News tagged with lion populations

Juvenile predation preventing Steller sea lion recovery

A new study suggests that the impact of predation on juvenile Steller sea lions in the Gulf of Alaska has been significantly underestimated, creating a "productivity pit" from which their population will have ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Antarctic fur seals breed where they were born

Scientists have discovered that female Antarctic fur seals have an uncanny ability to return to within a body length of where they were born when it's time to breed.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Bald eagle diet shift enhances conservation

An unprecedented study of bald eagle diet, from about 20,000 to 30,000 years ago to the present, will provide wildlife managers with unique information for reintroducing Bald Eagles to the Channel Islands ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 03, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Most sea lions gone from Ore. coast

(AP) -- The thousands of California sea lions that showed up this winter off the central Oregon coast seem to have largely moved on.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 04, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research uncovers surprising lion stronghold in war-torn central Africa

(PhysOrg.com) -- Times are tough for wildlife living at the frontier between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Armies are reportedly encamped in a national park and wildlife preserve on the ...

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created Jan 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1