -- a rare species no bigger than a hamster -- has been born in a nature park in southern Spain, conservationists...
Male or female?
Apr 24, 2014 (SPX)
Man or woman? Male or female? In humans and other mammals, the difference between sexes depends on one single element of the genome: the Y chromosome. It is pre...
Brain size matters when it comes to animal self-control
Apr 24, 2014 (SPX)
Chimpanzees may throw tantrums like toddlers, but their total brain size suggests they have more self-control than, say, a gerbil or fox squirrel, according to ...
Animal Kingdom Communication
Apr 24, 2014 (SPX)
There are all sorts of signaling strategies in nature. Peacocks puff out their feathers and spread their colorful tails; satin bowbirds build specialized stick ...
China approves jail for rare wild animal eaters: Xinhua
Apr 24, 2014 (AFP)
China's legislature voted on Thursday to approve a legal measure that will jail people caught eating rare wild animals, state media reported. The Standing Commi...
New technique enables detailed insights into mitochondria
Apr 24, 2014 (SPX)
A novel imaging technique provides insights into the role of redox signaling and reactive oxygen species in living neurons, in real time. Scientists of the Tech...
Wildlife response to climate change is likely underestimated
Apr 24, 2014 (SPX)
Analyzing thousands of breeding bird surveys sent in by citizen scientists across the western United States and Canada over 35 years, wildlife researchers repor...
How Australia got the hump with 1 million feral camels
Apr 24, 2014 (SPX)
A new study by a University of Exeter researcher has shed light on how an estimated one million-strong population of wild camels thriving in Australia's remote ...
Chimpanzees prefer firm, stable beds
Apr 23, 2014 (SPX)
Chimpanzees may select a certain type of wood, Ugandan Ironwood, over other options for its firm, stable, and resilient properties to make their bed, according ...
Saudi prince killed endangered birds: Pakistan officials
Apr 23, 2014 (AFP)
A Saudi prince with a taste for the traditional sport of falconry illegally hunted 2,100 endangered birds while on holiday in Pakistan, officials said Wednesday...
Peru probes killing of endangered penguins
Apr 22, 2014 (AFP)
Peruvian authorities announced an investigation Tuesday into the killing of five penguins fund slashed to death at a center for endangered species. The remains ...
Stanford researchers rethink 'natural' habitat for wildlife
Apr 22, 2014 (SPX)
Protecting wildlife while feeding a world population predicted to reach 9 billion by 2050 will require a holistic approach to conservation that considers human-...
Climate change a likely culprit in coqui frog's altered calls
Apr 17, 2014 (SPX)
Changes in the Puerto Rican climate over the past three decades have caused small but significant changes to the coqui frog, the territory's national animal. UC...
Study finds recent wolf-dog hybridization in Caucasus region
Apr 17, 2014 (SPX)
Dog owners in the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia might want to consider penning up their dogs more often: hybridization of wolves with shepherd dogs might be mor...
S.Africa, Mozambique reach deal to fight rhino poaching
Apr 17, 2014 (AFP)
South Africa signed an anti-poaching agreement on Thursday with neighbouring Mozambique, a major transit route for rhino horn trafficked to Asia. Mozambique is ...
A European bear's point of view, finally on film
Apr 15, 2014 (AFP)
They love their larvae, snore like troopers when they sleep on their sides and, for reasons unknown, get a kick out of pushing over the trunks of dead trees. Th...
Iconic boreal bird species declining in the Adirondacks
Apr 15, 2014 (SPX)
A new study from the Wildlife Conservation Society finds that several iconic Adirondack birds are in trouble, with declines driven by the size of their wetland ...
Antennae Help Flies Cruise In Gusty Winds
Apr 15, 2014 (SPX)
Due to its well-studied genome and small size, the humble fruit fly has been used as a model to study hundreds of human health issues ranging from Alzheimer's t...
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