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Grey wolf withdrawn from US endangered list

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 04, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

The grey wolf was Monday taken off the US list of endangered species, making a comeback 35 years after it virtually disappeared and can now be hunted in most US states, officials said.





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Study sheds light on squirrel psychology

Study sheds light on squirrel psychology

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 28, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- The ability of grey squirrels to learn from observing others is highlighted in a new study. The research shows how squirrels can quickly learn from watching their peers, particularly if it ...


Groups try to block Idaho, Montana wolf hunts

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Conservation groups are asking a federal judge in Missoula to block fall wolf hunts in Idaho and Montana.


Sweden's wolf population is estimated to be between 182 and 217 animals

Sweden allows first wolf hunt in 45 years

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sweden will this winter allow its first wolf hunt in 45 years following a decision by the Scandinavian country's parliament to limit their number, authorities said on Wednesday.


New hope for the red squirrel

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created Oct 16, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A number of red squirrels are immune to squirrelpox viral disease, which many believed would lead to the extinction of the species, scientists have discovered.


Wolf hunt is on in Idaho -- for now (Update)

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The first public wolf hunt in decades in the lower 48 states is off to a slow start.


Conflicts of interest in clinical research

Medicine & Health / Other

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

Although paying finder's fees to researchers and clinicians to identify study participants could compromise the recruitment process and harm human lives, many medical schools fail to address this conflict of interest in their ...


New clues to the Falklands wolf mystery

New clues to the Falklands wolf mystery

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

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 ...


Solving the phase problem in x-ray diffraction

Physics / General Physics

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (15) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nearly 100 years ago, in 1912, a paper by Max von Laue made it possible to use x-rays to study the structure of different crystalline substances. He won a Nobel Prize in 1914 for his work, but, even so, the ...


A red squirrel, seen in Gateshead, northeastern England

Nuts at dawn: Britain's squirrels fight for survival

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Deep in the heart of England's seemingly peaceful countryside, a fierce battle for survival is being waged between the domestic red squirrel, its tougher grey cousin -- and a new mutant arrival.


Rabies ‘barrier’ to save rare wolf

Rabies 'barrier' to save rare wolf

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created Nov 10, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Oxford University and Ethiopian conservationists are battling to save the world’s rarest wolf from a rabies outbreak by creating a ‘barrier’ of vaccinated wolf packs.



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