For a long time, it was assumed that hunting in prehistoric societies was primarily carried out by men. Now a new study adds to a body of evidence challenging this idea. The research reports the discovery of a female body, ...
Archaeology
Nov 5, 2020
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Minnesota and Midwestern moose will not be listed as a federally endangered species, putting to bed a petition that's been under review for five years.
Plants & Animals
Sep 16, 2020
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Cat owners fall into five categories in terms of their attitudes to their pets' roaming and hunting, according to a new study.
Plants & Animals
Sep 3, 2020
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A Swiss region that has faced heavy criticism for allowing wealthy foreigners to pay large sums to shoot protected Alpine ibexes, a species of wild goat, for trophies decided Friday to end the practice.
Plants & Animals
Aug 28, 2020
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Big mammals such as elephants, rhinos and primates are at highest risk of extinction in the national parks and nature reserves of the world's poorest countries, a new global review has found.
Plants & Animals
Aug 24, 2020
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Conservationists have been working for decades to save species such as pangolins and rhinos from illegal hunting and trading. And, with fears that the coronavirus pandemic originated from the wildlife trade, there's never ...
Ecology
Jul 9, 2020
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Griffith University scientists have revealed the devastating effects a trophy hunting ban will have on wildlife conservation and livelihoods in Africa. Although controversial, the practice of trophy hunting conserves land ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 29, 2020
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A camera trap photo of an injured tigress and a forensic examination of its carcass revealed why the creature died: a poacher's wire snare punctured its windpipe and sapped its strength as the wound festered for days.
Ecology
Jun 22, 2020
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When some species are heavily hunted, animal mortality increases and they have fewer offspring in the course of their lives.
Plants & Animals
Jun 11, 2020
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It is low tide at the end of the wet season in Broome, Western Australia. Shorebirds feeding voraciously on worms and clams suddenly get restless.
Ecology
May 25, 2020
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