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Climate Change is a key challenge for society IPCC presents report on impacts of climate change (Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of the Federal Republic of Germany)

April 1, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of the Federal Republic of Germany) No. 054/14 | Berlin, 31.03.2014 Joint press release with the Federal Ministry of Education and Research IPCC presents report on impacts of climate change The latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) highlights the far-reaching impacts […]

Death of young Sumatran rhino shouldn’t discourage captive breeding efforts say conservationists

April 1, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

Just over two weeks ago, conservationists in the Malaysian state of Sabah managed to finally catch a wild Sumatran rhino female after months of failed attempts. But following such hopeful events, comes bad news thousands of miles away: a young female rhino, named Suci, died over the weekend at the Cincinnati Zoo.

Stop! Think before buying your child a mallard duck for Easter (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission)

April 1, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) I hope all you turkey hunters south of State Road 70 took a nice bird or two this year, as your season is coming to a close. For those of us in the rest of the state (excluding Holmes County), we still have until April 20 to bag […]

A goodbye message to staff and stakeholders from Dr David Mabunda (South African National Parks)

April 1, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: South African National Parks) A goodbye message to staff and stakeholders from Dr David Mabunda Date: 1st April 2014 A goodbye message to staff and stakeholders from Dr David Mabunda,outgoing CEO of South African National Parks (SANParks). Saying farewell is never considered to be a joyful thing to do and becomes even more difficult […]

Magnetic Bricks Bring 3-D Interaction to Screens

April 1, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

GaussBricks lets tablet users create interactive shapes that bring digital drawings, animations and games to life Continue reading →

LCV Statement on Senator Angus King’s Leadership Following All-Night Climate Speeches in the Senate (LCV – League of Conservation Voters)

March 12, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: LCV – League of Conservation Voters) LCV Statement on Senator Angus King’s Leadership Following All-Night Climate Speeches in the Senate FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jeff Gohringer, (202)…

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Swimming sloths with aquatic adaptations

March 12, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

One group of sloths made the quite unlikely shift to water, possibly because of a drying environment in the Miocene. This clever paper shows how they coped with a marine life, just like early whales, by adapting their bone compactness. Our pygmy sloths on the Panamanian island of Isla Escudo de Veraguas are the most […]

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Chimpanzees Can Play Video Games Better Than Kindergartners

March 12, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

Chimps played more efficiently than human gamers.

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“Smart economic benefits for all with new grape assessments” (WGGA – Winegrape Growers’ Australia)

March 12, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: WGGA – Winegrape Growers’ Australia) ED blog Introducing a new standard of assessing winegrape quality by sets of objective measurements will result in smart economic benefits for all quarters of the local wine industry. It could be the next great innovative leap forward for Australian wine and represents a win-win-win situation in the Australian […]

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New release of modular type multi air conditioning system for buildings “AIRSTAGE” VR-II (cooling and heating simultaneous operation type) for China (Fujitsu General Ltd)

March 12, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: Fujitsu General Ltd) Enhancing energy-saving performance and work flexibility (4 outdoor unit models・19 combinations/68 indoor unit models) Our company will release modular-type multi air conditioning system for buildings “AIRSTAGE” VR-II series (10/12/14/16 HP, cooling and heating simultaneous operation type) realizing high energy-saving performance and enhancing work flexibility for China from March. In recent years, […]

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Captive bred whio to be released back into wild (Department of Conservation of New Zealand)

March 11, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) The Battle for our Birds continues with the release of more than 30 captive bred whio back into the wild over the next week. The whio is the unique native duck only found in New Zealand’s fast flowing waters. Genesis Energy and the Department of Conservation (DOC) have partnered […]

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Feral cats a growing health concern

March 11, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

A coalition of more than 200 groups which include various bird and wildlife conservation organizations and animal rights groups are calling on Secretary Sally Jewell of the Department of Interior to take action to reduce mortality to wildlife populations on public lands stemming from the nation’s ever-increasing population of feral cats. The group brings evidence […]

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Chimpanzees Exhibit Broad Range of Empathy by Yawning

March 11, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

Through yawns, chimpanzees exhibit a flexibility in their capacity for empathy that’s similar to humans’, according to new research.

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Chimps Trust Some People More Than Other Chimps

March 11, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

Chimpanzees who are treated well by people trust and show more empathy for humans more than they do baboons and unfamiliar chimps.

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Professor Michael Akam (Department of Zoology) receives the Frink Medal

March 11, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

This is the Society’s highest award and is for “significant and original contributions by a professional zoologist to the development of zoology in the wider applications”. The Head of the Department of Zoology, Professor Michael Akam, has been awarded the Frink Medal by the Zoological Society of London. Michael Akam Department of Zoology School […]

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