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New clues to the Falklands wolf mystery
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Ever since the Falklands wolf was described by Darwin himself, the origin of this now-extinct canid found only on the Falkland Islands far off the east coast of Argentina has remained a mystery. Now, researchers ...
Dramatic biological responses to global warming in the Arctic
Sep 10, 2009 |
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"The Arctic as we know it may soon be a thing of the past," says Eric Post, associate professor of biology at Penn State University. Post leads a large, international team that carried out ecosystem-wide ...
Achtung, bunny's back in town
Mar 02, 2009 |
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Hares, foxes and wild boar are increasingly migrating into Germany's cities, causing havoc and even sometimes endangering humans, a major wildlife organisation said on Monday.
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Foxes get frisky in the far north
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Jul 17, 2007 |
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Bees do it, chimps do it… Now it seems Arctic foxes do it, too. New research looking at the DNA fingerprints of canids in the Far North has revealed that foxes once thought to be monogamous are in fact quite frisky.
Hunting ban not helping foxes in Britain
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Nov 02, 2007 |
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A controversial hunting ban in Britain apparently has failed to accomplish its purpose of extending the lifespan of foxes.
Study: Foxes can't outfox coyotes
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May 25, 2006 |
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Illinois wildlife biologists say coyotes, known to be killers of domestic pets, might also be causing a decline in the Chicago area's fox population.
Tasmania plans to eradicate red foxes
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Nov 20, 2006 |
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Tasmania plans to spend millions of dollars destroying red foxes, an animal that until recently was thought not to have spread there.
Skunk's Strategy Not Just Black and White
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Predators with experience of skunks avoid them both because of their black-and-white coloration and their distinctive body shape, according to UC Davis wildlife researcher Jennifer Hunter. The study was published ...
Bats without borders: World's largest bats need international protection
Aug 25, 2009 |
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Without at least a temporary reprieve from hunting, the world's largest species of fruit bat, Pteropus vampyrus or the "large flying fox", could be driven to extinction in Peninsular Malaysia at the current hunting rate, ...
Will lemmings fall off climate change cliff?
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Apr 20, 2007 |
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Contrary to popular belief, lemmings do not commit mass suicide by leaping off of cliffs into the sea. In fact, they are quite fond of staying alive. A bigger threat to the rodents is climate change, which ...
Fruit Bats are not 'Blind as a Bat'
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Jun 12, 2007 |
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The retinas of most mammals contain two types of photoreceptor cells, the cones for daylight vision and colour vision, and the more sensitive rods for night vision. Nocturnal bats were traditionally believed ...
Moose multiplying in Scandinavia
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Apr 20, 2008 |
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Biologists say there are now record numbers of moose in Scandinavia -- the greatest population since the Ice Age.
Alien predators are more dangerous than native predators
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Mar 14, 2007 |
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Introduced predators such as foxes and cats are twice as deadly as native predators to Australia’s unique native animals, a new study has found.
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