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Scientists propose the creation of a new type of seed bank

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created Oct 15, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

While an international seed bank in a Norwegian island has been gathering news about its agricultural collection, a group of U.S. scientists has just published an article outlining a different kind of seed ...





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A picture taken in October 2004 shows Fatu (C) at the Dvur Kralove zoo, East Bohemia

Endangered rhinos return to wild

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A Czech zoo is to transfer four endangered Northern White rhinos to a Kenyan reserve in a last-ditch attempt to ensure the survival of the species.


The clouded leopard is listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature

Bangladesh leopard renews hopes for species survival

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created Jul 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bangladeshi conservationists said Thursday the discovery of a rare leopard captured by villagers in the southeast of the country renewed hopes for the survival of the critically endangered species.


A 234 year-old plant known as a cycad at the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew

UK botanists bank 10% of world's plant species

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created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Botanists at Britain's Kew Gardens have collected seeds from 10 percent of the world's wild plants, their first goal in a long-term project to protect all endangered species, they said Thursday.


Whiskers hold secrets of invasive minks

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Details of the lifestyle of mink, which escaped from fur farms and now live wild in the UK, have been revealed through analysis of their whiskers. Research led by the University of Exeter reveals more about the diet of this ...


Hatchery fish may hurt efforts to sustain wild salmon runs

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created Jun 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Steelhead trout that are originally bred in hatcheries are so genetically impaired that, even if they survive and reproduce in the wild, their offspring will also be significantly less successful at reproducing, according ...


The benefits of stress ... in plants

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created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Chronic stress in humans has been implicated in heart disease, weight gain, and diabetes, among a host of other health problems. Extreme environments, a source of chronic stress, present a challenge even for the hardiest ...


Do zoo programs help save endangered species?

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created Apr 13, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Do zoos have serious programs to save endangered species, besides putting a few captives on display for everyone to see? (Kelly Traw, Seattle)


Research could help save tuatara from extinction

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created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research by Victoria University PhD graduate Kim Miller could help to successfully manage tuatara and skink populations in danger of becoming extinct.


The nutritional value of Andalusian lupines is revealed

The nutritional value of Andalusian lupines is revealed

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Aug 28, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A group of researchers from the Fat Institute (CSIC) and the University of Seville have confirmed that some wild plants have a high nutritional value. The scientists have found that several species of lupins ...


Over 17,000 species threatened by extinction

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created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A rare Panamanian tree frog, a rodent from Madagascar and two lizards found only in the Philippines are among over 17,000 species threatened with extinction, a leading environmental group said Tuesday.



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