Hydropower dams worldwide cause continued species extinction
New research led by the University of Stirling has found a global pattern of sustained species extinctions on islands within hydroelectric reservoirs.
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Gun hunting could lead to extinction of threatened primates on African island
Gun hunting may be driving some of the most threatened primates toward extinction on Bioko Island off the coast of Africa, according to a new study by a team led by Drexel University researchers.
Ecology
Apr 18, 2016
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Solomon Islands expedition seeks to conserve the extraordinary monkey-faced bat and giant rat
The Australian Museum has announced a scientific expedition to the Solomon Islands to research a coconut cracking megabat and giant rat, with Professor Tim Flannery as one of the leaders of the program.
Plants & Animals
Apr 14, 2016
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Ecuador creates sanctuary for hammerhead sharks
Ecuador created Monday a sanctuary for endangered hammerhead sharks in a marine reserve in the Galapagos Islands.
Ecology
Mar 21, 2016
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Conservation silver bullet: Invasive-mammal removal yields major biodiversity benefits
Continued investment in invasive mammal eradications on islands offers a highly effective opportunity to stem the loss of our world's biodiversity. So concludes a 30-member team of scientists conducting the first ever global ...
Ecology
Mar 21, 2016
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The castaway: New monitor lizard fills top-order predator role on remote Pacific island
Separated by several hundred kilometres from its next of kin, a new species of blue-tailed monitor lizard unique to the remote Mussau Island has been described. Unknown to science until recently and formally termed the "isolated", ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 24, 2016
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New species of turtle found in Papua New Guinea
A new species of freshwater turtle has been discovered in Papua New Guinea, one of a group that would have been present for the full geological formation of its main Pacific island, researchers said.
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Feb 17, 2016
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Feds: Remove 3 California foxes from endangered species list
Federal wildlife officials recommended Friday that three fox subspecies native to California's Channel Islands be removed from the endangered species, saying their populations have made an historic recovery.
Ecology
Feb 12, 2016
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The ultimate Valentine's Day gift for plant lovers
Most people looking to celebrate Valentine's Day this year will settle for a box of chocolates and a dozen roses for their significant other. But a new plant just discovered in Hawaii might offer plant lovers the ultimate ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 12, 2016
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The five bird species that Darwin couldn't discover in Madeira and the Azores
When Charles Darwin visited the Azores islands in the 19th Century, the birds he observed were familiar to him. However, if he had travelled there 500 years before, he would have found an ornithofauna as particular as that ...
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