News tagged with bighorn sheep

Sheep that shed light on personality differences

The team led by Denis Reale, a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at UQAM and Canada Research Chair in Behavioural Ecology, recently completed a study showing the link between personality, survival and reproductive ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

US-Mexico border wall could threaten wildlife species

A 700-mile security wall under construction along the United States' border with Mexico could significantly alter the movement and "connectivity" of wildlife, biologists say, and the animals' potential isolation is a threat ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 2.4 / 5 (5) | comments 2




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US judge denies bid to block NV mustang roundups

(AP) -- A federal judge in Nevada who handed horse protection advocates a rare victory last fall has rejected their latest request to block government roundups of free-roaming mustangs in the West, saying ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Complex sex life of goats could have implications for wildlife management

A new study of the mating habits of mountain goats reveals the vastly different strategies of males in different populations and could shed light on the unseen impacts of hunting.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Where will grizzly bears roam?

The independent assessment, written by WCS Senior Conservation Scientist Dr. John Weaver, is a compilation and synthesis of the latest information on these species – and how climate change may affect ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Direct link found between diet ingredients and gut microbes

(PhysOrg.com) -- Globally, industrialized countries face an epidemic of obesity while poor nations continue to grapple with pervasive malnutrition, particularly among children. Increasing evidence suggests ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

US approves world's biggest solar energy project (Update)

The Obama administration has approved a thousand-megawatt solar project on federal land in southern California, the largest solar project ever planned on U.S. public lands.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 25, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (34) | comments 62

New approach helps teachers integrate conservation biology into high school ecology classes

Framing familiar environmental issues in everyday language—whether the topic is a Gulf Coast oil spill or the spread of Lyme disease—may be the key to successfully engaging high school students with conservation biology research ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Solar showdown in Calif. tortoises' desert home

(AP) -- On a strip of California's Mojave Desert, two dozen rare tortoises could stand in the way of a sprawling solar-energy complex in a case that highlights mounting tensions between wilderness conservation ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 02, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Lone llama rescued after month on Pikes Peak

(AP) -- A lone llama wandering near the summit of Pikes Peak for a month has been captured and is heading to a new home.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 03, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Personality types may contribute to genetic success of bighorn sheep

(PhysOrg.com) -- There must be times when University of Alberta researcher David Coltman wishes his study on animal personalities focused on something small, like a house cat. Coltman would classify cats that ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Counting sheep in climate change predictions

Climate change can have devastating effects on endangered species, but new mathematical models may be able to aid conservation of a population of bighorn sheep.

Biology / Ecology

created May 29, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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