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Research: Monarch butterflies slated for extinction due to diminishing win
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 14 (ANI): According to a new research study by the University of Delaware, warming temperatures and growth in the summer population of monarchs have compensated for losses during the winter.
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Study finds installation of deep-water pipeline benefits sea-floor animals
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 14 (ANI): According to a new study, an undersea survey west of Africa, off the coast of Angola, discovered that the richness and variety of species on the deep-sea floor rose dramatically in response to the installation of a pipeline.
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Study: Climate change may affect distribution of salamander species in US,
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Jersey [US], June 8 (ANI): Researchers predicted the regional range restriction of several different species of salamanders in eastern Canada and the United States under future climatic scenarios between 2050 and 2070 in a study, at Wiley, an American multinational publishing company.
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Research: Plantations of exotic trees might cause problems for local wildl
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Bristol [UK], June 8 (ANI): According to an international study, initiatives that use non-native tree species can have an impact on tropical insects in neighbouring forests.
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West Bengal: Butterfly Garden inaugurated at Siliguri's Bengal Safari Park
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], June 4 (ANI): A butterfly garden was inaugurated at the North Bengal Wild Animal Park (Bengal Safari) in West Bengal's Siliguri on Saturday.
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J-K: Dachigam National Park welcomes endangered Red Deer species 'Hangul'
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 30 (ANI): After a herd of endangered Hangul (Kashmir Stag) was spotted at Dachigam National Park in Jammu and Kashmir in March, hope was sparked in the conservation department, a win much needed considering the feared extinction of the Red Deer.
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Man succumbs to West Nile fever in Kerala's Thrissur, State Health Ministe
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 30 (ANI): Hours after Kerala on Sunday reported the death of a person due to West Nile fever, Kerala Health minister Veena George said that controlling the growth of mosquitoes and carrying out source destruction are essential to prevent this illness.
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Honeybee health can be measured through DNA contained in honey: Study
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Vari (Athens) [Greece], May 29 (ANI): The B.S.R.C. 'Alexander Fleming' in Greece has perfected a method for analysing DNA traces in honey, revealing the species with which honeybees interact.
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Research: DNA contained in honey reveals honeybee health
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Vari (Athens) [Greece], May 23 (ANI): Researchers from Greece's B.S.R.C. 'Alexander Fleming' have optimized a method for characterizing DNA traces in honey, revealing the species with which honeybees interact.
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A study identifies over 500 animal species that are thought to be extinct
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 22 (ANI): An international study has provided the first global assessment of all terrestrial vertebrate species that have not yet been declared extinct, identifying over 500 species as 'lost.' This species has not been seen in more than 50 years.
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Study identifies more than 500 animal species considered to be lost
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 21 (ANI) An international study has offered the first global assessment of all the terrestrial vertebrate species that have not yet been declared extinct and identifies more than 500 species considered 'lost'. These species have not been seen by anyone in more than 50 ye
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Please don't pluck 'Penis plant', it will die, Cambodian government urges
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], May 17 (ANI): Nature is appealing, and as a natural result, it is tempting, so tempting, that the Cambodian government had to urge people stop plucking the 'endangered' 'Penis Plant' after some women were found having a hand at the unique species.
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