Eighteen female monkeys used in lab experiments in the Netherlands are to be flown Wednesday to Spain's Balearic islands to enjoy the "exceptional" fate of a leisurely retirement in the sun.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Oct 24, 2012 not rated yet 0

Are dingoes the top dog in the Australian bush and do they have a role in protecting our native biodiversity against the impacts of feral cats?

Biology - Plants & Animals

Oct 24, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

(AP)—A U.S. judge sided on Tuesday with environmental groups that challenged the planting of genetically-modified crops on National Wildlife Refuges in the South.

Biology - Biotechnology

Oct 23, 2012 3.7 / 5 (3) 1

A herd of elephants hobbles past a cluster of acacia trees to a water-hole deep in Zimbabwe's vast Hwange game reserve, attracted by the drone of generators pumping water round the clock into the pool.

Biology - Ecology

Oct 23, 2012 not rated yet 0

Wildlife conservation efforts in the United States are facing habitat loss, climate change and major reductions in funding. To address these threats, a group of prominent wildlife biologists and policy experts is recommending ...

Biology - Ecology

Oct 22, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0

Scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society, the American Museum of Natural History, City University of New York, and other organizations have published the first range-wide genetic analysis of the ...

Biology - Evolution

Oct 19, 2012 4.5 / 5 (4) 0 |

Researchers in Grand Canyon National Park have discovered a prehistoric-looking sucker fish once thought to be extinct from the area.

Biology - Ecology

Oct 19, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

A new study co-authored by the Wildlife Conservation Society identifies countries most vulnerable to declining coral reef fisheries from a food-security perspective while providing a framework to plan for ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Oct 17, 2012 not rated yet 0

In the hit cartoon film "Madagascar", the island's lemurs are a lovable bunch of extroverts, but they are also among the world's most threatened primates, conservationists warned on Monday.

Biology - Ecology

Oct 15, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0

British wildlife experts on Sunday condemned a plan to cull thousands of badgers in the UK in a bid to fight bovine tuberculosis, saying that killing the animals could worsen the problem it aims to solve.

Biology - Ecology

Oct 14, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 2

Word that a giant eyeball washed up on a Florida beach has created a buzz on the Internet and in the marine biology community.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Oct 12, 2012 4.6 / 5 (10) 12

A new report published today by Panthera confirms that widespread illegal hunting and the bushmeat trade occur more frequently and with greater impact on wildlife populations in the Southern and Eastern savannas ...

Biology - Ecology

Oct 12, 2012 not rated yet 0

A new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society and James Cook University says that coral reefs in Aceh, Indonesia are benefiting from a decidedly low-tech, traditional management system that dates back ...

Biology - Ecology

Oct 11, 2012 not rated yet 0

(AP)—A 234-pound baby walrus is coming to the Wildlife Conservation Society's New York Aquarium in Brooklyn.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Oct 11, 2012 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—A University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher says states should be looking to the skies in order to save fish.

Biology - Ecology

Oct 11, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0