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Scientists from NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service report a significant decline of endangered white abalone off the coast of Southern California in the journal Biological Conservation. http://phys.org/news260467911.html Biology Mon, 02 Jul 2012 17:11:59 EST news260467911 The California condor is chronically endangered by lead exposure from ammunition and requires ongoing human intervention for population stability and growth, according to a new study led by the University of California, Santa Cruz, and involving the University of Colorado Boulder. http://phys.org/news259856359.html Space & Earth Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:20:58 EST news259856359 A pregnant Sumatran rhinoceros is expected to give birth soon at a sanctuary in Indonesia, in a rare event that has only happened three times in the last century, experts said Friday. http://phys.org/news259603747.html Biology Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:09:17 EST news259603747 A plucky penguin that was recaptured last week after nearly three months at large in the polluted waters of Tokyo Bay has conjunctivitis, an aquarium official said Monday. http://phys.org/news257396107.html Biology Mon, 28 May 2012 03:55:13 EST news257396107 Amid growing concerns about the spread of harmful mercury in plants and animals, a new study by researchers from The Johns Hopkins University and The National Aquarium has compared levels of the chemical in captive dolphins with dolphins found in the wild. The captive animals were fed a controlled diet, while the wild mammals dined on marine life that may carry more of the toxic metal. http://phys.org/news256820560.html Biology Mon, 21 May 2012 12:03:31 EST news256820560 (AP) -- Eight rare Mexican wolf pups have been born at a preserve in the New York City suburbs, a development that could aid the federal program that has reintroduced the endangered species to the wild. http://phys.org/news255669108.html Biology Tue, 08 May 2012 04:30:01 EST news255669108 The tiny Miami blue butterfly, reduced to a few hundred survivors on isolated islands off Key West, will be formally declared a federally endangered species on Friday. http://phys.org/news252866114.html Biology Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:50:01 EST news252866114 A three-year study of giant pandas published today in Biology of Reproduction's Papers-in-Press reveals that reproductive seasonality exists not only in female pandas, but in male pandas as well. http://phys.org/news252768127.html Biology Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:00:04 EST news252768127 The clock is ticking, and the heat is on. A giant male panda loaned to Britain by China has just 36 hours to make his move on his female companion or he'll have to wait another year. http://phys.org/news252654931.html Biology Tue, 03 Apr 2012 06:55:38 EST news252654931 Southern white rhinoceros populations, once thriving in zoos, have been showing severely reduced reproductivity among the captive-born population. San Diego Zoo Global researchers have a possible lead into why the southern white rhinoceros population in managed-care facilities is declining: phytoestrogens in their diet might be contributing to reproductive failure in the females. http://phys.org/news251559943.html Biology Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:45:56 EST news251559943 Seven Asiatic black bears kept as pets in small cages will be prepared for a return to the wild in Vietnam after their owner decided they were too big for captivity, an official said Monday. http://phys.org/news250140571.html Biology Mon, 05 Mar 2012 03:30:12 EST news250140571 The quality of captive breeding enclosures and time spent in them may be crucial to the success of marsupials once released back to the wild, new research suggests. http://phys.org/news248426501.html Biology Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:40:01 EST news248426501 A Sumatran rhino which is 10-months pregnant is receiving special medical care after suffering two miscarriages, a conservationist said Thursday, fuelling hope for the critically-endangered species. http://phys.org/news247390797.html Biology Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:40:05 EST news247390797 Identifying species, separating out closely related species and managing each type on its own, is an important part of any animal management system. Some species, like the two types of two-toed sloth, are so close in appearance and behavior that differentiation can be challenging. Conservation researchers at San Diego Zoo Global's Institute of Conservation Research have developed a mechanism for identifying these reclusive species from each other. http://phys.org/news244835648.html Biology Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:54:16 EST news244835648 Researchers found that wild chimpanzees monitor the information available to other chimpanzees and inform their ignorant group members of danger. http://phys.org/news244374741.html Biology Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:00:01 EST news244374741 A second rare white kiwi has hatched at New Zealand's national wildlife centre, conservation officials announced Friday, months after the world's first hatched in captivity. http://phys.org/news243800833.html Biology Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:27:25 EST news243800833 Six captive-bred pandas will be freed into an enclosed forest in southwestern China next year in the first mass release of the highly endangered animals, the official Xinhua news agency said Wednesday. http://phys.org/news243693656.html Biology Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:20:01 EST news243693656 A deadly cancer riddling Australia's Tasmanian Devil has been found in an area thought to be free of the disease, troubling officials struggling to keep the animal alive in the wild. http://phys.org/news242712207.html Biology Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:03:51 EST news242712207 The Saint Louis Zoo's Ron Goellner Center for Hellbender Conservation and the Missouri Department of Conservation announced on Nov. 30, 2011, that Ozark hellbenders have been bred in captivity—a first for either of the two subspecies of hellbender. This decade-long collaboration has yielded 63 baby hellbenders. http://phys.org/news241952853.html Biology Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:10:01 EST news241952853 Four species of freshwater native fish brought to the brink of extinction by drought are being re-released into the lower Murray wetlands, and thanks to Flinders University research, they have an improved chance of survival. http://phys.org/news239966781.html Biology Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:26:28 EST news239966781 An endangered Philippine eagle, one of only a few hundred left in the world, has been shot dead, a conservation group that had previously rescued the bird said Friday. http://phys.org/news237180257.html Biology Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:24:30 EST news237180257 An extremely rare albino alligator from the swamps of Louisiana is taking up residence in Washington, dazzling visitors with her brilliant white skin. http://phys.org/news237179522.html Biology Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:12:08 EST news237179522 Marine biologists at The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute are developing means to efficiently breed saltwater aquarium fish, seahorses, plankton and invertebrates in captivity in order to preserve the biologically rich ecosystems of the world's coral reefs. http://phys.org/news235742303.html Biology Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:58:56 EST news235742303 An Australian crocodile called Cassius Clay was on Thursday declared the biggest in captivity by Guinness World Records, although his reign may be brief after reports of a rival giant emerged. http://phys.org/news235277604.html Biology Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:53:34 EST news235277604 A pair of red-crowned cranes from Japan were flown to Taiwan on Wednesday in the country's first ever export of the endangered bird, zoo officials said. http://phys.org/news235210815.html Biology Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:20:27 EST news235210815 Japan will give a pair of red-crowned cranes to Taiwan this week in its first ever export of the endangered bird, Taipei zoo officials said Monday. http://phys.org/news235062473.html Biology Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:09:09 EST news235062473 If genetically modified Atlantic salmon were to escape from captivity they could succeed in breeding and passing their genes into the wild, Canadian researchers have found. Their research, published in Evolutionary Applications, explores the potential reproductive implications of GM salmon as they are considered for commercial farming. http://phys.org/news229771096.html Biology Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:18:43 EST news229771096 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by scientists in the US has solved the mystery of why predatory fish have a far greater digestive capacity than they actually need. The study suggests the reason is that the extra-large guts allow them to gorge on food when it is available so they can store the calories for use in the lean times. http://phys.org/news229323231.html Biology Fri, 08 Jul 2011 08:00:01 EST news229323231 A new genetic study by a team of Cuban and American researchers confirms that American crocodiles are hybridizing with wild populations of critically endangered Cuban crocodiles, which may cause a population decline of this species found only in the Cuban Archipelago. http://phys.org/news227959655.html Biology Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:07:56 EST news227959655 Indonesia said Friday it would consider rehabilitating captive dolphins before releasing them into the wild, after animal welfare activists criticised a plan to dump them directly into the sea. http://phys.org/news227532220.html Biology Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:23:52 EST news227532220