Arctic seals have evolved many adaptations to cope with their frosty environment—one that you might not immediately think of is the bones in their nasal cavity. Arctic seals have more convoluted nasal passages than seal ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 14, 2023
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Facial recognition technology is mostly associated with uses such as surveillance and the authentication of human faces, but scientists believe they've found a new use for it—saving seals.
Plants & Animals
Nov 23, 2022
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Fossil discoveries in Victoria now reveal that monk seals were widespread in Australasia in the past.
Ecology
Jun 9, 2021
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Scientists have discovered a previously unknown breeding site used by the world's rarest seal species.
Plants & Animals
Mar 1, 2021
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One in six Mediterranean mammals is threatened with extinction at the regional level, mainly due to the destruction of their habitat from urbanization, agriculture and climate change, nature body IUCN said Tuesday in a new ...
Ecology
Sep 15, 2009
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The research team of the Red List of Mammals in Portugal, which is working on reviewing the threat and conservation status of these species in this country, carried out an "unprecedented compilation" of data on georeferenced ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 2, 2022
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Conservationists are celebrating exciting new footage that reveals an endangered Mediterranean monk seal making use of an artificial breeding ledge they have created to aid in the species' recovery. The footage, which shows ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 20, 2020
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In a string of caves along the coast of Cyprus, a colony of monk seals—the most endangered mammals in the Mediterranean—has found refuge.
Ecology
Jul 10, 2018
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An endangered Hawaiian monk seal has died after wandering into a net pen and becoming trapped at a fish farm that was partially funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Hawaii.
Ecology
Mar 17, 2017
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Two wildlife issues have collided in Hawaii, pitting one group of animal defenders against another in an impassioned debate. The point of contention? Deadly cat poop and the feral felines that produce it.
Plants & Animals
Oct 17, 2016
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