Peru saves bats blamed for coronavirus
Authorities called Wednesday for worried Peruvians to stop killing bats after rescuing 200 that were going to be burnt by peasants believing them to be spreading the coronavirus.
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Portugal bans use of wild circus animals
Portugal has banned the use of wild animals in circuses by 2024 with a new law passed by parliament and applauded by animal rights groups.
Ecology
Oct 31, 2018
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Stone Age herders transported heavy rock tools to grind animal bones, plants and pigment
About 7,000 years ago, a small group of people sat around a fire, next to a small lake in what is now the Nefud Desert of northern Saudi Arabia.
Archaeology
Oct 7, 2023
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More than 2 million animals perish in Bolivia wildfires
More than two million wild animals, including jaguars, pumas and llamas, have perished in weeks of wildfires that devastated huge swaths of Bolivian forest and grassland, environmental experts said Wednesday.
Environment
Sep 26, 2019
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Male sparrows are less intimidated by the songs of aging rivals
Few singers reach their sunset years with the same voice they had in younger days. Singing sparrows are no different. Duke University-led research reveals that elderly swamp sparrows don't sound quite like they used to—nor ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 18, 2020
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France reshuffles pack in bid to end wolf wrangle
Can you teach a wolf not to eat sheep? The idea is being floated in France, where the return of the wolf has got farmers and environmentalists at each other's throats.
Ecology
Feb 7, 2013
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African wild dogs cope with humans using skills they rely on to compete with other carnivores
Large carnivores in Africa are important from ecological, economic and cultural perspectives, but human activities put them at risk. Increasingly, lions, hyenas and African wild dogs are restricted to protected areas like ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 16, 2022
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New study finds climate change could spark the next pandemic
As the earth's climate continues to warm, researchers predict wild animals will be forced to relocate their habitats—likely to regions with large human populations—dramatically increasing the risk of a viral jump to humans ...
Ecology
Apr 28, 2022
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Study of New Jersey roadkill looks at how wildlife moves, or doesn't move, around the Garden State
New Jersey is the nation's most densely populated state, packed with 9.2 million people from High Point to Cape May Point. It's not the easiest place for wild animals to cross the road.
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Jan 16, 2023
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Researchers determine large numbers of wild mountain goats are killed every year by avalanches
A multi-institutional team of animal behaviorists, snow impact specialists and biologists from Alaska, Montana, Switzerland and Canada has found that large numbers of wild mountain goats die every year in Alaska due to avalanches. ...
