For the first time, a breeding technique known as genetic rescue has been shown to increase population numbers and survival rates of the endangered mountain pygmy possum, now at their highest numbers since 1996.
Ecology
Oct 23, 2017
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A 700-mile security wall under construction along the United States' border with Mexico could significantly alter the movement and "connectivity" of wildlife, biologists say, and the animals' potential isolation is a threat ...
Ecology
Jul 7, 2009
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He may be tiny but pygmy hippo Sapo made a big splash when he took a dip in his outdoor pool for the first time this week.
Plants & Animals
Jun 10, 2011
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A team of integrative biologists at the University of California, Berkeley, has found that differences in pygmy zebra octopus striping are strong enough to tell them apart in long-term studies. In their study, reported in ...
More than 50 beached pilot whales perished in New Zealand Friday, the latest in a spate of mass strandings this week that experts have linked to rising ocean temperatures.
Ecology
Nov 30, 2018
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Fleeing isn't the only way by which songbirds can protect themselves against predators. Many songbird species are known to engage in mobbing, where they gather aggressively around a bird of prey, flying rapidly while making ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 31, 2023
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The Mountain Pygmy-possum (Burramys parvus) is one of five living species of pygmy-possum, all of which are classified within a single family. It is the largest of the pygmy-possums, and can be easily distinguished from other ...
Ecology
Apr 30, 2013
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Malaysian authorities will offer a $16,000 reward for information on 14 rare Borneo pygmy elephants found dead last month, if it is confirmed they were poisoned.
Ecology
Feb 6, 2013
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A pygmy elephant was shot dead on Borneo island after it destroyed villagers' crops, a Malaysian wildlife official said Thursday, the latest of the endangered creatures to be killed.
Plants & Animals
Jul 26, 2018
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Climate change is threatening to wipe out Australia's critically endangered mountain pygmy possum, but researchers are hoping to save the hibernating species by relocating the last remaining mammals to cooler lowlands.
Ecology
Nov 4, 2019
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