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Wolves, moose and biodiversity: An unexpected connection
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Moose eat plants; wolves kill moose. What difference does this classic predator-prey interaction make to biodiversity?
Inbreeding taking toll on Michigan wolves
Apr 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The two dozen or so gray wolves that wander an island chain in northwestern Lake Superior are suffering from backbone malformations caused by genetic inbreeding, posing yet another challenge to their ...
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Bone Deformities Linked to Inbreeding in Wolves of Isle Royale
Apr 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The wolves on Isle Royale are suffering from genetically deformed bones. Scientists from Michigan Technological University blame the extreme inbreeding of the small, isolated wolf population ...
New ballast treatment could protect Great Lakes fish
Jun 04, 2008 |
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A Michigan Technological University professor has developed a new water treatment that could help keep a deadly fish disease out of Lake Superior.
Warmer weather threatens moose in Minnesota
Sep 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The moose calf didn't seem to want to get out of the water.
First albino buffalo spotted in Kenyan park
Apr 24, 2009 |
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Rangers in Kenya's Hellsgate National Park have spotted an albino buffalo, the first of its kind ever recorded in the wildlife rich country, park officials said Friday.
S.Leone elephants 'wiped out' by poachers: official
Nov 26, 2009 |
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Poachers "wiped out" the entire elephant herd in Sierra Leone's only wildlife park, wildlife managers said Thursday after police said they had arrested a gang of 10 poachers.
Remote Wash. community to get phone service
Jul 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- One of the most remote communities in the lower 48 states is finally set to get phone service.
'Vicious' Giant Python Invading Florida
Sep 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New studies suggest a 20 foot snake, the African rock python, is making its home in Florida and could soon invade the Everglades National Park.
Galapagos volcano erupts, could threaten wildlife
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Ecuador officials say a volcano is erupting in the Galapagos Islands and could harm unique wildlife.
Grand Canyon to change 'unfair' permit system
Nov 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Getting one of the roughly 11,500 permits granted each year to backpack overnight in the Grand Canyon has become so competitive and "unfair" that managers at the national park have decided to change the system.
Erie County home to plant never before recorded in Pa.
Sep 25, 2009 |
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Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC) scientists have discovered a plant in Erie County that has never been recorded in Pennsylvania.
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