News tagged with conservationists

Related topics: species , birds , endangered species

Homecoming buzz: short-haired bees return to UK

(AP) -- A conservationist says she is releasing 100 short-haired bees into the wild, 20 years after they were wiped out in the British countryside.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Race to save the devil Down Under

It's been hundreds of years since the Tasmanian devil last lived on the Australian mainland but, in the misty hills of Barrington Tops, a pioneering group is being bred for survival.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 17, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

'Modern Portfolio Theory' optimizes conservation practices: study

While climate change is likely to alter the spatial distributions of species and habitat types, the nature of those changes is uncertain, making it more difficult for conservationists to implement standard ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 15, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

First satellite tag study for manta rays reveals habits and hidden journeys of ocean giants

Using the latest satellite tracking technology, conservationists from the Wildlife Conservation Society, the University of Exeter (UK), and the Government of Mexico have completed a ground-breaking study on ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Camera trap video offers rare glimpse of world's rarest gorilla (w/ Video)

Conservationists working in Cameroon's Kagwene Gorilla Sanctuary have collected the first camera trap video footage of the Cross River gorilla. With fewer than 250 individuals remaining, Cross River gorillas are the world's ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Endangered species, languages linked at high biodiversity regions

Biodiversity hot spots -- the world's biologically richest and most threatened locations on Earth -- and high biodiversity wilderness areas -- biologically rich but less threatened -- are some of the most linguistically diverse ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 07, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Biodiversity could be casualty of Myanmar openness

(AP) -- As many as 40,000 gorgeously plumed birds known as the Gurney's pitta thrive in the lowland rainforests of economically backward Myanmar. Across the border, Thailand's last five pairs are guarded around ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Did climate change shape human evolution?

(Phys.org) -- As human ancestors rose on two feet in Africa and began their migrations across the world, the climate around them got warmer, and colder, wetter and drier. The plants and animals they competed ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 17 | with audio podcast

Love is in the air for Britain's giant pandas

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.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Indonesia releases orangutans into the wild

Four orangutans were released into the wild on Indonesia's Borneo island on Tuesday, an official said, as the country ramps up efforts to protect the animals from extinction.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New iridescent lizard species found in Cambodia

A new species of lizard with striking iridescent rainbow skin, a long tail and very short legs has been discovered in the rainforest in northeast Cambodia, conservationists announced Wednesday.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mating tests begin on Edinburgh's giant pandas

Edinburgh Zoo on Monday started daily tests to pinpoint the best time for its pair of giant pandas, given to Scotland by China, to try to produce a cub.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists predict where seabirds forage

Researchers have used information about seabird colonies and food availability to create a mathematical model which predicts where they forage for food during the breeding season.

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Rare Sumatran rhino pregnancy offers hope to species

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.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Groups sue over Navy sonar use off Northwest

Conservationists and Native American tribes are suing over the Navy's expanded use of sonar in training exercises off the Washington, Oregon and California coasts, saying the noise can harass and kill whales ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0