#Sumatran tiger killed in suspected poisoning

“#Sumatran tiger killed in suspected poisoning” An official takes a sample from the carcass of a male Sumatran tiger found buried at the Batang Gadis national park A Sumatran tiger has been found dead in a suspected poisoning, an Indonesian official said Tuesday, a day after alleged poachers were charged with killing another of the…

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#Researchers demonstrate the effectiveness of an environmental warning system to monitor the coast

“#Researchers demonstrate the effectiveness of an environmental warning system to monitor the coast” Researchers at the University of Seville Marine Biology Laboratory, working in the research team of Dr. José Carlos García Gómez, have demonstrated the usefulness of using the SBPQ (Sessile Bioindicators Permanent Quadrats) methodology to detect potential shifts in coastal areas. This technique…

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#US beekeepers reported lower winter losses but abnormally high summer losses

“#US beekeepers reported lower winter losses but abnormally high summer losses” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Beekeepers across the United States lost 43.7% of their managed honey bee colonies from April 2019 to April 2020, according to preliminary results of the 14th annual nationwide survey conducted by the nonprofit Bee Informed Partnership (BIP). These losses mark…

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#Water hyacinth pest chokes Iraq’s vital waterways

“#Water hyacinth pest chokes Iraq’s vital waterways” The water hyacinth—nicknamed the “Nile flower” in Iraq—is an invasive plant native to South America’s Amazon basin that has ravaged ecosystems across the world, from Sri Lanka to Nigeria The broad leaves and delicate purple flowers floating on the Euphrates look breathtaking—but they are suffocating the waterways of…

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#Coronavirus lockdowns increase poaching in Asia, Africa

“#Coronavirus lockdowns increase poaching in Asia, Africa” In this July 2013 photo provided by the Wildlife Trust of India, forest guards check for snares during a patrol in the Manas National Park in northeastern India which is inhabited by tigers and elephants. Located in the Himalayan foothills, the protected forests are known for rare species…

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#Python skin jackets and elephant leather boots: How wealthy Western nations help drive the global wildlife trade

“#Python skin jackets and elephant leather boots: How wealthy Western nations help drive the global wildlife trade” Three-quarters of new and emerging infectious diseases in humans originate in wildlife. COVID-19, SARS and Ebola all started this way. The COVID-19 global pandemic has drawn new attention to how people think about wild animals, consume them and…

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#Forest loss escalates biodiversity change

“#Forest loss escalates biodiversity change” A deforested area. Credit: Malkolm Boothroyd New international research reveals the far-reaching impacts of forest cover loss on global biodiversity. The research, led by the University of Edinburgh and the University of St Andrews, investigated the impacts of forest loss on species and biodiversity over time and around the world,…

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