As wolf populations grow in parts of the West, most of the focus has been on their value in aiding broader ecosystem recovery – but a new study from Oregon State University also points out that they could play an important ...
Ecology
Aug 30, 2011
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Predation by feral cats is putting the critically endangered Kangaroo Island dunnart—a small, mouse-sized marsupial found only on the Kangaroo Island off South Australia—to the brink of extinction. The study, published ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 16, 2022
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Conservation gardening—the practice of planting declining native species in urban and rural green spaces—could help to address the increasing issue of plant biodiversity losses in Germany, reports a paper published in ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 31, 2023
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The authors of a major study on the once critically endangered pink pigeon say boosting the species' numbers is not enough to save it from extinction in the future.
Ecology
May 12, 2022
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The Bornean orangutan is on the verge of extinction, a top conservationist body said Friday, also warning that the world's biggest fish, the whale shark, and a hammerhead shark species were endangered.
Ecology
Jul 8, 2016
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An international study published today involving University of Queensland research has found large numbers of threatened species have already been impacted by climate change.
Ecology
Feb 13, 2017
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Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences are celebrating World Ocean's Day with a slew of brand new marine discoveries—more than 100 species that are likely new to science. The Philippines is home to the most ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 8, 2015
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University of Central Florida researchers have found that an understudied, deadly disease of frogs is more widespread in Central Florida than previously thought and may become more of a problem in other parts of the U.S. ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 15, 2023
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A Purdue University study presents a novel approach for identifying vertebrate populations at risk of extinction by estimating the rate of genetic diversity loss, a measurement that could help researchers and conservationists ...
Ecology
Aug 31, 2015
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Scientists from Queensland Museum, Griffith University, University of Melbourne and the Northern Territory Government have described a colorful new velvet gecko from Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory.
Plants & Animals
May 21, 2020
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