Hunting toxic chemicals in the Arctic
At first, it was a simple question: what exactly did oil pollution do to gray seals off the coast of Norway?
Ecology
Mar 31, 2022
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News tagged with native populations
Kenya launches bid to save wild bongos from extinction
The first mountain bongos have been released into a sanctuary beneath Mount Kenya under a world-leading programme to save the extremely rare forest antelopes from certain extinction in the wild.
Ecology
Mar 9, 2022
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Pelican prefer native fish to sportfish at Utah's Strawberry Reservoir
American white pelicans who pause their migration at Strawberry Reservoir are filling their bellies with native species like Utah sucker for the most part, leaving cutthroat trout to the human anglers, according to new research ...
Ecology
Mar 8, 2022
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New book 'Origin' details peopling of the Americas via latest genetic and archaeological evidence
new book for popular audiences combines archaeology with emerging genetic evidence to tell the story of peoples from Siberia who were the first to populate the Americas some 20,000 years ago.
Archaeology
Feb 23, 2022
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A study reveals the presence of murine coronavirus in Canary Islands mice population
A study published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science reveals the presence of murine coronavirus—the murine hepatitis virus or M-CoV—in mice of the Canary archipelago (Spain) that could have reached the islands by maritime ...
Ecology
Nov 26, 2021
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Wildfire bees on the brink
The number of threatened Australian native bee species is expected to increase by nearly five times after the devastating Black Summer bushfires in 2019-20, new research led by Flinders University has found.
Ecology
Oct 1, 2021
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Flipping the 'genetic paradox of invasions'
The green crab, Carcinus maenas, is considered a globally distributed invasive species, an organism introduced by humans that eventually becomes overpopulated, with increased potential to negatively alter its new environment. ...
Ecology
Sep 14, 2021
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Removal of barred owls slows decline of iconic spotted owls in Pacific Northwest, study finds
A 17-year study in Oregon, Washington and California found that removal of invasive barred owls arrested the population decline of the northern spotted owl, a native species threatened by invading barred owls and the loss ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 20, 2021
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Biologists find invasive snails using new DNA-detection technique
Invasive species, beware: Your days of hiding may be ending.
Ecology
Jun 1, 2021
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Adjusting interactions help some of California's wild bee populations survive
Across California's Central Valley, under stress from large-scale agriculture and climate change, native bee species that are flexible in their pollination behavior when around other wild bee populations appear best suited ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 2, 2021
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