Researchers at Oregon State University are challenging the premise that trophy hunting is an acceptable and effective tool for wildlife conservation and community development.
Ecology
May 11, 2018
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Free radicals, those DNA-damaging single-oxygen atoms, are produced in spades during exercise. Dogs that exercise a lot, like hunting dogs, may need to consume more antioxidants than their less-active counterparts to protect ...
Plants & Animals
May 8, 2018
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At 3.5 meters long and with a shoulder height of 1.7 meters, the cave bear was one of the giants of the Ice Age. Yet few appear to have survived until the last glacial maximum 24,000 to 19,000 years ago. Researchers from ...
Ecology
Apr 5, 2018
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The Anthropocene is characterized by human impacts extending to all corners of the globe. New research shows that it effects the relationship between mothers and cubs of the Scandinavian brown bear. Human hunting has changed ...
Ecology
Mar 27, 2018
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A third of all vultures caught and tested in the Botswana study showed elevated levels of lead in their blood, most likely due to ingesting lead bullet-contaminated flesh. Hunters' bullets shatter inside their prey and can ...
Ecology
Mar 14, 2018
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The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife is recommending the lowest number of moose hunting permits this year in the modern era as the herd continues to decline from infestations of ticks and brain worms believed to be ...
Ecology
Mar 12, 2018
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In a new study released this month, conservationists are sounding the alarm about a growing hunting crisis plaguing rainforests in central Africa. The study, published in the journal Biological Conservation, found that more ...
Ecology
Mar 6, 2018
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A new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Foundations of Success (FOS) finds that an ecotourism strategy based on "direct payments," where local people are compensated for the amount of wildlife seen by tourists, ...
Ecology
Mar 1, 2018
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Troy Hunt has collected a trove of 4.8 billion stolen identity records pulled from the darkest corners of the internet—but he isn't a hacker.
Security
Dec 5, 2017
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Skyrocketing prices for rare animal products can push species to extinction even when their populations are abundant, researchers say.
Ecology
Dec 5, 2017
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