Off the scale: Can forensics save the world's most-trafficked mammal?
A pioneering new project trials fingerprinting techniques to battle pangolin poaching.
Ecology
Jun 28, 2018
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Cultivating Chinese orchids could conserve wild species
Asking people who want to buy orchids about their preferences when choosing which plants to buy has revealed that many unknowingly buy wild, possibly endangered orchids, when they would be just as happy to buy commercially ...
Ecology
May 25, 2018
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Eating to extinction—urban appetite for bushmeat sparks wildlife crisis in Cambodia
From baby elephants to sun bears and pangolins, escalating demand for bushmeat in towns and cities is taking an increasingly heavy toll on some of Cambodia's most endangered wildlife.
Ecology
May 22, 2018
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'Kung Fu' red pandas settle into new Laos sanctuary
Munching on bamboo and lazing under a fan spraying cooling mist, "Jackie Chan" is in a relaxed mood, one of three red pandas once destined for the exotic wildlife trade but now instead settling into a new home in a leafy ...
Ecology
May 11, 2018
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Using artificial intelligence to investigate illegal wildlife trade on social media
Illegal wildlife trade is one of the biggest threats to biodiversity conservation and is currently expanding to social media. This is a worrisome trend, given the ease of access and popularity of social media. Efficient monitoring ...
Ecology
Mar 12, 2018
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Protecting tigers could be beneficial for their prey
Protecting one of Asia's most formidable apex predators may not seem like the most obvious way to help another species that might be on its dinner menu, but that is precisely what Fauna & Flora International (FFI) is doing ...
Ecology
Mar 12, 2018
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Hi-tech conservationists fight Indonesia wildlife crime
From cutting-edge DNA barcoding to smartphone apps that can identify illegal wildlife sales, conservationists are turning to hi-tech tools in their battle against Indonesia's animal traffickers.
Ecology
Mar 11, 2018
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New study confirms Cambodia's last leopards on brink of extinction
A new study has confirmed that the world's last breeding population of leopards in Cambodia is at immediate risk of extinction, having declined an astonishing 72% during a five-year period. The population represents the last ...
Ecology
Mar 1, 2018
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Lizard, turtle among more than 100 new species found in Mekong region
A Vietnamese 'crocodile lizard' and a Thai turtle found on sale in a local market are among more than 100 new species discovered in the ecologically diverse but threatened Mekong region last year, researchers said Tuesday.
Ecology
Dec 19, 2017
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Researchers shine a spotlight on illegal wild orchid trade
Large-scale commercial trade of wild orchids is a pressing, but little-recognised conservation problem, according to researchers. Orchids are one of the largest families of flower plants in the world, and they are among the ...
Ecology
Dec 15, 2017
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