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Eating wild meat carries serious health risks – why it still happens along the Kenya-Tanzania border

Eating wild meat carries serious health risks – why it still happens along the Kenya-Tanzania border: Pastoralist communities, their livestock and diverse wildlife species coexist within a biodiversity-rich landscape stretching along the Kenya–Tanzania border. However, at this wildlife-livestock interface, local communities face mounting challenges. Shifts in land use, prolonged droughts, erratic rainfall patterns and increasing …

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Does parrot farming protect wild species? Wildlife trade researchers review the evidence

Does parrot farming protect wild species? Wildlife trade researchers review the evidence: The lives of people and parrots have been entwined for thousands of years. These colourful, charismatic birds are kept as pets all over the world for companionship and entertainment. However, today, nearly one-third of the 400 parrot species globally face the threat of …

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African wild dogs will soon have their own sperm bank – how artificial breeding will help them survive

African wild dogs will soon have their own sperm bank – how artificial breeding will help them survive: Scientists from the Institute for Breeding Rare and Endangered African Mammals have been working in southern Africa for over 15 years to protect endangered African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus). They’ve now decided to freeze sperm from as …

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Our new map reveals the effects of 20th century land-use and climate change on Britain’s wild species

Our new map reveals the effects of 20th century land-use and climate change on Britain’s wild species: Brian A Jackson/Shutterstock Under the stewardship of geographer Sir Dudley Stamp, thousands of volunteers (including many schoolchildren) came together in the 1930s on a mission that sounds relatively simple on paper: to record how British land was being …

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Wild animals that survive limb loss are astonishing – and a sign of the havoc humans are wreaking on nature

Wild animals that survive limb loss are astonishing – and a sign of the havoc humans are wreaking on nature: Estharix/Shutterstock It might seem astounding that a wild animal could survive a limb amputation and still thrive in the wild but videos from social media and research show this may be more common than people …

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Wild plants may edit their genomes in the same way we make GM crops – and it could be crucial to evolution

Wild plants may edit their genomes in the same way we make GM crops – and it could be crucial to evolution: zhukovvvlad/Shutterstock Genetically modified (GM) crops may be controversial, but similar processes happen naturally with wild plants. However, scientists have long been puzzled about how these processes happen. Our recent study may help researchers …

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The first dog-fox hybrid points to the growing risk to wild animals of domestic species

The first dog-fox hybrid points to the growing risk to wild animals of domestic species: A pampas fox Foto 4440/Shutterstock Next time you see a fox when out walking with your dog, pause for a moment and ponder their relatedness. Dogs and foxes are distinct but distantly related canine species. Until recently, scientists thought it …

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Wild animals leave DNA on plants, making them easier to track – here’s what scientists found in a Ugandan rainforest

Wild animals leave DNA on plants, making them easier to track – here’s what scientists found in a Ugandan rainforest: The world is losing animals at an alarming rate due to habitat degradation, climate change and illegal human activities in the wildlife protected areas. In fact, it is estimated that, by 2100, more than half …

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Europe’s wild bird species are on the brink – but there are ways to bring them back

Europe’s wild bird species are on the brink – but there are ways to bring them back: A flock of puffins on a cliff in Northumberland, England. Riska Parakeet/Shutterstock Almost two out of every five species of wild bird are of conservation concern across Europe, according to an updated and comprehensive assessment of their population …

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Cold water therapy: what are the benefits and dangers of ice baths, wild swimming and freezing showers?

Cold water therapy: what are the benefits and dangers of ice baths, wild swimming and freezing showers?: Immersion in cold water is definitely an activity that divides people – some love it others hate it. But many now practice it weekly or even daily in the belief that it’s good for their mental and physical …

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