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How snow leopards, wolves and leopards share the same Himalayan valley, study
4+ hour, 9+ min ago (753+ words) Three of Asia's most formidable predators share territory in a remote Nepal valley by eating different prey, according to a new study. Researchers found that diet, not time or space, is what keeps snow leopards (Panthera uncia), common leopards (Panthera…...
India's fishers confront homegrown "ghost gear' problem
4+ hour, 42+ min ago (939+ words) KOCHI, India " In the early light at Thoppumpady fishing harbor in the city of Kochi, coils of blue and green nylon nets lay heaped on the concrete docks, stiff with salt after a long night at sea. Many had been…...
Three years after Cyclone Freddy, farms remain under water in Malawi's Elephant Marsh
9+ hour, 24+ min ago (1063+ words) That field was our lifeline," Nsema says as he uses a long bamboo pole to stop the canoe before it's drawn into a channel of water rushing past the submerged site of his former farm. We would harvest half a…...
Our Ocean Conference in Kenya ends with $6. 4 billion in pledges, review of past promises
12+ hour, 52+ min ago (1334+ words) MOMBASA " Africa was front and center at the Our Ocean Conference in Kenya, the first time the annual gathering was held on the continent. The conference is built around voluntary commitments from a range of actors including governments, nonprofits, institutions…...
Bangladesh tests a return to the wild for extinct peafowl populations
13+ hour, 18+ min ago (598+ words) Conservation authorities in Bangladesh say they're still on track to fully release peafowl back into the wild, under a program that began with a "soft" release of the birds last year. But experts warn against rushing the release, noting that…...
Asia's shark and ray hotspots remain poorly protected, study finds
16+ hour, 11+ min ago (443+ words) COLOMBO " The majority of 122 marine areas identified across Asia as critical for the survival of sharks, rays and chimaeras remain largely unprotected despite supporting some of the world's most threatened marine species, according to a new study. Published in Biodiversity…...
Chewing sounds can help decode an animal's diet using AI, new study finds
17+ hour, 34+ min ago (614+ words) What does an eagle ray's menu look like? An artificial intelligence model can now answer that question by listening to sounds of the animal chewing on food. Scientists developed the machine learning algorithm to detect the sound of shells being…...
Not all coral reefs are doomed as a result of climate change, study suggests
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (330+ words) One third of the world's coral reefs may be able to withstand the impacts of climate change by 2050, according to a study conducted by the conservation NGO Wildlife Conservation Society and researchers from Macquarie University in Australia. The findings of…...
How leopards and wolves share the same Himalayan valley, study
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (556+ words) Three of Asia's most formidable predators share territory in a remote Nepal valley by eating different prey, according to a new study. Researchers found that diet, not time or space, is what keeps snow leopards (Panthera uncia), common leopards (Panthera…...
Crackdown on snares in Sumatra as elephant, sun bear and tiger rescued
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (1006+ words) PADANG, Indonesia " Authorities in a stronghold for Sumatran tigers have warned the public against using snares to trap wild boar following the dramatic rescue of an 11-month old female tiger cub last month. While it is not illegal to set…...