Research into the complex task of ridding Auckland Island of mammalian pests, as part of the Predator Free 2050 program, is the focus of a New Zealand Journal of Ecology special issue published today, November 28.
Ecology
Nov 28, 2022
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The parasite Toxoplasma is carried by a large portion of the global human population. Now a study led by researchers at Stockholm University shows how this microscopic parasite so successfully spreads in the body, for example ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 28, 2022
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A new study led by a Harry Butler Institute (HBI) scientist has queried whether dingoes, one of Australia's apex predators, can help suppress introduced cats and foxes. With 33 mammals, nine birds and three reptile species ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 12, 2022
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A team of researchers from the University of South Australia, the University of Adelaide and Ecological Horizons Pty., has implemented a test study to determine if injecting an endangered species with a poison pill might ...
Research published this week in Science offers the clearest picture yet of the reverberating consequences of land mammal declines on food webs over the past 130,000 years.
Evolution
Aug 25, 2022
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New research by Department of Conservation staff confirms what has long been suspected—feral and domestic cats are repeatedly hunting and eating New Zealand's native bats, or pekapeka.
Plants & Animals
Aug 10, 2022
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A Pakistan zoo is auctioning off a dozen lions to private collectors next week to free up space for a pride that won't stop growing.
Plants & Animals
Aug 6, 2022
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A respected Polish scientific institute has classified domestic cats as an "invasive alien species," citing the damage they cause to birds and other wildlife.
Plants & Animals
Jul 26, 2022
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Predation by feral cats is putting the critically endangered Kangaroo Island dunnart—a small, mouse-sized marsupial found only on the Kangaroo Island off South Australia—to the brink of extinction. The study, published ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 16, 2022
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Foxes kill about 300 million native mammals, birds and reptiles each year, and can be found across 80% of mainland Australia, our devastating new research published today reveals.
Plants & Animals
Mar 16, 2022
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