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In the most comprehensive study on leopards ever conducted, researchers confirm that the leopard population at Phinda Private Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal bounced back after the launch of a major conservation program. According to the results of a meticulous six-year field study led by researchers from Panthera, published this week in scientific journal Biological Conservation, [...]
Hungry villagers have been caught stealing meat from the nearly extinct lions of Waza National Park. The villagers likely scare off the lions with sticks or fire shortly after they make a fresh kill. Researchers fear the practice may be more common than previously thought, and it may help explain why lion numbers are plummeting [...]
Traditional farmers in the Thai hills are still growing rice the old fashioned way, and they may be single-handedly preserving the crop’s genetic diversity in the process. Domesticated rice varieties have been selected for their high yield, and though they are necessary in order to feed the world’s growing population, they are genetically static. But [...]
Smooth snakes are to be released in Devon, where they have not been seen for over 50 years. Ten smooth snakes (Coronella austriaca) will be collected, under license, from several populations in Dorset, and released at one of the RSPB’s heathland nature reserves, under a project organized by Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, East Devon Pebblebed [...]
