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To Find This Snub-Nosed Monkey, Follow the Sneezes

The locals living in a remote Burmese forest gave wildlife biologists very ...

Wed 27 Oct 10 from Discover Magazine

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Noise disrupts growth of plants

By disrupting the behaviour of animals that disperse plant seeds man-made noise could be transforming our landscape, scientists say.

Wed 21 Mar 12 from BBC News

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Are Snakes Really Disappearing Around the Globe?

The turn of the millennium was not kind to the snakes. Herpetologist Chris ...

Wed 9 Jun 10 from Discover Magazine

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Mosquito Invasion Could Wipe Out Galapagos' Native Species

Mosquitoes that have made their way to the Galapagos Islands via tourist ...

Thu 13 Aug 09 from Discover Magazine

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Right to privacy

Why the needs of animals must be taken seriously

Sun 2 May 10 from BBC News

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Wolves off US endangered species list

US Congress steps into fray in wolf v elk fight

Mon 18 Apr 11 from BBC News

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Bright red ladybirds spell danger

Its bright red livery makes this ladybird stand out, but predators should be warned: the redder the bug, the more deadly its poison

Tue 7 Feb 12 from Newscientist

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DNA Scanner Proves That NYC Sushi Contains Endangered Bluefin Tuna

Sushi lovers, we’ve got some bad news. For a study that came out in ...

Tue 24 Nov 09 from Discover Magazine

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Group says 3 more birds close to extinction

(AP) -- An Ethiopian lark, a Galapagos finch and a spectacularly colored hummingbird only recently discovered in Colombia have been added to the list of the world's most threatened species, ...

Thu 14 May 09 from Phys.org

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A New Threat to the Galapagos Tortoise: Mosquito Bites

The mighty tortoises that roam the Galapagos Islands may not have many ...

Tue 2 Jun 09 from Discover Magazine

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