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Penguins and sea lions help produce new atlas

Penguins and sea lions help produce new atlas

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Recording hundreds of thousands of individual uplinks from satellite transmitters fitted on penguins, albatrosses, sea lions, and other marine animals, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and BirdLife ...


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Elephant seals take naps while diving

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study may have solved the long-standing question of how elephants sleep during their long migrations at sea, when they can be away from land for up to eight months.


Indian engineer invents device to stop rampaging elephants

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

An Indian inventor has created a device to stop rampaging elephants in their tracks, amid concern about human injuries and deaths when they run amok, his company said Monday.


India to move all zoo elephants to wildlife parks (AP)

India to move all zoo elephants to wildlife parks

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- All elephants living in Indian zoos and circuses will be moved to wildlife parks and game sanctuaries where the animals can graze more freely, officials said Friday.


Nepal expands critical tiger habitat

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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.


Rare crocs found hiding in plain sight in Cambodia (AP)

Rare crocs found hiding in plain sight in Cambodia

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Conservationists searching for one of the world's most endangered crocodile species say they have found dozens of the reptiles lounging in plain sight - at a wildlife rescue center in Cambodia.


Calm before the spawn: Climate change and coral spawning

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (4) | comments 2

What's the point of setting up marine reserves to protect coral reefs from pollution, ship groundings and overfishing if climate change could cause far more damage? A study published this week in London in Proceedings of ...


Cautious conservation: How to ensure that slowing global warming will protect biodiversity

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

While it is clear that massive destruction of tropical rainforests poses a serious threat to the incredibly rich biodiversity found on Earth, other hazards are not so explicit. An international group of prominent scientists ...


A year after discovery, Congo's 'mother lode' of gorillas remains vulnerable

A year after discovery, Congo's 'mother lode' of gorillas remains vulnerable

Biology / Plants & Animals

created 19 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society says that western lowland gorillas living in a large swamp in the Republic of Congo—part of the "mother lode" of more than 125,000 gorillas discovered last ...


Alternative animal feed part of global fisheries crisis fix: study

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Finding alternative feed sources for chickens, pigs and other farm animals will significantly reduce pressure on the world's dwindling fisheries while contributing positively to climate change, according to University of ...



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