News articles tagged with 'conservation' (Page 2)
Rare Andean cat no longer exclusive to the Andes
— 17 Mar 2011 18:04 | EnvironmentOnce thought to exclusively inhabit its namesake mountain range, the threatened Andean cat - a house cat-sized feline that resembles a small snow leopard in both appearance and habitat…
DNA better than eyes when counting endangered species
— 8 Mar 2011 14:47 | BiologyUsing genetic methods to count endangered eagles, a group of scientists showed that traditional counting methods can lead to significantly incorrect totals that they believe could adversely…
Unique frog helps amphibian conservation efforts
— 7 Mar 2011 17:19 | BiologyA tropical frog - the only one of its kind in the world - is providing conservationists with exclusive insights into the genetic make-up of its closest endangered relatives…
Huge new marine protected area offers oasis and hope for endangered sharks and sea turtles
— 5 Mar 2011 12:57 | EnvironmentA massive new marine protected area around Cocos Island is a beacon of hope for ocean health and human well-being in the Eastern Tropical Pacific, and will offer endangered marine species…
Food forensics: DNA links habitat quality to bat diet
— 4 Mar 2011 14:38 | BiologyAll night long, bats swoop over our landscape consuming insects, but they do this in secret, hidden from our view. Until recently, scientists have been unable to bring their ecosystem…
University of Miami scientists track great hammerhead shark migration
— 28 Feb 2011 16:34 | BiologyA study led by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science details the first scientific research to successfully track a great hammerhead…
New bird emphasises the critical need to conserve the remaining dry forests of Madagascar
— 24 Feb 2011 20:53 | BiologyIn a recent issue of the scientific journal Zootaxa, researchers from Madagascar and the United States described a new species of forest-dwelling rail. The new bird was named Mentocrex…
Shellshock: New report lists 25 most endangered turtle species
— 22 Feb 2011 23:21 | EnvironmentA report issued today, co-authored by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) working in conjunction with the Turtle Conservation Coalition, lists the 25 most endangered turtle species…
Study finds common ground for ecosystems and fishing in Northwest Mexico
— 28 Jan 2011 17:30 | EnvironmentResearchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have completed a new study on the geography of commercial fisheries in Northwest Mexico and the results could have…
The cryptic African wolf: Canis aureus lupaster is not a golden jackal
— 27 Jan 2011 19:11 | BiologyNew molecular evidence reveals a new species of grey wolf living in Africa. Formerly confused with golden jackals, and thought to be an Egyptian subspecies of jackal, the new African…