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Unexpected large monkey population discovered
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Aug 28, 2008 |
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A Wildlife Conservation Society report reveals surprisingly large populations of two globally threatened primates in a protected area in Cambodia.
Papua New Guinea declares first national conservation area
Mar 03, 2009 |
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The southeast Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea, home to some of the most biologically diverse ecosystems on Earth, has created its first national conservation area to preserve forever a swath of pristine tropical forest ...
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Tracking tigers in 3-D
Mar 12, 2009 |
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New software developed with help from the Wildlife Conservation Society will allow tiger researchers to rapidly identify individual animals by creating a three-dimensional model using photos taken by remote ...
Nepal expands critical tiger habitat
Oct 27, 2009 |
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The Government of Nepal announced today an expansion of Bardia National Park in the Terai Arc Landscape by 900 sq km, which will increase critical habitat for tigers.
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Red List overlooks island species
Jul 24, 2009 |
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The criteria of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)'s Red List are an essential tool for evaluating the conservation status of species around the planet, and according to these criteria ...
Turtle thought to be extinct spotted in Myanmar
Sep 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The rare Arakan forest turtle, once though to be extinct, has been rediscovered in a remote forest in Myanmar, boosting chances of saving the reptile after hunting almost destroyed its population, ...
WCS study on birds and streams included in federal guidelines to safeguard waterways
Aug 18, 2009 |
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The results of a Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) study that rapidly measures stream habitat have been adopted by a government agency working with private landowners to restore waterways throughout the U.S.
Bizarre bald bird discovered
Jul 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An odd songbird with a bald head living in a rugged region in Laos has been discovered by scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society and University of Melbourne, as part of a project ...
Research recommends compromise when choosing conservation site
Sep 02, 2009 |
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A lot of variables come into play when selecting a site for environmental conservation that yields benefits to people nearby such as wildlife needs, species and vegetation uniqueness, and costs to the government or community. ...
Using Lasers to Map Bird Habitat
Sep 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Lasers are providing scientists with new tools for mapping, protecting, and restoring bird habitat along rivers. In a paper published in the October issue of Ecological Applications, scientists from PRBO C ...
Jumbo-sized discovery made in Malaysia
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Jan 14, 2009 |
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New data released today by the Wildlife Conservation Society and Malaysia's Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) reveals that a population of endangered Asian elephants living in a Malaysian park ...
Photos reveal Myanmar's large and small predators
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Sep 09, 2008 |
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Using remote camera traps to lift the veil on Myanmar's dense northern wild lands, researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society have painstakingly gathered a bank of valuable data on the country's populations ...
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