News articles tagged with 'wildlife'
Penguins and sea lions help produce new atlas
— 17 Nov 2009 16:59 | BiologyRecording hundreds of thousands of individual uplinks from satellite transmitters fitted on penguins, albatrosses, sea lions, and other marine animals, the Wildlife Conservation Society... — full story
New study provides insight on energy development and sage-grouse habitat in the intermountain West
— 18 Oct 2009 12:33 | EnvironmentA study released 14th October in the current issue of the peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE will shed new light on oil and gas development potential in the Intermountain West. Maps accompanying... — full story
No place like home: Africa's big cats show postcode preference
— 11 Oct 2009 12:22 | BiologyThe secret lives of some of Africa's iconic carnivores, including big cats, are revealed in a new study in Animal Conservation, today... — full story
Wildlife as a source for livestock infections
— 7 Oct 2009 07:32 | HealthA bacterium possibly linked to Crohn's disease could be lurking in wild animals. According to research published in the open access journal BMC Microbiology, Mycobacterium avium subspecies... — full story
In search of wildlife-friendly biofuels
— 2 Oct 2009 13:38 | EnvironmentWhen society jumps on a bandwagon, even for a good cause, there may be unintended consequences. The unintended consequence of crop-based biofuels may be the loss of wildlife habitat,... — full story
Strategy outlined for growing bioenergy while protecting wildlife
— 1 Oct 2009 12:29 | EnvironmentA study described in the October issue of BioScience identifies diverse native prairie as holding promise for yielding bioenergy feedstocks while minimising harm to wildlife. Harvesting... — full story
Perennial energy crops could be good for carbon savings and for wildlife
— 16 Sep 2009 14:36 | EnvironmentGrowing 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... — full story
CU-Boulder team identifies DNA 'barcodes to help track illegal trading of wildlife products
— 16 Sep 2009 12:54 | BiologyResearchers from several institutions including the University of Colorado at Boulder have sequenced DNA 'barcodes' for as many as 25 hunted wildlife species, providing information... — full story
Oil and wildlife don't mix in Ecuador's Eden
— 11 Sep 2009 13:04 | EnvironmentWhat harm can a simple road do in a pristine place such as Ecuador's Yasuni National Park, home to peccaries, tapirs, monkeys and myriad other wildlife species? A great deal, it turns... — full story
Arctic oil: A boon for nest predators
— 9 Sep 2009 10:26 | EnvironmentA new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and other groups reveals how oil development in the Arctic is impacting some bird populations by providing... — full story