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Researchers Document World's Mammals In Crisis
October 6, 2008 From majestic African elephants to tiny and often unappreciated rodents, mammals on Earth are in a state of crisis. One in four mammal species on Earth is being pushed to extinction, according to the ... > full story -
Photos Reveal Myanmar's Large And Small Predators
September 9, 2008 Using remote camera traps to lift the veil on Myanmar's dense northern wild lands, researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society have painstakingly gathered a bank of valuable data on the ... > full story -
Dogs And Cats Can Live In Perfect Harmony In The Home, If Introduced The Right Way
September 8, 2008 Thinking about adopting a perky little puppy as a friend for your fluffy cat, but worried that they'll fight -- well, like cats and dogs? Think again. New research has found a new recipe for ... > full story -
Dietary Supplements For Horses, Dogs And Cats Need Better Regulation, New Report Says
August 21, 2008 The growing use of animal dietary supplements has raised several concerns, including the safety of specific supplements and the approaches taken to determine their ... > full story -
Climate Change And Species Distributions
August 4, 2008 Scientists have long pointed to physical changes in the Earth and its atmosphere as indicators of global climate change. But changes in climate can wreak havoc in more subtle ways, such as the loss ... > full story -
Evolution Of Skull And Mandible Shape In Cats
July 29, 2008 In a new study published in the online-open access journal PLoS ONE, Per Christiansen at the Zoological Museum in Copenhagen, Denmark, reports the finding that the evolution of skull and mandible ... > full story -
Endangered European Wild Cat May Protected By Proposed Network Of Corridors
July 29, 2008 Researchers have developed a model which identifies potential habitats and corridors for the European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris). Using Rheinland-Pfalz as an example, it was demonstrated ... > full story -
Surgery Will Put Dog With Amputated Leg Back On All Fours Again
July 24, 2008 A pioneering collaboration between a veterinary surgeon and an engineer will give a deserving dog the ability to walk on four legs again. A German shepherd mix is having a lost leg replaced with an ... > full story -
Big Predatory Mammals Such As Felines Need Between 5 And 7 Different Types Of Prey To Meet Their Dietary Needs
July 11, 2008 Faced with earlier studies stating that the big predators such as tigers, lions, and lynxes fulfill their dietary needs by eating one or two types of prey, scientists now assure us now that felines ... > full story -
Tigers Disappear From Himalayan Refuge
July 2, 2008 World Wildlife Fund is alarmed by the dramatic decline of at least 30 percent in the Bengal tiger population of Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve in Nepal, once a refuge that boasted among the highest ... > full story
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