A taste for wild meats such as pangolins and civets, often known as 'forest foods' in tropical and subtropical regions, makes the emergence of another global pandemic increasingly likely, four international organisations ...
Ecology
Nov 16, 2020
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Ongoing land clearing for agriculture, mining and urbanization is isolating and disconnecting Earth's protected natural areas from each other, a new study shows.
Ecology
Sep 11, 2020
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A University of Queensland-led research team has revealed that many endangered mammal species are dependent on protected areas, and would likely vanish without them.
Plants & Animals
Sep 7, 2020
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The world's 'best of the last' tropical forests are at significant risk of being lost, according to a paper released today in Nature Ecology and Evolution. Of these pristine forests that provide key services—including carbon ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 10, 2020
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The damage caused by the catastrophic 2019-2020 Australian bushfires could lead to a dramatic jump in the number of native species at risk, according to new research.
Ecology
Jul 21, 2020
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A genetic analysis of the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) has re-established our understanding of its population structure, aiding its conservation. The collaborative study spanning seven countries and led by the Wildlife ...
Evolution
Jul 13, 2020
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As China upgrades pangolins to the highest protected status level, an alternative approach to using long standing forensic methods is helping wildlife crime investigators disrupt poachers and animal traffickers in an effort ...
Ecology
Jun 22, 2020
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The light plane banked sharply to circle back over the plains. The pilot had spotted something below: antelope, first one, then many, the stragglers of a million-strong migration across this vast wilderness.
Ecology
May 26, 2020
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The social life of gorillas is much more dynamic than previously thought, particularly with regard to interactions between neighboring groups.
Plants & Animals
May 5, 2020
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NUS ecologists found that current approaches involving enforcement and provision of alternative livelihoods are unlikely to succeed in deterring informal gold mining in Myanmar.
Environment
Feb 13, 2020
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