News tagged with captive breeding
China to release six pandas into wild
Six captive-bred pandas will be freed into an enclosed forest in southwestern China next year in the first mass release of the highly endangered animals, the official Xinhua news agency said Wednesday.
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Captive breeding could transform the saltwater aquarium trade and save coral reefs
Marine biologists at The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute are developing means to efficiently breed saltwater aquarium fish, seahorses, plankton and invertebrates in captivity in order ...
Sep 20, 2011 |
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Trapping threatens near-extinct Philippine eagle
Conservationists raised alarm Thursday over the future of the near-extinct Philippine eagle after several maimed or diseased birds were retrieved from captivity over recent months.
Apr 28, 2011 |
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Rescue missions underway to save Haiti's species from mass extinctions
Haiti is on the brink of an era of mass extinctions similar to the time when dinosaurs and many other species suddenly disappeared from the Earth, reports a biologist at Penn State University, who is announcing ...
Nov 16, 2010 |
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Malaysia officials to trap rhino for breeding
Malaysian wildlife officials on Wednesday said they plan to trap a rare female Borneo rhino caught on camera to mate with a lone male rescued two years ago.
Jun 09, 2010 |
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Endangered quolls taught to turn their noses up at toxic toad
Ecologists in Australia have successfully trained a critically endangered marsupial - the northern quoll - to turn its nose up at toxic cane toads. Their results, including fascinating behavioural video footage, ...
Apr 13, 2010 |
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'Extinct' Aussie frog rediscovered
An Australian frog which disappeared nearly 40 years ago and was feared extinct has been rediscovered in a remote creek, astounding experts.
Mar 04, 2010 |
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Pandas to return to famous China reserve in 2012
(AP) -- Sixty pandas relocated last year from a famous Chinese nature reserve after their breeding center was severely damaged by a massive earthquake will return home after repairs in 2012.
Sep 20, 2009 |
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Tribal effort to fix broken world hinges on condor
(AP) -- The tribes of the lower Klamath River have since ancient times decorated themselves with condor feathers when they performed the dances designed to heal a world gone wrong.
Aug 16, 2009 |
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Male seahorses like big mates
Male seahorses have a clear agenda when it comes to selecting a mating partner: to increase their reproductive success. By being choosy and preferring large females, they are likely to have more and bigger eggs, as well as ...
Jul 07, 2009 |
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Most endangered feline brought back from the brink
Road signs throughout the vast Donana National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southwestern Spain, warn drivers to watch out for lynxes.
Jun 21, 2009 |
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