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Study shows rise in Cornwall's dolphin, whale and porpoise deaths

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 07, 2008 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Four weeks on from the shocking incident that led to the death of 26 dolphins near Falmouth, research sheds new light on the extent of the problems facing Cornwall's marine mammals.





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Report shows US wildlife trade poorly regulated

Report shows US wildlife trade poorly regulated

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Wildlife imports into the United States are fragmented and insufficiently coordinated, failing to accurately list more than four in five species entering the country, a team of scientists has found. The effect, ...


Contracts foster trust, but flexibility is needed, research says

Other Sciences / Economics

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

While detailed contracts can foster trust between parties, there needs to be flexibility in negotiating potential changes, according to research recently published in MIS Quarterly.


Researchers help save rare venomous mammal from extinction

Researchers help save rare venomous mammal from extinction

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Scientists at the University of Bath are working with the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust to study an endangered large shrew-like mammal that kills its prey with a venomous bite.


Fields of miscanthus in the English landscape

Perennial energy crops could be good for carbon savings and for wildlife

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Growing the energy crops short rotation coppice (SRC) willow and miscanthus grass could help the UK to reduce carbon emissions and benefit wildlife, according to researchers from the UK Research Councils’ ...


Tigers in India could be wiped out

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created Dec 19, 2005 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A survey of India's tiger population, also known as Royal Bengal tigers, could be as low as 1,500 and they could be wiped out in 10 years.


Giant ocean sunfish seen off Cornish coast

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created Jul 25, 2006 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (9) | comments 0

An aerial survey has reportedly detected a sudden influx of the world's largest bony fish -- the giant ocean sunfish -- into Cornwall's coastal waters.


Scientists Say Tropics Are Next Emerging Disease Hotspot

Scientists say tropics are next emerging disease hotspot

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Mar 13, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Scientists from four well-known institutions say the next major disease like HIV/AIDS or SARS could occur in any of a number of developing countries concentrated along the equator. They encourage increased ...


The six elephants in Sierra Leone were shot and "crudely butchered"

S.Leone elephants 'wiped out' by poachers: official

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 6

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.


India to move all zoo elephants to wildlife parks (AP)

India to move all zoo elephants to wildlife parks

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(AP) -- All elephants living in Indian zoos and circuses will be moved to wildlife parks and game sanctuaries where the animals can graze more freely, officials said Friday.


Distrust of Men Doesn't Keep Low-Income Mothers from Romantic Unions

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Contrary to popular scholarship that attributes low rates of marriage among low-income mothers to their general distrust of men, a new study led by a Duke University sociologist finds that gender distrust ...



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