Nine beavers die from disease in Utah—and it can spread to people, officials say
Beavers are being found dead in Utah, and the disease killing them can spread to humans, officials said.
Beavers are being found dead in Utah, and the disease killing them can spread to humans, officials said.
Plants & Animals
Apr 16, 2024
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With fish stocks declining globally, more than 190 countries recently made a commitment to protect about a third of the world's oceans within "Marine Protected Areas," or MPAs by the year 2030. But these designated areas ...
Ecology
Feb 26, 2024
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to enlist shooters to kill more than 500,000 barred owls over the next 30 years in the Pacific Northwest to preserve habitat for northern spotted owls, a protected species.
Plants & Animals
Dec 6, 2023
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New research suggests that owls in Texas have high rates of anticoagulant rodenticides (AR)—blood thinning rat poisons—in their systems. Jennifer Smith, a professor of integrative biology in the UTSA College of Sciences, ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 13, 2023
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In a new study, bioscientists argue that strengthening the protection given to areas already protected under law or by local communities is as critical for safeguarding biodiversity as creating new protected areas.
Ecology
Jun 2, 2023
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Poachers have killed at least five elephants in the Sahel state of Chad, stoking fears for the country's surviving animals, an NGO said Tuesday.
Ecology
Apr 11, 2023
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A paper titled "Detecting illegal wildlife trafficking via real time tomography 3D X-ray imaging and automated algorithms" and published in Frontiers in Conservation Science, is the first to document the use of 3D X-ray CT ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 23, 2022
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The Republic of the Congo has created its first ever Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), supported by a research team including the University of Exeter and the Wildlife Conservation Society.
Environment
Sep 5, 2022
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Wildlife hunting motivations and resulting ecological consequences vary depending on the socio-economic context across Africa and Europe, according to a study publishing August 25 in the open access journal PLOS Biology by ...
Ecology
Aug 30, 2022
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Wildlife authorities are trying to determine why large numbers of California brown pelicans are being found sick and dying.
Ecology
May 27, 2022
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