'Equine strep throat' kills 4,000 donkeys in Niger
A contagious bacterial infection known as "equine strep throat" has killed more than 4,000 donkeys in northern Niger since early December, local officials said Friday.
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News tagged with traditional medicine
The paper mulberry coevolved with soil microbes to humanity's benefit
The paper mulberry evolved its uniquely fibrous inner bark around 31 million years ago, long before the woody tree was first used for bookmaking during China's Tang dynasty. This adaptation, which makes the nutrient-rich ...
Evolution
Feb 26, 2019
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Malaysia makes record 30-tonne pangolin seizure
Malaysian authorities have made a record seizure of about 30 tonnes of pangolins and their scales worth some $2 million in raids on major processing facilities, police and environmentalists said Tuesday.
Ecology
Feb 12, 2019
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Ivory and pangolin scales smuggling bust in Uganda
More than 700 pieces of ivory and hundreds of pangolin scales have been discovered inside hollowed out logs in the Ugandan capital Kamapala, authorities said on Thursday, as two Vietnamese men were detained suspected of smuggling.
Ecology
Jan 31, 2019
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Uganda seizes 750 pieces of ivory, arrests two Vietnamese
Ugandan authorities have seized 750 pieces of ivory and thousands of pangolin scales being smuggled from neighboring South Sudan, the revenue agency said Thursday, in one of the largest seizures of wildlife contraband in ...
Ecology
Jan 31, 2019
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Cambodia seizes record 3-tonne haul of African ivory
Cambodia seized more than 3.2 tonnes of elephant tusks hidden in a storage container sent from Mozambique, a customs official said Sunday, marking the country's largest ivory bust.
Ecology
Dec 16, 2018
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China's legalisation of rhino horn trade: disaster or opportunity?
The Chinese government will be reopening the nation's domestic rhino horn trade, overturning a ban that has stood since 1993. An outcry since the announcement has led to the postponement of the lifting of the ban, which currently ...
Ecology
Nov 22, 2018
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China permits limited trade of rhino, tiger goods
China on Monday announced it was authorising the trade of rhinoceros and tiger parts for scientific, medical and cultural purposes, a move wildlife conservationists fear could have "devastating consequences" globally.
Ecology
Oct 29, 2018
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Root extract of Chinese medicinal plant makes worms to live longer
A root extract of the Fallopia multiflora, or Chinese knotweed, has special properties: It enables the nematode C. elegans to live longer and protects it from oxidative stress. This has been demonstrated in a new study by ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 10, 2018
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Rhinos and their conservation in Kenya
Once it roamed Asia and Africa in the tens of thousands. Today, the rhinoceros has been driven to near-extinction.
Ecology
Aug 30, 2018
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