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Manta rays form social bonds with each other, study shows
Manta rays form social relationships and actively choose their social partners, a new study has revealed. Research published today by scientists from the Marine Megafauna Foundation, Macquarie...
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Expedition Confirms Less than 750 Rare Cuban Bats Left in Last Occupied Cave...
Nail varnish helps ZSL EDGE conservationists calculate numbers of Cuban greater funnel-eared bats for first time. One of the world’s rarest bats, confined to a single cave in Western Cuba, requires...
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Sky Dance: Fighting for the Wild in the Scottish Highlands
On 5 September 2019 Vertebrate are publishing John D. Burns‘ new novel, Sky Dance, alongside new paperback editions of his previous two titles The Last Hillwalker and Bothy Tales – both of which were...
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Substantial Funding Awarded to Consultancy to Develop Curtailment Technology...
US Department of Energy selects Natural Power for smart curtailment technology fund Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider Natural Power has been selected to receive substantial...
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4,896 marine mammals stranded on UK coast in seven years
Report reveals causes of UK stranded porpoise, dolphin and whale deaths highlighting infectious disease and bycatch in fishing gear A total of 4,896 harbour porpoises, dolphins and whales were reported...
View ArticleIntroducing Dr Lauren Smith
BiOME are delighted to introduce Dr Lauren Smith, a marine biologist who specialises in shark research, as one of our regular authors. Lauren learned to dive in the UK when she was 18 and has since...
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New species of giant salamander is world’s biggest amphibian
74-year-old museum specimen, which once lived at ZSL London Zoo, identified as a new species of giant salamander and probably the world’s biggest amphibian Using DNA from museum specimens collected in...
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What is Biofluorescence? Shining a light on biofluorescence in UK waters
Shark Scientist Lauren Smith talks to Plant Pathologist James Lynott about this incredible phenomenon. James Lynott Biofluorescence is essentially the ability of an organism, to absorb electromagnetic...
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Nationwide project to monitor tree disease launched by DEFRA
DEFRA (the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs) has begun a nationwide project with geospatial data analytics company, Rezatec, to monitor woodland for diseases such as Ash dieback. The...
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Critically Endangered gharial crocodile found breeding in South West Nepal...
SL EDGE conservationists discover first successful nesting and breeding site of gharial crocodiles in Bardia National Park of Nepal New hope for the Critically Endangered gharial crocodile has been...
View ArticleMicroplastics on the menu of manta rays and whale sharks
Plastics pollute Indonesian feeding grounds of plankton-feeding ocean giants Plastic pollution has a tremendous impact on marine life – and reef manta rays and whale sharks are not spared from it....
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How do sharks grow?
Over the years I have been asked all sorts of questions about sharks, covering a broad range of pretty much everything, from; “Do sharks fart?” to “How do sharks grow?” Let’s start with the latter,...
View ArticleICCAT 2019 Mako Shark Protection thwarted by EU & US
Back in June this year, a report showed that the overfished North Atlantic shortfin mako shark population was continuing to decline and needed not only immediate protection but would take several...
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Unsustainable natural rubber poses major threat to wildlife and people
Used in everyday products, such as tyres, yoga mats, shoes and condoms – global natural rubber production is lacking the transparency and subsequent sustainability commitments to protect both people...
View ArticleMowing urban lawns less intensely increases biodiversity, saves money and...
Researchers from the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivieres have found that reducing the intensity of lawn mowing in urban spaces leads to increased biodiversity, economic savings and reduced presence...
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Study finds that multi-species grassland mixtures increase yield stability,...
In a two-year experiment in Ireland and Switzerland, researchers found a positive relationship between plant diversity and yield stability in intensely managed grassland, even under experimental...
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Basking Shark; Genetic Tagging, Gene Flow & Migration Routes.
New research published earlier this month sheds new light on the migration routes of basking sharks and outlines their vulnerability to environmental change. Basking sharks, the world’s second...
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Amazon forest disturbance is changing how plants are dispersed
New research finds tropical forest disturbance goes beyond species loss and includes a shift towards smaller seeds and an increase in the proportion of trees dispersed by animals, impacting how the...
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flyBARBARA – reducing travellers carbon footprint
Traveling is such an amazing way to experience all the wondrous views and sites that the world has to offer. Whether it be done with friends, or just by flying solo, traveling fills the mind with new...
View ArticleThe 3.2 million year history of Great White Sharks in the Mediterranean Sea
Last month a study was published in the Journal of Biogeography by an international group of scientists led by the University of Bologna, indicating that great whites have been occupying the...
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