Efforts to conserve rhinos in Nepal have put a burden on communities, infrastructure and other wildlife in Nepal, a new study warns.
Plants & Animals
Dec 6, 2022
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Animals that live fast—that is, frequent or abundant reproduction and short lifespans—are more resilient to human-driven land use changes than those with slow life-histories, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
Evolution
Nov 29, 2022
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Two common drugs used by veterinarians to combat parasites may be effective against bed bugs, with one showing especially strong potential, according to a new study from North Carolina State University that examined the drugs ...
Veterinary medicine
Nov 29, 2022
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Community-based wildlife conservation is often promoted as a win-win solution. The idea behind this approach is that the people who live close to wildlife can be involved in protecting it and have an interest in doing so.
Ecology
Nov 25, 2022
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In evolutionary terms, the human population has rocketed in seconds. The news that it has now reached 8 billion seems inexplicable when you think about our history.
Archaeology
Nov 17, 2022
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Some creepy crawlies are helping a Griffith Ph.D. candidate on her quest to build a modern research library of animal remains. The bugs are cleaning the bones needed to catalog each species.
Plants & Animals
Oct 31, 2022
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A new study from the University of Aberdeen has shown for the first time that temperature can affect social behavior in fish.
Plants & Animals
Oct 19, 2022
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Wild populations of monitored animal species have plummeted nearly 70 percent in the last 50 years, according to a landmark assessment released Thursday that highlights "devastating" losses to nature due to human activity.
Ecology
Oct 13, 2022
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Global demand for exotic pets is increasing, a trend partly caused by social media and a shift from physical pet stores to online marketplaces.
Plants & Animals
Oct 7, 2022
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A paper titled "Detecting illegal wildlife trafficking via real time tomography 3D X-ray imaging and automated algorithms" and published in Frontiers in Conservation Science, is the first to document the use of 3D X-ray CT ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 23, 2022
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