Dramatic decline in Adélie penguins near Mawson
Long-term monitoring has revealed a 43% decline in a large Adélie penguin population off the East Antarctic coast, near Mawson research station, over the past decade.
Long-term monitoring has revealed a 43% decline in a large Adélie penguin population off the East Antarctic coast, near Mawson research station, over the past decade.
Plants & Animals
Oct 11, 2022
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Pacific island nations suffered severe depopulation from introduced diseases as a consequence of contact with European vessels, a new study from The Australian National University (ANU) shows.
Archaeology
Sep 30, 2022
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As marine species continue to decline worldwide, the southern resident killer whale population—which now stands at 75 individuals—along the west coast of North America, has baffled scientists who are trying to understand ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 21, 2022
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Conflict between shark populations and fishing communities is reported to be rising within one of the world's first shark sanctuaries.
Plants & Animals
Aug 19, 2022
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A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, the British School at Athens and Temple University has found evidence of pathogens ...
India and Namibia signed a deal Wednesday to bring cheetahs into the South Asian country, with the first batch of eight wild cats set to arrive next month, officials said.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Although only recently recognized as an issue in wildlife ecology, snake fungal disease (SFD) is of emerging concern in the U.S., with parallels among other better-known wildlife fungal diseases such as white-nose syndrome ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 29, 2022
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Migratory birds are declining globally because of the way that humans have modified the landscape over recent decades—according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
Plants & Animals
Jun 24, 2022
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Extreme heat waves can cause birds and mammals to die en masse. But it's more common for an animal to experience relatively mild heat stress that doesn't kill it. Our new findings suggest that unfortunately, these individuals ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 14, 2022
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North Carolina State University researchers show that the shape of flowers has the biggest effect on how parasites are transmitted to bees, an important consideration for declining populations of our prodigious pollinators. ...
Plants & Animals
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