People around the world, especially in developing countries in Africa, Asia, and South America, consume wild game, or bushmeat, whether out of necessity, as a matter of taste preference, or, in the case of particularly desirable ...
Ecology
Nov 16, 2020
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Climate change pushes species distribution areas northward. However, the expansion of species ranges is not self-evident due to e.g. habitat degradation and unsustainable harvesting caused by human activities. A new study ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 21, 2020
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To manage and conserve natural ecosystems, it is essential to know how biodiversity changes. As one of those questions, it is important to know whether we are we gaining or loosing species. However, getting reliable measurements ...
Ecology
Sep 29, 2020
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Many orchid species are threatened by land conversion and illegal harvesting. However, only a fraction of those species is included in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, because assessments require a lot of time, resources ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 28, 2020
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A University of Wyoming researcher contributed to a paper that revealed extinction of plants in North America is more common than previously known.
Ecology
Sep 14, 2020
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Australia has more reptile species than any other country; we are home to about 10% of the world's species.
Ecology
Sep 3, 2020
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It is a well-known problem: too rarely do nature conservation initiatives, recommendations, or strategies announced by politicians lead to people really changing their everyday behavior. A German-Israeli research team led ...
Social Sciences
Sep 1, 2020
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A number of conservationists claim cats are a zombie apocalypse for biodiversity that need to be removed from the outdoors by "any means necessary"—coded language for shooting, trapping and poisoning. Various media outlets ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 30, 2020
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For predators like wolves, cougars and snow leopards, a cow or sheep out to pasture may make for an easy and tasty meal. But when wild animals eat livestock, farmers face the traumatic loss of food or income, frequently sparking ...
Ecology
May 14, 2020
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According to a long-term study in a nature reserve in the State of Hesse, environmental changes attributable to global warming have resulted in an 80% drop in the sizes of freshwater insect populations over the past 40 years.
Plants & Animals
May 7, 2020
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