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New study shows widespread and substantial declines in wildlife in Kenya's Masai Mara
Populations of major wild grazing animals that are the heart and soul of Kenya's cherished and heavily visited Masai Mara National Reserve—including giraffes, hartebeest, impala, and warthogs—have "decreased ...
Apr 22, 2009 |
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'Lost world' discovered around Antarctic vents
Communities of species previously unknown to science have been discovered on the seafloor near Antarctica, clustered in the hot, dark environment surrounding hydrothermal vents.
Jan 03, 2012 |
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Marine biodiversity loss due to warming and predation: study
The biodiversity loss caused by climate change will result from a combination of rising temperatures and predation – and may be more severe than currently predicted, according to a study by University of British Columbia ...
Nov 28, 2011 |
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Satellite images help species conservation
Organisms living on small islands are particularly threatened by extinction. However, data are often lacking to objectively assess these threats. A team of German and British researchers used satellite imagery ...
Nov 17, 2011 |
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A new species of gall makers in the aphid genus of plant lice was found in China
Aphid researchers from Chinese Academy of Sciences found one new species, Aleurodaphis sinojackiae Qiao & Jiang, 2011 from Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces, China. It forms leaf galls on Jack trees (Sinojackia x ...
Nov 01, 2011 |
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Southern Rocky Mountain pikas holding their own, assessment says
American pikas, the chirpy, potato-sized denizens of rocky debris in mountain ranges and high plateaus in western North America, are holding their own in the Southern Rocky Mountains, says a new University ...
Sep 01, 2011 |
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Endangered gourmet sea snail could be doomed by increasing ocean acidity
Increasing levels of ocean acidity could spell doom for British Columbia's already beleaguered northern abalone, according to the first study to provide direct experimental evidence that changing sea water chemistry is negatively ...
May 25, 2011 |
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Some populations of Fraser River salmon more likely to survive climate change: study
Populations of Fraser River sockeye salmon are so fine-tuned to their environment that any further environmental changes caused by climate change could lead to the disappearance of some populations, while others may be less ...
Mar 31, 2011 |
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Researchers use math, maps to plot malaria elimination plan
Two University of Florida researchers and their international colleagues have used mathematical models and maps to estimate the feasibility of eliminating malaria from countries that have the deadliest form of the disease.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 29, 2010 |
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Birds could signal mass extinction
(PhysOrg.com) -- The first detailed measurements of current extinction rates for a specific region have shown that birds are the best group to use to track the losses. The study also reveals Britain may be ...
Oct 05, 2010 |
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Photo album tells story of wildlife decline
With a simple click of the camera, scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society and Zoological Society of London have developed a new way to accurately monitor long-term trends in rare and vanishing species ...
Aug 31, 2010 |
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