Bird bone streaming
A new website for viewing 3-D bird bones aims to make bird bones in museums more accessible for research and teaching.
Plants & Animals
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Page 24 - News tagged with island species
Ecuador eradicates Galapagos rats using drones
Ecuador used drones to scatter rat poison on one of the Galapagos Islands in a bid to protect species including the world's only nocturnal seagull from the pests, the archipelago's national parks authority, PNG, said Thursday.
Ecology
Jan 24, 2019
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Possible Oahu populations offer new hope for Hawaiian seabirds
The two seabird species unique to Hawaii, Newell's Shearwaters and Hawaiian Petrels, are the focus of major conservation efforts—at risk from habitat degradation, invasive predators, and other threats, their populations ...
Ecology
Jan 22, 2019
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Green turtle: The success of the reintroduction program in Cayman Islands
The reintroduction program for the green turtle in the Cayman Islands is crucial for species recovery. The turtles are threatened by the effects of human overexploitation, according to a study published in the journal Molecular ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 21, 2019
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Scientists identify two new species of fungi in retreating Arctic glacier
Two new species of fungi have made an appearance in a rapidly melting glacier on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic, just west of Greenland. A collaborative team of researchers from Japan's National Institute of Polar ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 16, 2019
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DNA of wolf declared extinct in wild lives on in Texas pack
Researchers say a pack of wild canines found frolicking near the beaches of the Texas Gulf Coast carries a substantial amount of red wolf genes, a surprising discovery because the animal was declared extinct in the wild nearly ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 13, 2019
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Experts warn against mega-dams in lowland tropical forests
Mega-dams should not be built in lowland tropical forest regions due to the threat they pose to biodiversity and ecosystems, according to experts at the University of Stirling.
Ecology
Jan 8, 2019
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Researcher finds a cheap way to identify invasive coconuts from space
Conservation scientists can use free satellite imagery to track invasive plant species on remote Pacific islands, according to new research.
Environment
Dec 20, 2018
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Missing the forest for the trees: An unexpected picture of New York City forests
In recent years, most efforts to expand New York City's tree canopy—and thus strengthen the urban environment—have focused on planting new street trees or replacing non-native species with native trees in the city's remaining ...
Environment
Dec 6, 2018
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Blockages gone, fish back in post-Sandy projects in 6 states
Billions of dollars have been spent on the recovery from Superstorm Sandy to help people get their lives back together, but a little-noticed portion of that effort is quietly helping another population along the shoreline: ...
Ecology
Nov 25, 2018
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