Senegal's Niokolo-Koba National Park is home to fewer than 50 lions after years of poaching decimated not only them but also their prey. Small patches of lion skin are sold at local fetish markets for $10, and their bones ...
Ecology
Aug 11, 2017
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Researchers recently documented a rare case of a cougar from the Santa Monica Mountains successfully crossing U.S. Highway 101 and moving into a range less hemmed in by Southern California sprawl, the National Park Service ...
Ecology
Aug 8, 2017
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For the critically endangered white lion, the quintuplets recently born in a Czech zoo are a vital contribution for survival, and a joy and responsibility for keepers.
Ecology
Aug 7, 2017
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Should people who profit from the cultural representation of wildlife pay towards conservation?
Ecology
Aug 4, 2017
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Trophy hunting of lions, the killing of selected individual animals for sport, is highly controversial, and there is much debate about what it contributes to conservation. A new article highlights significant 'unknowns' that ...
Ecology
Jul 31, 2017
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New research from NUI Galway and the University of Hawaii at Manoa has identified the best way to treat a sting from the lions mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata). The lions mane jellyfish is the most problematic jellyfish ...
Ecology
Jul 27, 2017
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How many lions does it take to kill a lamb? The answer isn't as straightforward as you might think. Not, at least, according to game theory.
Plants & Animals
Jul 20, 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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Anomalously high sea surface temperatures may compromise the immune response of California sea lions, according to a study published June 28, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Karina Acevedo-Whitehouse from Autonomous ...
Ecology
Jun 28, 2017
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Female Steller sea lions tend to breed at or near the rookery where they were born, according to a study published June 7, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Kelly Hastings from the Alaska Department of Fish and ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 7, 2017
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