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Newswise: Central Park Zoo Releases Postmortem Testing Results for Flaco, the Eurasian Eagle Owl
Released: 25-Mar-2024 4:20 PM EDT
Central Park Zoo Releases Postmortem Testing Results for Flaco, the Eurasian Eagle Owl
Wildlife Conservation Society

The following statement was released today by Central Park Zoo:Postmortem testing has been completed for Flaco, the Eurasian eagle owl that was found down in the courtyard of a Manhattan building a little over a year after his enclosure at the Central Park Zoo was vandalized on February 2, 2023.

Newswise: Stacy Jupiter Announced to Lead WCS Marine Conservation
Released: 25-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Stacy Jupiter Announced to Lead WCS Marine Conservation
Wildlife Conservation Society

The following announcement was released today by Joe Walston, Executive Vice President of WCS Global: “I am delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Stacy Jupiter to lead WCS Marine Conservation. Stacy is currently WCS Regional Director for the Melanesia program and was the outstanding candidate after a long and thorough global recruitment effort.

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Released: 22-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Science Is the Best (Local, Regional, National, Global) Policy
Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI)

Mercury studies in Indonesia. Climate change studies in Tanzania. Biodiversity studies in South Dakota. Marine mammal surveys in the Atlantic Ocean.

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Released: 22-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Science Outside the Box
Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI)

The ocean covers approximately 70 percent of Earth’s surface and is the largest livable space on our planet. Deep below there exists a realm inhabited by a wide variety of marine mammals—whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, sea lions, and manatees—that embody a mysterious and profound connection to cultures worldwide.

Newswise: US House Foreign Affairs Committee Advances Bipartisan Bill for Global Conservation
Released: 21-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
US House Foreign Affairs Committee Advances Bipartisan Bill for Global Conservation
Wildlife Conservation Society

“USFICA would create a public-private partnership to save wildlife and wild places around the world. What that means is government funds would leverage private support, making public dollars go much farther. And those monies would go directly to protected areas and parks around the world.” John Calvelli, WCS Executive VP for Public Affairs

   
Newswise: Spring has sprung and so have the turtles crossing roads
Released: 20-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Spring has sprung and so have the turtles crossing roads
Tufts University

Question and answer from an expert at the Tufts Wildlife Clinic on helping turtles cross roads during the spring.

Newswise:Video Embedded crawfish-could-transfer-ionic-lithium-from-their-environment-into-food-chain
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11-Mar-2024 11:45 PM EDT
Crawfish could transfer ionic lithium from their environment into food chain
American Chemical Society (ACS)

The increasing use of lithium-ion rechargeable batteries likely means more environmental contamination. Researchers have explored how lithium accumulates in crawfish, with implications for the environment and public health. They will present their results at ACS Spring 2024.

   
Newswise: How Animal Reproductive Medicine Helps with Breeding, Conservation of Species
Released: 19-Mar-2024 6:05 PM EDT
How Animal Reproductive Medicine Helps with Breeding, Conservation of Species
Tufts University

Animal reproductive medicine, theriogenology, helps with breeding and conservation of species, says Tufts University faculty member.

Newswise: Monitoring and measuring biodiversity require more than just numbers; scientists advocate for change
Released: 19-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Monitoring and measuring biodiversity require more than just numbers; scientists advocate for change
University of Florida

A study led by University of Florida scientists published today in the journal of Trends and Ecology and Evolution advocates for change to promote standardized practices in the field – a practice that has been missing from the science.

Newswise: Conservation Value of Field Research Stations Greatly Misunderstood and Underfunded According to 173 Conservation Scientists in New Study
Released: 19-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Conservation Value of Field Research Stations Greatly Misunderstood and Underfunded According to 173 Conservation Scientists in New Study
Wildlife Conservation Society

Funding of field conservation research stations worldwide has been drastically reduced since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, raising the alarm for more than 170 conservation researchers representing 157 field stations in 56 countries in a new paper published in Conservation Letters.

Newswise: All creatures great and small: Sequencing the blue whale and Etruscan shrew genomes
Released: 18-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT
All creatures great and small: Sequencing the blue whale and Etruscan shrew genomes
University of Wisconsin–Madison

The blue whale genome was published in the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution, and the Etruscan shrew genome was published in the journal Scientific Data.

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11-Mar-2024 11:45 PM EDT
Animal hair structure changes from summer to winter to fend off freezing weather
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Some animals can withstand frigid weather, thanks to the insulating properties of the hollow hairs that make up their coats. Little was known about the hairs, but researchers have now discovered that their inner structure changes with the seasons. They will present their results at ACS Spring 2024.

Newswise: Two Lambs Debut at Central Park Zoo – Bobbin and Sage
Released: 15-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Two Lambs Debut at Central Park Zoo – Bobbin and Sage
Wildlife Conservation Society

Born this winter, Bobbin, 7 weeks old; and Sage, 3 weeks old have joined a flock of 8 adult sheep in the Tisch Children’s Zoo.

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13-Mar-2024 1:05 AM EDT
Arctic nightlife: seabird colony bursts with sound at night
Hokkaido University

Acoustic recordings of a colony of little auks reveal their nocturnal activities and offer valuable monitoring means for avian biology in the Arctic.

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13-Mar-2024 1:05 AM EDT
New Study - Chimp Moms Play with Their Kids Through Good Times and Bad
Tufts University

A recent study observing wild chimpanzees over a period of more than 10 years revealed that when food gets scarcer, the adults put play aside and focus on survival, while mother chimps continue to be their children’s primary playmate – suggesting their indispensable role to foster their young’s physical and social development

Newswise: High Resolution Imagery Advances the Ability to Monitor Decadal Changes in Emperor Penguin Populations
Released: 13-Mar-2024 8:05 AM EDT
High Resolution Imagery Advances the Ability to Monitor Decadal Changes in Emperor Penguin Populations
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

High resolution satellite imagery and field-based validation surveys have provided the first multi-year time series documenting emperor penguin populations.

Newswise: Sonic Youth: Healthy Reef Sounds Increase Coral Settlement
Released: 13-Mar-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Sonic Youth: Healthy Reef Sounds Increase Coral Settlement
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Researchers at WHOI demonstrated that replaying healthy reef sounds could potentially be used to encourage coral larvae to recolonize damaged or degraded reefs.

Newswise: Who knew that eating poo was so vital for birds’ survival?
Released: 12-Mar-2024 6:05 PM EDT
Who knew that eating poo was so vital for birds’ survival?
University of South Australia

New research led by the University of South Australia explains how eating faeces (known as coprophagy) shapes wild birds’ digestive tracts (gut biota), enabling them to absorb lost or deficient nutrients and adjust to seasonal variations in food sources.

Released: 8-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EST
SMART Global Congress Set to Meet in Namibia, March 10-14
Wildlife Conservation Society

The SMART Partnership is pleased to announce the inaugural SMART Global Congress in Windhoek, Namibia from 10-14 March 2024.

Released: 6-Mar-2024 7:05 PM EST
Do Some Electric Fish Sense the World Through Comrades' Auras?
Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute

It would be a game-changer if all members of a basketball team could see out of each other's eyes in addition to their own.


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