Conservation initiatives led by local and indigenous groups can be just as effective as schemes led by government, according to new research. In some cases in the Amazon rainforest, grassroots initiatives can be even more ...
Environment
Sep 12, 2017
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Female elk adapt their behaviour to avoid hunters as they get older, new UAlberta research reveals.
Ecology
Jun 14, 2017
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Chapman University has published the results of a state-wide study on the communication campaigns California has been employing to address its ongoing drought. The study looked at current message strategies aimed to reduce ...
Environment
Mar 16, 2017
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Scientists have identified the key drivers of why some species are absent from reefs in the Indian and Pacific oceans, and which species are most vulnerable. Incorporating this knowledge in to conservation strategies will ...
Environment
Feb 5, 2016
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Earth's species are disappearing at an astonishing—and troubling—rate. As human activity continues to put pressure on ecosystems around the world, the rate of loss continues to climb. How we slow this devastating loss ...
Ecology
Sep 3, 2015
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Almost half of the 36 species of felids that live in the wild in the world are at threat, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Yet the lack of studies regarding their main threat, the loss and ...
Ecology
Mar 25, 2015
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Evolutionary distances that conservationists use to identify and target distinct species may be unreliable, Oxford University research suggests.
Ecology
Mar 11, 2014
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In a paper published in Conservation Letters, researchers from the University of Kent's Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) argue that despite record levels of funding being invested in enforcement and anti-poaching ...
Ecology
Jan 13, 2014
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Koalas living at the edge of their natural habitat range behave differently to those living well within in it, finds a study published in the open access journal Movement Ecology this week. The research has implications for ...
Ecology
Sep 16, 2013
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Two types of small beach critters—both cousins of the beloved, backyard roly-poly—are suffering localized extinctions in Southern California at an alarming rate, says a new study by UC Santa Barbara scientists. As indicator ...
Environment
Jul 18, 2013
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