Posts Tagged ‘wild’

VIDEO: Panther peril in Florida suburbs

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

Residents in suburban Florida protect their animals and homes from panthers that have been reintroduced in to the wild nearby.

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VIDEO: Panther peril in Florida suburbs

VIDEO: Panther peril in Florida suburbs

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

Residents in suburban Florida protect their animals and homes from panthers that have been reintroduced in to the wild nearby.

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VIDEO: Panther peril in Florida suburbs

With government shutdown looming, freshmen are the wild cards

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

In just two months, a freshman class of Republicans has found a way to run the House.

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With government shutdown looming, freshmen are the wild cards

Sea lice ‘not to blame for Pacific salmon decline’

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

Sea lice carried by farmed salmon are not responsible for a sharp decline in the wild population of a species of Pacific salmon, a report suggests.

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Sea lice ‘not to blame for Pacific salmon decline’

Wild food crops to be ‘rescued’

Friday, December 10th, 2010

Scientists announce a plan to collect and store the wild plant relatives of essential food crops, including wheat, rice, and potatoes.

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Wild food crops to be ‘rescued’

Giant panda breeding breakthrough

Sunday, December 5th, 2010

A critical milestone in panda breeding is reached, one that could kick-start attempts to reintroduce the animals to the wild.

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Giant panda breeding breakthrough

Only 3,000 tigers left in the world

Sunday, November 21st, 2010

Leaders from the 13 countries where tigers still live in the wild are meeting in Russia to discuss how to keep the species going.

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Only 3,000 tigers left in the world

Only 3,000 tigers left in the world

Sunday, November 21st, 2010

Leaders from the 13 countries where tigers still live in the wild are meeting in Russia to discuss how to keep the species going.

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Only 3,000 tigers left in the world

Tiger talks aim to double numbers

Sunday, November 21st, 2010

An international summit opens in Russia with leaders aiming to agree moves to double the number of tigers in the wild.

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Tiger talks aim to double numbers

Poo and paws help in tiger count

Saturday, November 20th, 2010

A system that uses paw prints and faeces offers scientists a fresh way to determine how many tigers are left in the wild, a study suggests.

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Poo and paws help in tiger count

Flamingos use colourful cosmetics

Friday, October 29th, 2010

Flamingos in the wild use pigments as “make-up” to enhance the colour of their plumage, according to scientists.

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Flamingos use colourful cosmetics

Life of excess

Thursday, October 28th, 2010

How has Keith Richards survived his wild lifestyle for so long?

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Life of excess

In search of the Manx wild wallaby

Sunday, October 17th, 2010

A pair of the Australian marsupials escaped from a wildlife park on the Isle of Man four decades ago and now dozens of their descendants are now thriving in the wild there.

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In search of the Manx wild wallaby

Experts baffled by ‘small’ tigers

Friday, October 1st, 2010

Tigers roaming the famous mangrove forests of Bangladesh are nearly half the weight of other wild Bengal tigers in South Asia, a study finds.

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Experts baffled by ‘small’ tigers

Price set for tiger conservation

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

The cost of keeping tigers alive in the wild is about $80m (£50m) per year, a new assessment concludes – but only about $50m (£30m) is being pledged.

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Price set for tiger conservation