News tagged with wild
Nevada wild-horse roundup death toll rises
(AP) -- Activists in Nevada are questioning the rising death toll from a government roundup of wild horses from the range north of Reno.
Mar 20, 2010 |
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Stardust spacecraft may have found cosmic dust
(PhysOrg.com) -- The first specks of interstellar dust may have been found by NASA's Stardust spacecraft during its seven-year-long voyage. Interstellar dust is believed to form from gas ejected from stars, ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 08, 2010 |
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Once nearly extinct, wild foxes on Catalina Island making a comeback
The population of endangered wild foxes on Santa Catalina Island soon could recover to levels not seen in a decade since canine distemper decimated them, biologists said this week.
Mar 02, 2010 |
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First measurement of the age of cometary material
(PhysOrg.com) -- Though comets are thought to be some of the oldest, most primitive bodies in the solar system, new research on comet Wild 2 indicates that inner solar system material was transported to the ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 25, 2010 |
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Washington panda cub to be shipped via FedEx to China
US-born panda cub Tai Shan will next week leave the National Zoo in Washington and head in grand style for a new life in China -- on board a Federal Express cargo plane, according to officials.
Jan 29, 2010 |
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WWF says China's wild tigers face extinction
The World Wildlife Fund warned on Tuesday that the wild tiger faced extinction in China after having been decimated by poaching and the destruction of its natural habitat.
Jan 19, 2010 |
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Bee research shows benefits of native plants, wild bees
(PhysOrg.com) -- As scientists struggle to come to grips with Colony Collapse Disorder, a mysterious disease threatening to wipe out domesticated honey bees in the United States, they have begun to cast a ...
Jan 14, 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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New research findings can improve avian flu surveillance programs
Genetic analyses of avian influenza in wild birds can help pinpoint likely carrier species and geographic hot spots where Eurasian viruses would be most likely to enter North America, according to new U.S. Geological Survey ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 12, 2010 |
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Wild Iberian horses contributed to the origin of the current Iberian domestic stock
Some modern horses of Iberian origin are descendants from wild horses from the Early Iberian Neolithic, dated around 6,200 years ago. Ancient lineages are mainly represented in the Lusitano group C, constituted ...
Jan 07, 2010 |
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Even at sublethal levels, pesticides may slow the recovery of wild salmon populations
Biologists determined that short-term, seasonal exposure to pesticides in rivers and basins may limit the growth and size of wild salmon populations. In addition to the widespread deterioration of salmon habitats, these findings ...
Dec 16, 2009 |
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Muscling in on a mystery protein: Study of brawny pigs reveals key player in the genome
(PhysOrg.com) -- For thousands of years, humans have bred pigs for desirable traits, such as more muscle and less fat in the meat. Domestication makes animals ideal models for studying how genes control physical ...
Dec 15, 2009 |
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Sweden allows first wolf hunt in 45 years
Sweden will this winter allow its first wolf hunt in 45 years following a decision by the Scandinavian country's parliament to limit their number, authorities said on Wednesday.
Dec 02, 2009 |
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ARS Survey Helps Growers Track Two Key Cotton Pests
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cotton growers will be better able to keep an eye out for two common pests because of a comprehensive survey by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists at College Station, Texas.
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Global study of salmon shows: 'Sustainable' food isn't so sustainable
Popular thinking about how to improve food systems for the better often misses the point, according to the results of a three-year global study of salmon production systems. Rather than pushing for organic or land-based ...
Nov 24, 2009 |
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