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In the fly zone
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In the fly zone

Aug 01, 2014
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The Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve in northern Spain’s Basque Country is a hotspot for migrating birds on the East Atlantic Flyway. A hi-tech new birdwatching centre is pioneering survey and conservation work as well as offering visitors an unparalleled twitching experience
Global species shake-up discovered
Wildlife

Global species shake-up discovered

Jul 01, 2014
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New study demonstrates that despite increasing rates of extinction of organisms around the globe, in most areas, biodiversity is unchanged, or even increasing
Climate change favouring lighter coloured insects
Wildlife

Climate change favouring lighter coloured insects

Jul 01, 2014
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With temperatures across Europe rising, lighter coloured butterflies and dragonflies are taking over from their dark-coloured relatives, according to a new study
The coqui frog
Wildlife

Coquis getting smaller and squeakier

Jun 01, 2014
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Puerto Rico’s national animal, the coqui frog, has undergone a series of small but significant changes due to the warming of the territory’s climate over the past three decades
A long-tailed tit
Wildlife

Climate change is good news for one British bird

May 01, 2014
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A new study has found that long-tailed tits may benefit from climate change
Malaria origin updated
Wildlife

Malaria origin updated

Apr 01, 2014
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A new study has rewritten the origin story for Plasmodium vivax, the second-worst malaria parasite of humans
Unnatural acts
Wildlife

Unnatural acts

Mar 01, 2014
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From the arrival of the first snowdrop to the fall of the last autumn leaf, the timing of seasonal events is changing, as are the ranges of countless species, all evidence of climate change’s impact on the natural world
Nubian Ibexes
Wildlife

Sahara's wildlife has suffered severe declines

Feb 01, 2014
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The Sahara Desert has suffered a catastrophic collapse of its wildlife populations, according to a new study led by the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Zoological Society of London
Schistosome range to shrink
Wildlife

Schistosome range to shrink

Feb 01, 2014
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Climate change could make the parasite Schistosoma mansoni, which causes schistosomiasis, significantly less common in the future, according to a new international study
Peregrine falcon
Wildlife

Rain killing peregrines

Feb 01, 2014
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An increase in the frequency of heavy rain brought on by warmer summer temperatures is proving deadly for young peregrine falcons in the Canadian Arctic
Hunting helps lizard populations
Wildlife

Hunting helps lizard populations

Dec 01, 2013
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Hunting by Aboriginals in Australia’s Western Desert can actually increase the populations of the hunted animals, according to a recent study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Park guards check out the passengers of a dugout canoe to see if the man they are after is among them
Wildlife

Hunting the hunters

Sep 01, 2013
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In an edited extract from new book The Modern Explorers, US conservationist J Michael Fay joins a team of forest guards as they head into the jungles of Gabon on the trail of a gang of elephant poachers
Cashmere trade threatening biodiversity
Wildlife

Cashmere trade threatening biodiversity

Sep 01, 2013
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A new study published in Conservation Biology has linked the cashmere garment trade to the destruction of ecosystems that support numerous endangered species
A helicopter equipped with a bait hopper flies over the ice cap towards the target area
Wildlife

Restoring South Georgia

Mar 01, 2012
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An ambitious attempt to eradicate rats from the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia
Rats were introduced to the island in 1918 when SS Makambo ran around on its way out of the harbour
Wildlife

Total wipeout

Mar 01, 2012
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After a shipping accident introduced rats to Lord Howe Island in 1918, the rodents have slowly been destroying its biodiversity. A controversial plan hopes to eradicate them for good
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