Giraffes are as socially complex as elephants: study
Scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered evidence that giraffes are a highly socially complex species.
Plants & Animals
Aug 3, 2021
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News tagged with conservation society
Installing bat boxes could help revive Canada's depleting bat population
From habitat loss to disease, bat species across Canada are facing multiple threats. As cities expand, the large old trees that bats call home are being cleared and bats are losing their roosts.
Plants & Animals
Jul 26, 2021
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A push for a shift in the value system that defines 'impact' and 'success'
Discussions of a broken value system are ubiquitous in science, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic served to expose inequality globally. However, according to the authors of an article publishing 15th June 2021 in the ...
Social Sciences
Jun 15, 2021
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Hope for critically endangered gorillas in eastern DRC
A new study led by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has updated the global population estimate for the Critically Endangered Grauer's gorillas (Gorilla beringei graueri)—the world's largest gorilla subspecies—to ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 9, 2021
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Keeping a closer eye on seabirds with drones and artificial intelligence
Using drones and artificial intelligence to monitor large colonies of seabirds can be as effective as traditional on-the-ground methods, while reducing costs, labor and the risk of human error, a new study finds.
Ecology
Jun 8, 2021
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Safe distance: How to make sure our outdoor activities don't harm wildlife
Spending time outdoors is good for a person's body and soul, but how good is it for the wildlife around us?
Plants & Animals
Jun 1, 2021
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Groups call for reintroduction of jaguars in US Southwest
Environmental groups and scientists with two universities want U.S. wildlife managers to consider reintroducing jaguars to the American Southwest.
Ecology
May 17, 2021
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How widespread is lemur and fossa meat consumption?
A new study by WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) looks at the prevalence of human consumption of lemur and fossa (Madagascar's largest predator) in villages within and around Makira Natural Park, northeastern Madagascar, ...
Plants & Animals
May 13, 2021
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Now is the time to think about reintroducing jaguars into the US
A group of scientists say now is the time to talk about reintroducing jaguars (Panthera onca) into the U.S.
Plants & Animals
May 11, 2021
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Brought in by humans, beavers threaten Patagonia forest
The Karukinka natural park on Chile's side of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago guards a treasure trove of ancient beech trees saved from the chainsaws of loggers.
Ecology
Apr 23, 2021
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