Bengali forests are fading away
Rapid deterioration in mangrove health is occurring in the Sundarbans, resulting in as much as 200m of coast disappearing in a single year.
Ecology
Jan 10, 2013
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Nesting turtle numbers fall in South Asia
Conservationists have expressed alarm over the low number of turtles arriving on the coast of east India and Bangladesh for the nesting season, blaming overfishing and climate change for the decline.
Ecology
Dec 21, 2012
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'Forest killer' plant study explores rapid environmental change factors
It's called mile-a-minute weed or "forest killer." Mikania micrantha is an exotic, invasive species that spreads quickly, covering crops, smothering trees and rapidly altering the environment.
Ecology
Sep 21, 2012
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Nepal tigers 'take night shift' to avoid humans
Tigers in southern Nepal appear to be changing their habits so they can operate under cover of darkness and avoid coming into contact with humans, scientists said on Friday.
Ecology
Sep 21, 2012
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Virginia Tech wildlife researchers explore DNA research to help save Nepal's Bengal tigers
Tigers are fast disappearing from the modern world. The 2010 tiger census in Nepal estmates that only 155 of the Bengal tiger subspecies still exist there. Conserving tigers is a top priority for the government of this South ...
Ecology
Mar 13, 2012
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Nepal scientists to 'poo-print' tigers
Scientists in Nepal are to build up the world's first national DNA database of the endangered Bengal tiger by collecting and recording a unique genetic fingerprint from each adult's faeces.
Ecology
Oct 21, 2011
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US police kill escaped lions, tigers and bears
Police in the US state of Ohio shot dead dozens of lions, tigers, bears and wolves in a frantic hunt after the owner of an exotic farm freed the dangerous animals and then killed himself.
Ecology
Oct 20, 2011
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Experts link 'stress' to Bengal tigers getting smaller
India's endangered Bengal tiger is dwindling not only in numbers, but also in stature, according to a recent survey that suggests the famed big cats are getting physically smaller.
Ecology
Dec 9, 2010
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