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Overfishing and hunting pushing iconic species to extinction

Overfishing and hunting pushing iconic species to extinction

Increasingly intense and unregulated coastal fishing is pushing rhino rays to the brink of extinction. IUCN updates Red List of...

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Chimps bond after watching films together - study

Chimps bond after watching films together – study

Chimpanzees who watch films together bond in a similar way to humans. Bonding through shared experience may have deep evolutionary...

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Avian malaria could explain house sparrow decline

Avian malaria could explain house sparrow decline

The number of parasites per bird varied significantly and was found to be higher in declining colonies. Nearly 75 per...

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Safety concerns over fenbendazole in pigeons

Safety concerns over fenbendazole in pigeons

Fenbendazole has a low margin of safety for pigeons and overdose is likely have severe consequences. Drug can no longer...

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Study suggests gorillas form social bonds with distant relations

Study suggests gorillas form social bonds with distant relations

(findings suggest that human social systems stretch back to the common ancestor of humans and gorillas Gorillas found to interact...

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Badgers top the mammal roadkill list

Badgers top the mammal roadkill list

So far this year scientists have received more than 5,500 reports of roadkill from members of the public. Project sheds...

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