An article published in the current issue of the journal Herpetologica describes a new horned lizard species that lives in Mexico. Body size, tail length, and scale texture and layout distinguish this new species, which the ...
Plants & Animals
May 15, 2014
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Authorities in Mozambique on Monday burned more than 2.6 tonnes of ivory and rhino horns confiscated during various anti-poaching busts, demonstrating a tough stance on wildlife trafficking.
Ecology
Jul 6, 2015
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Concern over the cruelty of removing a cow's horns had not been one of Switzerland's most pressing political issues.
Other
Nov 21, 2018
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Wildlife biologists at the University of Arkansas have captured and documented the first northern saw-whet owl in Arkansas.
Ecology
Jan 28, 2015
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China appeared to backtrack on a controversial decision to lift a ban on trading tiger bones and rhinoceros horns, saying it has been postponed, state media reported Monday.
Ecology
Nov 12, 2018
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A new study by University of Alberta researchers shows a link between horn size and female reproductive fitness in bighorn sheep—a potential conservation issue that may stem from trophy hunting of male bighorn sheep with ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 22, 2022
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The University of Vermont has recovered a black rhinoceros horn with a potential street value of more than $100,000 that was stolen from a locked storage room on campus last year, the school announced Tuesday.
Ecology
Mar 13, 2018
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Three critically endangered Javan rhino calves have been filmed in an Indonesian national park, raising hopes for the future of the world's rarest rhino after years of population decline.
Ecology
Sep 9, 2015
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Rhino horn smugglers in South Africa are increasingly supplying the jewellery trade, marking a shift away from sales to traditional medicine makers, according to a new report published Monday.
Other
Sep 18, 2017
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The horns and a large portion of the rhino's face were severed by poachers, a horrific injury that had some observers wincing at the sight of exposed flesh and bone. One South African veterinarian treating the mutilated survivor ...
Ecology
Jun 9, 2015
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