A computer model that aims to provide physical information on the Bangladesh delta to policy makers there, has received the 'impact' award from the national super-computing facility, ARCHER. This is the first model to link ...
Environment
Dec 17, 2015
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Bangladesh wildlife officials are mulling a ban on access to the Sundarbans after an alarming rise in poaching of tigers that live in the world's largest mangrove forest, rangers said Wednesday.
Ecology
Aug 12, 2015
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Bangladesh has only about 100 tigers living in the world's largest mangrove forest, far fewer of the endangered animals than previously thought, following a recent survey, a top forestry official said Monday.
Ecology
Jul 27, 2015
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Bangladesh's rapid development on the doorstep of the ecologically fragile Sundarbans mangrove forest means "environmental disasters" like this month's oil spill in the massive delta are increasingly likely, experts warn.
Ecology
Dec 19, 2014
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Vets in Japan have carried out knee surgery on a rare white tiger cub, fixing a leg problem the animal had been born with.
Plants & Animals
Dec 11, 2013
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Three Bengal tigers were born at a zoo in the Paraguay capital Asuncion, its director said Tuesday.
Plants & Animals
Nov 12, 2013
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(AP)—A sixth big cat has died in a canine distemper outbreak at a Dallas-area wildlife sanctuary.
Ecology
Aug 12, 2013
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White tigers today are only seen in zoos, but they belong in nature, say researchers reporting new evidence about what makes those tigers white. Their spectacular white coats are produced by a single change in a known pigment ...
Plants & Animals
May 23, 2013
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Lions may be the well-reputed kings of the savannah, but South Africa's lucrative trophy-hunting industry means the regal cats are more likely to know the inside of a paddock ringed with an electric fence than the country's ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 16, 2013
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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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