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09/19/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Experts: Preserving old villages and farm buildings could help halt the decline of certain bird populations

The populations of familiar farmland birds are declining all across the world as modern agricultural methods displace them from their traditional homes. However, a Polish study brings hope for some of these beleaguered birds. If old farm buildings and villages are preserved, stated a news article in the British Ecological Society, then the birds can […]

07/31/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Dead bat market: Southeast Asian bats are being killed by the thousands to feed a growing American market for the oddity

In Southeast Asia, bats are being slaughtered by the thousands. But rather than being culled solely to protect fruit crops, the deaths of these animals are fueled by the demands of dead bat enthusiasts in the United States. Website such as eBay, Etsy, and Instagram are becoming marketplaces for people to sell and buy dead […]

06/11/2018 / By Vicki Batts

Orangutan defends forest home from giant excavator ripping down trees

As the problem of deforestation continues to spread around the globe, one brave orangutan has decided that he’s had enough. Loggers were tearing down trees left and right in the Ketapang Regency on the island of Borneo, when the orangutan began defending its home. Daring to climb across a fallen tree, the fearless creature charged towards […]

03/31/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Small fish found to be essential to coral reef health by keeping them clean, according to new study

If human communities have health professionals, coral reefs have small fish called “cleaner fish” that keep them healthy. A Canadian-led study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences says their veterinarian-like services help ensure the health of the marine communities they live in, reported ScienceDaily. According to the study, coral reef fish suffering […]

11/15/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Toxic algal blooms can be easily eliminated by adding hydrogen peroxide to ocean water

A series of trials conducted at the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads National Park in the U.K. proved to be successful in eliminating golden algae (Prymnesium parvum) using only the common hair-bleaching agent, hydrogen peroxide. This is incredibly exciting news, especially for wildlife experts in Texas who have been battling the proliferation of the deadly algae […]

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