News tagged with eradication program
Scientists counter brucellosis threat to livestock and wildlife
Armed with dart guns and medical pellets, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are vaccinating bison in and around Yellowstone National Park against brucellosis.
Jul 15, 2010 |
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New study reports rise in community land rights in tropical forests; most laws unenforced
New research released today by the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) shows that hundreds of millions of forest peoples in tropical nations have, in the last 20 years, quietly gained unprecedented legal rights to the land ...
May 30, 2012 |
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Smartphone app now available to boost invasive species data collection
The new smartphone app for the Outsmart Invasive Species Project that lets people learn about, identify and report invasive species using an iPhone or Android is now available for free through iTunes and Google ...
Apr 20, 2012 |
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Feral pigs exposed to nasty bacteria
A North Carolina State University study shows that, for the first time since testing began several years ago, feral pigs in North Carolina have tested positive for Brucella suis, an important and harmful bacteria that can be ...
Apr 10, 2012 |
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From herd immunity and complacency to group panic: How vaccine scares unfold
Worries over vaccine risks can allow preventable contagious diseases, such as measles and whooping cough, to make a comeback. A new study, published in PLoS Computational Biology, shows how to predict ways in which popula ...
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Calif. Hmong community launches online translator
(AP) -- When Phong Yang, a Hmong refugee from Laos, landed in California's Central Valley - via stops in Thailand and France - he was 14 years old. He learned to speak Hmong from his parents, but today he has a hard time ...
Mar 25, 2012 |
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Australian birds status declining faster than elsewhere in world
A newly published study shows Australians must work with international partners if they are to save all of Australia's birds.
Mar 01, 2012 |
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Threatened butterfly vanishes from Florida refuge
For more than a year, Bahia Honda State Park biologist Jim Duquesnel traversed the nature sanctuary with two hopes. He wanted to see a Miami blue butterfly and rid the Florida Keys outpost of as many iguanas ...
Feb 15, 2012 |
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Strep-resistant fire blight found in New York orchards
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cornell plant pathologists have issued a warning to New York apple and pear growers after discovering a strain of fire blight that is resistant to such traditional treatments as the antibiotic ...
Jan 09, 2012 |
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Scientists release natural enemy of asian citrus psyllid
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of California, Riverside scientists released a natural enemy of the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) this morning on campus to help control the spread of the psyllid, an invasive pest ...
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Microtextured surfacing may help to eradicate the problem of barnacle larvae in the shipping industry
The US Navy estimates that biofouling—the accumulation of unwanted marine organisms, such as barnacles and seaweeds, on the hulls of ships—can reduce a ship’s speed by 10% and increase fuel ...
Dec 12, 2011 |
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