Many scientists believe the very same dynamics that have shaped conflict between nations since the early 20th century also may govern how species evolve on Earth.
Evolution
Sep 15, 2015
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Ecuador has released 201 tortoises on Santa Fe Island in the Galapagos archipelago, where a similar subspecies went extinct more than 150 years ago.
Ecology
Jun 28, 2015
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Most research on the role of introduced species of plants and animals stresses their negative ecological impacts. But are all introduced species bad actors?
Ecology
Apr 6, 2015
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For the first time in a century, babies of the endangered Pinzon giant tortoise have been born in the wild in the Galapagos islands, scientists said.
Ecology
Mar 13, 2015
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A population of endangered giant tortoises, which once dwindled to just over a dozen, has recovered on the Galapagos island of Española, a finding described as "a true story of success and hope in conservation" by the lead ...
Ecology
Oct 28, 2014
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Assumptions about how much and how far chronically ill gopher tortoises move around could be wrong, a new University of Georgia study has found. Following the movements of tortoises sick with upper respiratory tract diseases ...
Ecology
Sep 3, 2014
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As temperatures climb across the American Southwest, researchers have found some species will win, but others stand to lose—and lose big.
Ecology
Apr 9, 2014
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Dramatic distribution losses and a few major distribution gains are forecasted for southwestern bird and reptile species as the climate changes, according to just-published research by scientists with the U.S. Geological ...
Ecology
Apr 7, 2014
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South African conservationists on Monday announced that they have enlisted the help of a Belgian Shepherd dog to help track the country's most endangered land-based tortoise.
Ecology
Mar 10, 2014
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The whalers, buccaneers, and other seafarers who plied the Pacific in centuries past brought rats, goats, and pigs along with them, seeding the islands they came across—intentionally and unintentionally—to establish food ...
Ecology
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