Breeding season is under way for the endangered tortoises of Ecuador's Galapagos Islands, whose mating and nesting habits are carefully watched by wildlife specialists hoping to save them from extinction.
Ecology
Jan 10, 2013
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A court in Ecuador has convicted a German tourist of trying to smuggle four threatened iguanas out of the Galapagos Islands in his luggage, authorities said Sunday.
Ecology
Jan 6, 2013
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Keepers at London Zoo conducted an annual count of all its animals Thursday, from meerkats to penguins and owls.
Plants & Animals
Jan 3, 2013
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Researchers from the University of Vigo, in collaboration with the Environmental Services Unit at the Alejandro de Humboldt National Park (Cuba), have discovered two new species of Caribbean orchid.
Plants & Animals
Dec 27, 2012
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Until today, Alfred Russell Wallace's century old map from 1876 has been the backbone for our understanding of global biodiversity. Thanks to advances in modern technology and data on more than 20,000 species, scientists ...
Ecology
Dec 20, 2012
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Efforts are underway to save the famed giant tortoises of the Galapagos Islands by wiping out the rodents that prey on their eggs and hatchlings, environmentalists here said.
Ecology
Dec 13, 2012
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(Phys.org)—Research by Indiana University paleobotanist David L. Dilcher and colleagues in Europe sheds new light on what Charles Darwin famously called "an abominable mystery": the apparently sudden appearance and rapid ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 6, 2012
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The large majority of Australian university research projects have considerable impact on society, according to new findings from the sector.
Other
Nov 29, 2012
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A new University of Florida study shows ecologists may have been missing crucial information from animal bones for more than 150 years.
Ecology
Nov 28, 2012
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(Phys.org)—The Galapagos giant tortoise, one of the most fascinating species of the Galapagos archipelago, treks slowly and untiringly across the volcanic slopes. Scientists of the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in ...
Ecology
Nov 27, 2012
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