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But Not a Drop to Drink
Terrestrial WildlifeElephants in West Africa continue to struggle for survival during the worst drought in 26 years, reports African elephant conservation group Save the Elephants. With temperatures in the shade hitting...
Depths of Basking Shark Puzzle Plumbed
Marine WildlifeUntil recently, the winter whereabouts of the basking shark has stymied marine biologists. But according to a report published online in Current Biology, the mystery has finally been solved. Behind...
AWI Establishes Abandoned Horse Reward Fund
Companion Animals, EquinesJust as some people fail to recognize their responsibility to their dogs and cats, so too is the case with horses, many of whom are abandoned by their owners each...
Merciless MRSA Strain Alive and Kicking
Farmed AnimalsDisturbing evidence of a potential epidemic has been published in a study by University of Iowa College of Public Health researcher Tara Smith et al this January. The study was...
Carbon Emissions Threaten Survival
Marine WildlifeRising acidity levels in seawater, resulting from the ocean absorbing increasing amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide, are causing clownfish some serious problems. According to the British online news site The...
Fish Fight Climate Change
Marine WildlifeDespite grim predictions that carbon emissions will only rise in the coming decades and threaten a vast array of sea life, a recent study published in the journal Science early...
Fish Smarts: Studies Demonstrate their Abilities
Marine WildlifeResearchers from the Technion Institute of Technology in Israel recently put the notion that fish only have a three-second memory span to the test. Their recent study trained young fish...
Help For Right Whales Entangled In Fishing Gear
Marine WildlifeThanks to a new sedation delivery system, more endangered North Atlantic right whales may be saved from a slow, painful death as a result of entanglement in fishing gear, Science...
Oil Pollution Persists from Exxon Valdez Spill
Marine WildlifeTwenty years ago, the single-hulled Exxon Valdez tanker collided with the Bligh Reef in Alaska, spilling 11 million gallons of crude oil into the pristine and ecologically significant Prince William...
Sea Lion Seizures Caused by Toxic Exposure
Marine WildlifeResearchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration uncovered a correlation earlier this year between the interaction of the toxins DDT and domoic acid and the occurrence of epileptic seizures...