News articles tagged with 'goose'
Polar bears can't eat geese into extinction
— 5 Nov 2010 13:27 | EnvironmentAs the Arctic warms, a new cache of resources - snow goose eggs - may help sustain the polar bear population for the foreseeable future. In a new study published in an early online…
Invigorated muscle structure allows geese to brave the Himalayas
— 29 Jul 2009 16:13 | BiologyA higher density of blood vessels and other unique physiological features in the flight muscles of bar-headed geese allow them to do what even the most elite of human athletes struggle…
Ecologists identify birds struck in Hudson River crash as migratory Canada geese
— 10 Jun 2009 05:22 | EnvironmentUsing forensic data from feather remains, scientists have identified the birds that caused the 15 January airline crash into the Hudson River as migratory Canada geese. The study, published…
Goose eggs may help polar bears weather climate change
— 15 Dec 2008 18:40 | EnvironmentAs polar bears adapt to a warming Arctic - a frozen seascape that cleaves earlier each spring - they may find relief in an unlikely source: snow goose eggs. New calculations show that…
Poaching is jeopardising conservation efforts in Greece
— 25 Apr 2008 19:53 | EnvironmentAn adult lesser white-fronted goose named Mannu was found dead at Lake Kerkini, south of the Greek-Bulgarian border, in an area where hunting is prohibited. An autopsy confirmed a poacher…
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