Researchers with the Wildlife Conservation Society's (WCS) Congo Program and the Nouabalé-Ndoki Foundation found that female putty-nosed monkeys (Cercopithecus nictitans) use males as "hired guns" to defend from predators ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 31, 2021
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Only 40% of forests are considered to have high ecological integrity, according to a new global measure, the Forest Landscape Integrity Index.
Environment
Dec 9, 2020
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If you think getting your cat to the veterinarian is tricky, new Cornell Wildlife Health Center research has revealed that vaccination of endangered Amur (Siberian) tigers is the only practical strategy to protect them from ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 24, 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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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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It is well known that human hubbub can have a negative impact on some animals, but a new study Wednesday says the noise we make should be treated as a "major global pollutant".
Ecology
Nov 20, 2019
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Evidence is mounting that wild North American bison are gradually shedding their genetic diversity across many of the isolated herds overseen by the U.S. government, weakening future resilience against disease and climate ...
Ecology
Nov 3, 2019
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Scientists report the first cases of foot disease for endangered huemul deer in Chilean Patagonia in a study led by the Wildlife Conservation Society and the University of California, Davis' One Health Institute, with partnering ...
Ecology
Apr 17, 2019
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