Lions, chimps, sharks get added protection under UN convention
Lions, chimpanzees, giraffes, leopards and a wide variety of sharks received added protection at a UN wildlife conference in the Philippines, organisers said Saturday.
Lions, chimpanzees, giraffes, leopards and a wide variety of sharks received added protection at a UN wildlife conference in the Philippines, organisers said Saturday.
Ecology
Oct 28, 2017
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In a unique study, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have mapped the origins of migratory birds. They used the results to investigate and discover major differences in the immune systems of sedentary and migratory ...
Ecology
Apr 11, 2018
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Migratory birds that are 'set in their ways' could be more vulnerable to environmental impacts - according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Ecology
Jan 26, 2016
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Populations of migratory river fish collapsed by 76 percent on average in the last 50 years, according to a report by conservation groups Tuesday, warning the "catastrophic" declines could impact people and ecosystems around ...
Ecology
Jul 28, 2020
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More than forty scientists from the National Audubon Society and other leading bird and wildlife research and conservation groups published a new study modeling a novel approach to mapping seasonal migration pathways for ...
Ecology
Jun 7, 2022
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How does climate change affect the migration routes of birds? Mainly negatively, according to a new study from Yali Si from the CML at Leiden University.
Plants & Animals
Jan 25, 2024
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As the Arctic continues to see dramatic declines in seasonal sea ice, warming temperatures and increased storminess, the responses of marine mammals can provide clues to how the ecosystem is responding to these physical drivers.
Environment
Feb 13, 2014
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A recently published paper in the journal Oryx evaluates the success of the established and well-known European reintroduction project for the northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita).
Plants & Animals
Feb 14, 2023
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Along with climate change, species extinction is one of the greatest threats to life on earth. For about 50 years, researchers have been documenting the population trends of different animal and plant groups in so-called ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 24, 2021
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Each autumn, migratory birds in Europe set off on long and arduous journeys to spend the winter in the warmer south. They are not alone as around 20 percent of all bird species worldwide are migratory, moving between separate ...
Plants & Animals
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