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Wolf reintroduction proposed in Scottish Highland test case

Wolf reintroduction proposed in Scottish Highland test case

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Researchers are proposing in a new report that a major experiment be conducted to reintroduce wolves to a test site in the Scottish Highlands, to help control the populations and behavior of red deer that ...


New study shows widespread and substantial declines in wildlife in Kenya's Masai Mara

New study shows widespread and substantial declines in wildlife in Kenya's Masai Mara

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Populations of major wild grazing animals that are the heart and soul of Kenya's cherished and heavily visited Masai Mara National Reserve—including giraffes, hartebeest, impala, and warthogs—have "decreased ...


Poison: It's what's for dinner

Poison: It's what's for dinner

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 06, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2

As the U.S. Southwest grew warmer from 18,700 to 10,000 years ago, juniper trees vanished from what is now the Mojave Desert, robbing packrats of their favorite food. Now, University of Utah biologists have ...


Biodiversity passes the taste test and is healthier too

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 14, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cattle and sheep grazed on natural grasslands help maintain biodiversity and produce tastier, healthier meat, according to a study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). The research, part of the Rural ...


Grazing animals help spread plant disease

Biology /

created Dec 29, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Researchers have discovered that grazing animals such as deer and rabbits are actually helping to spread plant disease - quadrupling its prevalence in some cases - and encouraging an invasion of annual grasses that threaten ...