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Barbary macaques : threatened and unique.

05 December 2018

Forest lives are changing, with combined human/insect threats.

13 November 2017

The North Sea totally explored (twice) by OCEANA.

28 August 2017

Extinction or habitat management - the stark choice.

04 July 2017

Dingo rules - both kangaroos and nutrient supplies.

10 May 2017

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Barbary macaques : threatened and unique.

featured Barbary macaques : threatened and unique.

When the snow falls in the mountains, there is a social need for energy conservation. The best sleeping bag is your mother, or, uniquely, the males also contribute to social...

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The North Sea totally explored (twice) by OCEANA.

The North Sea totally explored (twice) by OCEANA.

There’s a plaice, Pleuronectes platessa, for us, if we can continue fishing responsibly in the North Sea. Seems unlikely, given the awesome destruction of fish stocks and other species in...

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Extinction or habitat management - the stark choice.

Extinction or habitat management - the stark choice.

Studies such as these modelling programmes concentrate on carnivores and North Americans such as bobcat or this mountain lion/cougar, Puma concolor. This global effort looks at a greater range of...

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Dingo rules - both kangaroos and nutrient supplies.

Dingo rules - both kangaroos and nutrient supplies.

The dingo not only controls kangaroos, but also manages the whole ecosystem by switching nutrients to communities which need more producers. This could be in the same manner by which...

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Thai tigers survive and breed in the wild.

Thai tigers survive and breed in the wild.

The appearance of new tigers in an area that has been losing animals in the past gives great confidence in the abilities of wild animals to survive against the odds....

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Hedgehogs mirror wildlife problems around the world.

Hedgehogs mirror wildlife problems around the world.

European hedgehogs are having a terrible decade. The hazards that these small ungainly creatures face could include much more than simply traffic, pesticides and blocked navigation. European hedgehog image; Credit:...

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Primates matter, and this is why!

Primates matter, and this is why!

Lemurs and Madagascar go together, so, with economic crises engulfing the island, the lemurs are rapidly going. Varecia rubra is the red-ruffed lemur, one of several soon to join the...

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Sharks and rays suffer (extinction) in the Mediterranean

Sharks and rays suffer (extinction) in the Mediterranean

Sharks and rays, including this beautiful guitarfish, Rhinobatis rhinobatis are risking it all, living in the greedy Mediterranean, where extinctions have become highly likely as many people refuse to acknowledge...

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