DNA may hold the clue to protecting endangered species
A new method for analyzing DNA collected from waterways which can help identify endangered bird species has been developed with the help of researchers from The University of Western Australia.
A new method for analyzing DNA collected from waterways which can help identify endangered bird species has been developed with the help of researchers from The University of Western Australia.
Plants & Animals
Nov 15, 2019
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After 34 years on the endangered species list, a tiny Midwestern bird is ready to fly free of federal protection.
Plants & Animals
Oct 23, 2019
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Researchers have discovered a previously unknown virus infecting nearly a third of America's bald eagle population.
Ecology
Oct 18, 2019
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More than 5,500 species of birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles are bought and sold on the worldwide animal market, a volume that is around 50 percent higher than earlier estimates, a study published in Science said Thursday.
Ecology
Oct 3, 2019
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University of North Texas Ph.D. candidate, Amy Wynia, traveled more than 6,000 miles to Navarino Island in southern-most Chile to explore the forests in search of the Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus), the ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 10, 2019
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A devastating forest fire in Nicaragua has destroyed a vitally important nesting and roosting site of the yellow-naped amazon, one of the most endangered parrots in Central America.
Ecology
Jun 11, 2019
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An endangered bird was reintroduced to the wild by South Korean authorities Wednesday, four decades after it went extinct on the peninsula.
Ecology
May 22, 2019
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The abundance of bird species living in agricultural environments has decreased both in Finland and elsewhere in Europe. Attempts to rectify the situation have been made with the help of agri-environment-climate subsidies. ...
Ecology
May 16, 2019
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Two Hawaiian crows, or alala, have done something momentous in the struggle to save the critically endangered species.
Ecology
May 15, 2019
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A new study has found two critically endangered bird species feared to be near extinction on King Island in the Bass Strait are not only still alive, but their populations may be larger than previously thought.
Plants & Animals
Mar 27, 2019
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