Amur leopards were able to coexist with people within the city walls of Seoul, South Korea, in the 19th century, reports a study led by a UCL and ZSL researcher.
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Nov 15, 2021
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In just five years, greater gliders—fluffy-eared, tree-dwelling marsupials—could go from vulnerable to endangered, because Australia's environmental laws have failed to protect them and other threatened native species.
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Aug 26, 2021
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Water authorities will be turning to Melburnians to help with a novel system of 'smart' rainwater tanks and urban lakes that can provide crucial water to support platypus habitat when it's most needed—just before the breeding ...
Ecology
Aug 3, 2021
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Historically, kererū (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) used to occur in massive flocks that numbered hundreds of birds. But over the past 200 years, numbers have declined rapidly due to habitat loss and predation by introduced ...
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Jun 25, 2021
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Habitat change, for example through urbanization, is one of the most important causes of biodiversity decline. By 2050, settlements and cities across the globe are predicted to increase by two to three million square kilometers—about ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 1, 2021
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Picture this: you're in your backyard gardening when you get that strange, ominous feeling of being watched. You find a gray oval-shaped ball about the size of a thumb, filled with bones and fur—a pellet, or "owl vomit."
Plants & Animals
Mar 1, 2021
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In a study of local rivers, experts at the University of Nottingham in the UK have discovered more invertebrates—animals without a backbone, such as insects and snails—living on litter than on rocks.
Ecology
Jan 25, 2021
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Exposure to toxic pollutants associated with human activities may be influencing the spread of infectious diseases in wildlife, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. The findings, just published in the ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 10, 2020
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Urbanization represents a drastic change to natural habitats and poses multiple challenges to many wildlife species, thereby affecting the occurrence and the abundance of many bird species. A team of scientists from the Leibniz ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 17, 2020
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High demand for green space under COVID restrictions led councils in Melbourne to temporarily open golf courses to non-golfers and fuelled public calls to "unlock" or repurpose them permanently. However, this must be done ...
Ecology
Nov 5, 2020
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