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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When Yang Yu, VG16, arrived in the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in southern Qinghai, China, the first thing she noticed was the dogs. Huge and black with thick ruffs of fur like lions' manes, Tibetan mastiffs were ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 20, 2018
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Some Mac users were taken by surprise Thursday as their computers stopped running programs written using the Java programming language after Apple blocked Java due to security problems.
Software
Jan 31, 2013
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An unvaccinated snow leopard at the San Diego Zoo has contracted COVID-19.
Veterinary medicine
Jul 25, 2021
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Visitors may now get a look at two rare leopard cubs at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, New York.
Plants & Animals
Aug 14, 2019
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New images of the endangered Caucasian leopard emerged this week proving ten years of conservation efforts are working.
Ecology
May 2, 2014
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In the wilds of New York City -- or as wild as you can get so close to skyscrapers -- scientists have found a new leopard frog species that for years biologists mistook for a more widespread variety of leopard ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 14, 2012
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Knowledge about animal diet can inform conservation strategy, but this information can be difficult to gather. A new DNA-based method, which analyzes genetic material from feces, could be a useful tool, and researchers have ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 29, 2012
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The Sunda clouded leopard in Sabah, Malaysia, is under threat from habitat fragmentation and a lack of forest connectivity, finds a study by Cardiff University and the Danau Girang Field Centre.
Ecology
Feb 7, 2019
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Researching animals in the wild can be challenging, especially if it involves a rare or elusive species like the giant panda or the clouded leopard. To remedy this, scientists rely heavily on camera traps—automated cameras ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 25, 2011
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