Tag: Biodiversity
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Kingpin Behind Bars for Poaching Chimps in Africa
A man who has admitted trafficking more than 500 endangered chimpanzees out of the West African country Republic of Guinea has been captured and sentenced to the maximum possible jail term …
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Annual Whale Slaughter Still A Tradition On the Faroe Islands
The grind, as the Pilot whale drive is called, has a recorded history since 1584. There are 23 whaling bays assigned to six districts in which the meat and blubber …
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What Insects Can Tell Us About Climate Change
British researchers are using insect specimens kept in museums for a century and a quarter to learn more about climate change and the steady move towards the earlier annual arrival of spring …
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Early Exposure to BPA Linked to Anxiety and Hyperactivity in Boys
The University of California, Berkley, has released new findings from a study that shows that boys who were exposed to higher levels of Bisphenol-A as a fetus, were more likely to suffer from hyperactivity, aggression, depression and …
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Asian Carp Quickly Advancing Toward the Great Lakes
The leading edge of the Asian carp invasion in Illinois has advanced dramatically, with spawning moving nearly 100 miles upstream this year to within 25 miles of an electric barrier that is the last line of defense …