After more than a century, lynxes have returned to northern Hungary thanks to a ban on hunting the wild cats in neighbouring Slovakia, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said Thursday.

Biology - Ecology

Dec 13, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

In colonial times, the Eastern wild turkey was abundant in Delaware. But by the late 1800s, wild turkeys were gone, eradicated by over-zealous market hunters and habitat destruction.

Biology - Ecology

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Perceived by organized criminals to be high profit and low risk, the illicit trade in wildlife is worth at least US$ 19 billion per year, making it the fourth largest illegal global trade after narcotics, ...

Biology - Ecology

Dec 12, 2012 not rated yet 0

From tigers to dolphins, animal populations in many of China's ecosystems have plummeted during decades of development and urbanisation, a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) study said Wednesday.

Biology - Ecology

Dec 12, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0

Malaysian customs have seized 24 tonnes of unprocessed elephant tusks worth almost $20 million, the largest haul in the country to date, officials said Tuesday.

Biology - Ecology

Dec 11, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0

One of Kenya's best known private game reserves in Kenya announced Friday a plan to fly unmanned surveillance drones to monitor and protect critically endangered rhinos from rampant poaching.

Technology - Other

Dec 07, 2012 4 / 5 (1) 0

Google and Microsoft each unveiled new charitable initiatives Tuesday, in separate efforts which channel millions of dollars to innovators tackling social ills.

Technology - Business

Dec 04, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

Elephant, giraffe and zebra in the world's newest nation South Sudan could soon be extinct due to rampant poaching and trafficking, conservation experts warned Tuesday.

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Using DNA detection techniques developed at the University, the team mapped the presence of foxes in Tasmania, predicted their spread and developed a model of their likely distribution as a blueprint for fox eradication, ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Dec 04, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 1

(AP)—Google is announcing $23 million in grants to spur innovation among charities and increase education for girls and minority students in science and technology.

Technology - Business

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A photograph taken by Wildlife Conservation Society scientists of a little known Bolivian cat species called an oncilla has won a BBC Wildlife camera-trap photo competition.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Nov 29, 2012 not rated yet 0

A new University of Florida study shows ecologists may have been missing crucial information from animal bones for more than 150 years.

Biology - Ecology

Nov 28, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

Europe's love of snakeskin fashion items could threaten the very survival of pythons, according to a report published Tuesday.

Biology - Ecology

Nov 27, 2012 3 / 5 (2) 3

Australia's native animals are being fed nauseating sausages of cane toad meat in a bid to train them against eating the foul, toxic species as it spreads into new areas, researchers said on Tuesday.

Biology - Ecology

Nov 27, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 1

Beargrass is an ecologically, culturally, and economically important plant in the Western United States and, for the first time, landowners, managers, and harvesters now have a comprehensive report about the species.

Biology - Ecology

Nov 19, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0