Traffic accidents involving wildlife are on the rise in Europe. The establishment of a time pattern for the accidents could be useful for increasing safety and preventing human and animal deaths. On the basis ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 23, 2013 not rated yet 0

A short journey from the skyscrapers at the hectic centre of Hong Kong, water buffaloes lumber over jungle-clad hills and through secluded villages where they once worked as farm animals.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Feb 18, 2013 not rated yet 0

For decades, archaeologists have debated how farming spread to Stone Age Europe, setting the stage for the rise of Western civilization.

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Feb 11, 2013 3.7 / 5 (9) 0 |

Can you teach a wolf not to eat sheep? The idea is being floated in France, where the return of the wolf has got farmers and environmentalists at each other's throats.

Biology - Ecology

Feb 07, 2013 not rated yet 0

Some European wolves have a distinct preference for wild boar over other prey, according to new research.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Dec 20, 2012 4 / 5 (1) 0

The pig and its cousin the wild boar have much in common with humans. They are world travelers. They're adaptable, invasive and often damage their own habitat. They are easy to seduce (with food) and susceptible ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Nov 14, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

(Phys.org)—The fossilized fangs of saber-toothed cats hold clues to how the extinct mammals shared space and food with other large predators 9 million years ago.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Nov 06, 2012 4.7 / 5 (6) 0 |

Extreme 'housework' cuts the life span of female Komodo Dragons

Biology - Plants & Animals

Oct 17, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 3 |

Nearly one third of forestry workers in parts of eastern France are infected with Hepatitis E virus (HEV), according to a paper in the September Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Wild boars in the same region are also heavil ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Sep 20, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

A coat of a certain color could be costly for wild boars, according to research published in the journal Physiological and Biochemical Zoology.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jul 19, 2012 not rated yet 0

A Malaysian government plan to double its population of endangered Malayan tigers to 1,000 through tighter protection is under threat due to persistent poaching, a conservation group warned Tuesday.

Biology - Ecology

May 15, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 1

Dozens of wild boars have turned up dead this month around a beach in western France, officials say, as they suspect poisonous blue-green algae for the deaths.

Biology - Ecology

Jul 27, 2011 not rated yet 0

Mediterranean landscapes have undergone great change in recent decades, but species have adapted to this, at least in the case of roe deer, Spanish ibex, red deer and wild boar. This has been shown by Spanish ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 19, 2011 3.5 / 5 (2) 0

(AP) -- For a look at just how long radioactivity can hang around, consider Germany's wild boars.

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 01, 2011 4 / 5 (9) 4

(AP) -- It was a big shot. A big hog. And a big disappointment.

Biology - Ecology

Aug 20, 2010 4.8 / 5 (6) 0