Conservation

Anti-poaching drones: the answer!

Elephant and rhino species are the aim of many current drone projects. The anti-poaching features will be uniquely-useful and we look forward to positive results from their use. If they...

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Green turtles need help

Here is the green turtle eating sea grass, found in extensive beds particularly off the Nicaraguan coast. The green turtle is herbivorous while other marine turtles are carnivorous Chelonia mydas...

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Stork Renaissance

The Extremadura here, or a central German village would be the classic stork scenario, but with some manipulation, it seems likely that two storks, Fidelity and Fertility, are about to...

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Good news for newts' DNA

The protected great crested newt is common in parts of Europe but severely restricted in urbanised Britain by the loss of many of its habitats. Tracing its distribution with the...

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Camels lynx and eagles invade?

Camels may come from North America, but this rare lynx species would enjoy a new habitat where his small prey are not endangered themselves. Can you think of a pleasant...

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Greening our oceans?

When the blue tuna gather in huge shoals again, then we can say that we have helped the ocean to recover its sanity in these desolated marine ecosystems; Tuna image;...

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Simply red (squirrel) is better

The native red squirrel is a site we all love to see. This is partly because nowadays they are confined to the far north coniferous forest or tiny islands where...

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Condors are in California, but for how long?

Since their re-release, all Californian condors are marked and tracked . Essential for such a critically-endangered species, this individual seems to revel in its fame.; Condor image; Credit: © Shutterstock...

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Save the Congo chimpanzee!

The social culture of chimpanzees is of extra interest in a study here on the large populations of the northern Congo; Chimpanzee image; Credit: © Ephrem Mpaka, Lukuru Wildlife Research...

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Chitwan shines, but the railway threatens

The sloth bear has one hell of a life, with poaching and captivity a major problem in Asia. Here, in Chitwan, and in other reserves, species such as this need...

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