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China's viral wild boar hunters attract fame and concern
Jan 08, 2025 (AFP)
China's wild boars -- today numbering two million -- were a protected species from 2000 until 2023, but emerged from safeguarding last year with a hell-raising ...
Tiny plants reveal big potential for boosting crop efficiency
Jan 07, 2025 (SPX)
"This CO2-concentrating mechanism gives hornworts a significant advantage," said Laura Gunn, assistant professor at Cornell's School of Integrative Plant Scienc...
Bats use storm fronts for energy-efficient migration
Jan 06, 2025 (SPX)
"The sensor data are amazing!" said Edward Hurme, postdoctoral researcher at MPI-AB and the Cluster of Excellence Collective Behaviour at the University of Kons...
Algerians campaign to save treasured songbird from hunters
Jan 06, 2025 (AFP)
Amid a persistent demand for the bird that many choose to keep in their homes, conservation groups in the North African country are now calling for the species ...
Some bacteria evolve in seasonal cycles like clockwork
Jan 06, 2025 (SPX)
"I was surprised that such a large portion of the bacterial community was undergoing this type of change," said Robin Rohwer, a postdoctoral researcher at The U...
Breeding success: London zoo counts its animals one-by-one
Jan 03, 2025 (AFP)
The zoo, which is nearly two centuries old, performs the nearly week-long formal tallying early each January, with several new additions already proving to be t...
Cameroon islands offer safe home for orphaned chimps
Dec 29, 2024 (AFP)
They live with mum until well into their teens, are sometimes a bit cheeky and, being highly social animals, struggle to survive alone until they have been taug...
Mayotte faces environment, biodiversity crisis after cyclone
Dec 27, 2024 (AFP)
After barrelling into the archipelago at 200 kilometres per hour (125 mph), Cyclone Chido left behind scenes of desolation: Trees mowed down as far as the eye c...
Extremely rare baby mammoth found in Siberia
Dec 23, 2024 (AFP)
The 50,000-year-old female mammoth has been nicknamed "Yana" after the river in whose basin it was discovered this summer. Experts say "Yana" is the best preser...
UN experts urge three 'transformations' for nature
Dec 18, 2024 (AFP)
The assessment, the second by the expert panel this week, says overconsumption in richer countries, a concentration of wealth and power, and a society increasin...
'Shocking' report casts light on meat-eating habits of California ground squirrels
Dec 18, 2024 (UPI)
"We had never seen this behavior before. Squirrels are one of the most familiar animals to people," Jennifer E. Smith of UW-Eau Claire said in a UC Davis statem...
Critically endangered elephant found dead in Bali river
Dec 17, 2024 (AFP)
Molly, a 45-year-old female elephant, was found lifeless in a rocky river on Tuesday morning, Bali Zoo spokeswoman Emma Chandra said in a statement. The elephan...
'Eyelash viper', leaf-nosed bat among new species found in Mekong
Dec 16, 2024 (AFP)
The environmental group regularly publish a list of newly discovered flora and fauna in the region to highlight the area's biodiversity but also the risks it fa...
Habitat loss stokes rabid jackal attacks in Bangladesh
Dec 14, 2024 (AFP)
Violent and unprovoked attacks by rabid canines are rising around the South Asian nation due to rampant deforestation and habitat loss -- a trend experts say ha...
US moves to save once-common monarch butterflies from extinction
Dec 10, 2024 (AFP)
The Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday it has initiated a public comment period to consider listing the insect under the Endangered Species Act. But the loo...
Breakthrough AI model decodes plant genetic language
Dec 10, 2024 (SPX)
RNA, an essential molecule in all organisms, carries genetic instructions and regulates critical biological functions. It is composed of nucleotide sequences an...
Survey shows decline in Uganda's lions but hyenas thrive
Dec 06, 2024 (SPX)
Spanning six major protected areas, including the 4000 km Murchison Falls and the 2400 km Queen Elizabeth Conservation Area, the study incorporated input from o...
World's oldest known wild bird is expecting again, aged 74
Dec 06, 2024 (AFP)
Wisdom, a Laysan Albatross, is one of millions of the huge seabirds that return to Midway Atoll, near Hawaii, every year to nest. Wildlife experts say for decad...
Satellite analysis connects climate change to elephant deaths in Botswana
Dec 03, 2024 (SPX)
Elephant deaths were first reported between May and June 2020, sparking worldwide concern. While poaching was ruled out, the involvement of algal toxins remaine...
Wildlife commission lowers European wolf protections
Dec 03, 2024 (AFP)
The 49 member states of the Bern Convention charged with the protection of wildlife in Europe and some African countries agreed to lower the wolf's protection s...
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