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11 November 2024

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Vulture Restaurants: Serving and Saving Vultures

featured Vulture Restaurants: Serving and Saving Vultures

White-backed vulture image via Shutterstock The vulture population of India has plummeted drastically in the last couple of decades. From thousands of birds hovering in the skies, the country now...

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New hammerhead shark species in danger

New hammerhead shark species in danger

Now two species, this scalloped hammerhead shark is one of the most likely to be seen, if you are lucky enough to get a sighting - Scalloped Hammerhead Shark image...

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Ancient native secrets of sustainable ocean fishing

Ancient native secrets of sustainable ocean fishing

Fish shoal image via Shutterstock Clues on how to manage sustainable ocean fishing can be found by looking back 700 years. Marine scientists investigated fishing yields since the 13th century...

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Coral reef fish saviours?

Coral reef fish saviours?

(A) Coral reefs support small-scale fisheries in many low-income, tropical nations. As with many other types of common-pool resources, reef fisheries are often overexploited when effective institutions are not in...

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'Elephant killing cannot continue' says WWF

'Elephant killing cannot continue' says WWF

Savanna elephants in African via Shutterstock The elephant raiders of central Africa are back with a vengeance. Up to 100 heavily-armed horse-riding poachers ravaged Cameroon's Bouba N'Djida National Park last...

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Unbearable life of the Dancing Bears

Unbearable life of the Dancing Bears

Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus); Credit: Shutterstock Somewhere in the forests of India, a mother sloth bear has just given birth to two cuddly cubs. As months go by, the two...

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Lost Years of Leatherback Sea Turtle Hatchlings

Lost Years of Leatherback Sea Turtle Hatchlings

A female returns to the ocean after returning to the beach she once left as successful nestling; Credit: Shutterstock When hatchlings take off from their nests, leatherback turtles enter the...

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King Penguin Genetic Diversity Recovers on Macquarie Island

King Penguin Genetic Diversity Recovers on Macquarie Island

These Macquarie Island modern King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) amazing genetic diversity mirrors their ancestors, who were wiped out in many places; Credit: © John van den Hoff Halfway house, between...

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New sanctuaries for rare freshwater dolphins in Asia

New sanctuaries for rare freshwater dolphins in Asia

Ganges River dolphin; Credit: © WCS Three new official wildlife sanctuaries in Bangladesh will help protect endangered freshwater dolphins, says a top wildlife group. The protected areas in the giant...

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Speciation taking place in Gall wasps

Speciation taking place in Gall wasps

The gall wasp is responsible for the galls on American oak; Credit: Shutterstock Ecology can cause species to diverge because they become reproductively isolated in special circumstances. Evolving animals here...

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