News tagged with wild species
Public divided over how to manage invasive animal and plant species on Cumberland Island
Visitors to Cumberland Island flock to the barrier island to see its famed feral horses, likely unaware of the damage the wild animals can inflict on the seashore’s ecosystem. Park managers are often in a quandary over ...
Jul 29, 2011 |
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Conservationists sound alarm over macaque
The long-tailed macaque is being threatened with extinction by a huge surge in international trade and the destruction of its habitat in Southeast Asia, conservationists said on Friday.
Jul 15, 2011 |
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New research shows organic farming benefits insect biodiversity, pollination of wild plants
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research just published by ecologists at Trinity College Dublin, has shown that organic farming benefits insect biodiversity, insect-flower interactions and pollination of wild plants.
Jun 23, 2011 |
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Fighting massive declines in frog populations with bacteria and fungicides
A microscopic chytrid fungus is causing massive declines in frog populations all over the world and even the extinction of certain species. Together with colleagues from Europe and the USA, researchers from ...
Jun 21, 2011 |
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Saving wildlife with forensic genetics
Wildlife face many threats with spreading urbanization, including habitat loss and inbreeding when populations become fragmented and isolated. It doesn't help that there is a billion-dollar international industry ...
Jun 08, 2011 |
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Judge won't guard fish farm from Grand Coulee flow
(AP) -- A federal judge on Friday refused to order a cut in flows from the Grand Coulee Dam that threaten millions of fish raised in pens downstream in the Columbia River.
May 28, 2011 |
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A boring life -- the Asiatic wild ass in the Mongolian Gobi
Wild asses are descendants of the original ancestors of the horse and the donkey. Unfortunately most species of wild ass are now in danger of extinction, largely as a direct result of human activities such as hunting and ...
May 03, 2011 |
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Rice's origins point to China, genome researchers conclude
(PhysOrg.com) -- Rice originated in China, a team of genome researchers has concluded in a study tracing back thousands of years of evolutionary history through large-scale gene re-sequencing. Their findings, ...
May 02, 2011 |
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Wild cat once thought extinct spotted in Borneo
One of the world's rarest wild cats, an elusive creature once thought to be extinct, has been spotted in camera traps in Malaysian Borneo for the first time since 2003, researchers said Thursday.
Jan 13, 2011 |
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Nature's gift for gardening may hold key to biodiversity
Gardeners are used to cross-breeding flowers to produce pretty petals or sweet scents - now scientists have shown the importance of nature's talent for producing new types of flowers.
Sep 13, 2010 |
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Wild potato germplasm holds key to disease resistance
Wild potato germplasm that offers resistance to some major potato diseases has been identified by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists.
Jun 16, 2010 |
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Scientists move a step closer to understanding why leopards can't change their spots
The leopard cannot change its spots, nor can the tiger change its stripes, but a new research report published in the January 2009 issue of the journal Genetics tells us something about how cats end up wit ...
Jan 13, 2010 |
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Bird population declines in northern Europe are explained by thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency
Wild birds of several species are dying in large numbers from a paralytic disease with hitherto unknown cause in the Baltic Sea area. A research team at Stockholm University, Sweden, led by Associate Professor Lennart Balk, ...
Jul 14, 2009 |
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Exotic plant species are more widespread than native on Boston Harbor Islands
(PhysOrg.com) -- The recent findings by a team of Northeastern University ecologists studying plant life on the Boston Harbor Islands may advance societal efforts to stem the damage caused by invading exotic ...
May 14, 2009 |
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Wild bees can be effective pollinators
Over the past few years, honey bee keepers have experienced problems due to Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), which has hurt honey bee populations, causing some growers of fruits, nuts and vegetables to wonder how their crops ...
Mar 24, 2009 |
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