Inuit in the Nunatsiavut and NunatuKavut regions of Labrador have shared a deep and enduring connection with caribou for many generations. But more recently—in the wake of dramatic caribou population declines—the communities ...
Ecology
Aug 18, 2022
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A new study published in the journal Scientific Reports has revealed the strongest evidence to date that all bison in North America carry multiple small, but clearly identifiable, regions of DNA that originated from domestic ...
Molecular & Computational biology
May 10, 2022
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The world is a wickedly complex place, especially when people have a need to share limited resources. Herding communities in northern Namibia, for instance, are afflicted by poverty, drought and degraded landscapes. International ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 20, 2022
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Elephant herds do not slow down for mothers who've just given birth, according to new research from an international team led by researchers from the University of Oxford, in collaboration with Save the Elephants.
Plants & Animals
Apr 20, 2022
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There is perhaps nothing more evocative of the American West than herds of elk, mule deer or pronghorn moving freely across the landscape. And a new series of detailed maps reveals their migration pathways—thanks to a team ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 7, 2022
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A way to determine the age of cattle by analyzing their tail hair has been described as a "game changer" for Australia's lucrative northern cattle industry.
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 24, 2022
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The recent ABC TV series Muster Dogs has brought into sharp focus the incredible skills of our working stock dogs.
Veterinary medicine
Feb 22, 2022
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To borrow a line from the movie "Jurassic Park:" Dinosaurs do move in herds. And a new study shows that the prehistoric creatures lived in herds much earlier than previously thought.
Evolution
Oct 21, 2021
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A lone elephant who broke away from a herd marching through southern China has been captured and returned to a nature reserve, officials said, in the latest twist for a journey that has caused chaos but captivated Chinese ...
Ecology
Jul 8, 2021
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A herd of elephants on a mammoth trek across China is taking an enforced break—as they wait for a wayward youngster to catch-up.
Ecology
Jun 15, 2021
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