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 ...
Sep 15, 2009 |
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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 ...
Jul 07, 2009 |
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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 ...
Jan 27, 2012 |
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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.
Dec 14, 2011 |
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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 ...
Jun 21, 2011 |
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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 ...
May 19, 2011 |
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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.
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Oct 25, 2010 |
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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 ...
Jul 08, 2010 |
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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 ...
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Jan 02, 2010 |
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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.
Oct 03, 2009 |
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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 ...
Aug 20, 2009 |
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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.
May 29, 2009 |
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