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Hunters using tag data to track endangered animals
Sharks tagged during a conservation programme were found and then killed by people who had managed to access their tagging...
Scientists sequence mite genome in fight to save honeybees
Scientists have sequenced the genome of a parasitic mite that infects honeybee colonies. Data could inform new control methods Scientists...
Researchers train bees to score goals
Previous studies have looked at how bees can solve cognitive tasks such as pulling strings to obtain food. Study quells...
Cars and chlamydia named as top koala threats
Chlamydia was particularly devastating as it can render females infertile and causes bladder and eye infections. Queensland study analyses cause...
Extra protection for rare species in Cornwall
Rare marsh fritillary butterfly. Birds and butterflies to benefit from larger protected area An area of protected land in...
Komodo dragon blood could help in AMR fight
Komodo dragon saliva contains at least 57 species of bacteria that are thought to help kill their prey, but the...
Vaccination halts tumour growth in rhinos
“If the oestrous cycle of female rhinoceros can be interrupted by a simple inoculation and, later on, fertility can recover...
Vet treats last surviving animals of Mosul Zoo
Dr Amir Khalil treats the starving bear. FOUR PAWS team are ‘hopeful’ the animals will recover A rapid response team...
Study reveals fall in ocean’s oxygen content
The authors of the study published in Nature: Dr. Lothar Stramma, Dr. Sunke Schmidtko and Professor Martin Visbeck. Oxygen losses...
Virgin Holidays announces new policy on cetaceans
Research suggests lack of space can cause abnormal behaviour, heightened anxiety and aggression. Company aims to effect change in the...