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Apply public trust doctrine to 'rescue' wildlife from politics, researchers say

When a species recovers enough to be removed from the federal endangered species list, the public trust doctrine – the principle that government must conserve natural resources for the public good – should guide ...

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast




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Big Society could threaten biodiversity conservation

A study of the Moray Firth Seal Management Plan (MFSMP), in north-east Scotland, identified four key conditions for long-term success, three of which pointed to the importance of direct government involvement.

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Malaysia saves endangered pygmy elephant on Borneo

Malaysian wildlife authorities said they had rescued a pygmy elephant calf on Borneo island and expressed hope a planned sanctuary would provide protection for the endangered animals.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Evolutionary psychologists find macaques more likely influenced by friends than family

(PhysOrg.com) -- In order to better understand human relationships, researchers who study such things often turn to other primates for the simple reason that they are more accessible, being locked up in zoos ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

African sleeping sickness: a tale of two parasites

(Medical Xpress) -- The savannahs and rainforests of Africa bring to mind romantic notions of wildlife, adventure and exploration. But beneath this natural beauty lies a deadly, long-neglected disease: trypanosomiasis, ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Citizen scientists help reveal bumblebee decline

The great British public has helped scientists uncover what looks like a substantial decline in one of the UK's most common bumblebees over the last 20 years.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Whale activists sue to free Lolita from captivity

(AP) -- Supporters have offered $1 million for her release. Annual demonstrations have demanded her return to the Northwest. Over the years, celebrities, schoolchildren and even a Washington state governor ...

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created Dec 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

For land conservation, formal and informal relationships influence success

During the past decade, voluntary contracts called conservation easements have become a popular method for conserving land.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A challenging decade for Britain's mammals

(PhysOrg.com) -- This year’s State of Britain's Mammals report shows that over the last decade some of our most endangered mammal species have bounced back but that many others continue to decline. ...

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created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Petrified Forest adds 26,000 acres of private land

(AP) -- The federal government is gaining control over an even larger expanse of rainbow-colored petrified wood, fossils from the dawning age of dinosaurs and petroglyphs left by American Indian tribes who once lived in ...

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created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Plant thought extinct is still hanging on

The Franciscan manzanita - described by some as San Francisco's unicorn - thrives in a kind of botanical witness protection program.

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1


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