Urban big cats cut rabies risk
It's a leopard eat dog world – and people are benefiting from it.
It's a leopard eat dog world – and people are benefiting from it.
Ecology
Mar 8, 2018
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A new study has confirmed that the world's last breeding population of leopards in Cambodia is at immediate risk of extinction, having declined an astonishing 72% during a five-year period. The population represents the last ...
Ecology
Mar 1, 2018
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The Far Eastern or Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) is already among the rarest of the world's big cats, but new research reveals that it faces yet another threat: infection with canine distemper virus (CDV). A new ...
Ecology
Jan 17, 2018
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At least three children have been killed by leopards in a series of recent attacks in rural India, according to media reports and wildlife experts.
Ecology
Jan 10, 2018
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Scientists in Antarctica have demonstrated a cheaper, faster and simpler way to gauge the condition of leopard seals, which can weigh more than a half ton and reflect the health of the Antarctic ecosystem that they and a ...
Ecology
Nov 29, 2017
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A series of synthetic chemicals widely used in household products, food packaging and clothing have a significant effect on the development of frogs, even at low doses, according to a Purdue University study.
Environment
Nov 17, 2017
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A leopard on the loose inside India's largest car factory was caught and tranquilised Friday after sparking a frantic 36-hour search by 200 police and wildlife officials.
Ecology
Oct 6, 2017
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The elusive snow leopard—long considered endangered—has been upgraded to "vulnerable," though conservations warned the new classification does not mean they are safe.
Ecology
Sep 14, 2017
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Newly released photographs from a Tanzanian wildlife area show a rare sight: a leopard cub suckling on a lion.
Ecology
Jul 14, 2017
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Conservation researchers have developed an interactive software tool called ConservationFIT that can "read" digital images of animal footprints captured from smartphones, cameras or drones and accurately identify the species, ...
Ecology
May 23, 2017
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