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Relocating Elephants Fails to Decrease Human–wildlife Conflict: Technique Meant to Keep Animals and Humans Safe Has Opposite Effects
December 12, 2012 — Human–elephant conflict in Sri Lanka kills more than 70 humans and 200 Asian elephants every year. One of the most common tools in combating these conflicts is moving the elephants into ranges ... > full story -
Injured Tiger Saved by Village
December 12, 2012 — The village of Nidugumba in Karnataka State in southwest India acted swiftly to save an injured tiger that had become caught in a barbed wire fence last ... > full story -
Violence in Mali Threatening Survival of Endangered Elephants
December 12, 2012 — Researchers have revealed the secrets of survival of an endangered population of African elephant in the unforgiving Sahara desert. The elephants have the biggest range in the world, the study ... > full story -
From Clawed Spiders to Deep-Sea Sharks: 137 New Species Described by California Academy of Sciences in 2012
December 7, 2012 — In 2012, researchers at the California Academy of Sciences added 137 new relatives to our family tree, enriching our understanding of the complex web of life on Earth and strengthening our ability to ... > full story -
World's Big Trees Are Dying: Alarming Increase in Death Rates Among Trees 100-300 Years Old
December 6, 2012 — The largest living organisms on the planet, the big, old trees that harbor and sustain countless birds and other wildlife, are dying. In a new report, ecologists warns of an alarming increase in ... > full story -
Impacts of Climate Change on Rare Tropical Plants Expected to Vary Considerably
December 6, 2012 — New research has found that the impacts of climate change on rare plants in tropical mountains will vary considerably from site to site and from species to ... > full story -
Fox Invasion Threatens Wave of Extinction in Tasmania
December 4, 2012 — The effort to stop the irreversible spread of foxes in Tasmania is at a critical stage with many native species at risk of extinction, new research ... > full story -
Travels in Northeastern Brazil: Unfolding the Reptile Fauna of Lençóis Maranhenses
November 29, 2012 — Lençóis Maranhenses National Park contains a dune field measuring about 120,000 hectares in the Amazonian transition with Cerrado and Caatinga. In this peculiar Brazilian ecosystem, ... > full story -
Seeing the World Through the Eyes of an Orangutan
November 27, 2012 — A captive bred Sumatran orangutan and a neuroscientist in Malaysia are hoping to explain some of the mysteries of the visual brain and improve the lives of captive bred ... > full story -
Emperor Penguins Budget Time for Short Rests on Ice During Chick-Rearing Season
November 21, 2012 — For the first time, researchers tracking the behavior of emperor penguins near the sea have identified the importance of sea ice for the penguins' feeding habits. The research describes emperor ... > full story
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