Whales distressed by noise of ships’ propellers
February 9th, 2012 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 9 (IANS) The noise emitted by ships' propellers distresses whales on the high seas and oceans, say marine scientists who have found a link between the two.Researchers from ... Read more...
Posted in World |
A hard case to crack
May 31st, 2011 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 31 (IANS) As many as 14 tortoises, including some that were over 100 years old, were stolen from a greenhouse in Britain, a media report said Tuesday.A forensic ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Bryan Mazon’s restaurant offers lion tacos
January 20th, 2011 - 10:16 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tucson, Jan 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A restaurant in Tucson has rather unusual items on its menu.The restaurant, Boca Tacos y Tequila, has already offered its customers turtle, kangaroos, rattlesnakes, elk, alligator and ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Scientists fear another round of mass extinction (Lead)
October 27th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 27 (IANS) One in five of the world's mammals, birds and fish are now endangered, indicating a possible sixth round of mass extinction in the Earth's history, scientists say.The researchers ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Scientists fear mass extinction has begun
October 27th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 27 (IANS) One in five of the world's mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians are under threat of extinction, a study says.The research found that the a growing number of ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Arctic fox joins polar bear on endangered species list
September 14th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 14 (ANI): Arctic foxes are the new entry in the list of animals that are facing extinction due to global warming.The US Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) has claimed 17 ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Arctic fox, polar bear in endangered species list
September 14th, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 14 (IANS) Arctic foxes, polar bears and musk oxen are now in the list of endangered species, a US-based eco-system watchdog has said.
Polar bears are not the only species in ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Conservationists Petition To Add Franklin’s Bumblebee Into Endangered Species List
June 24th, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
June 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A conservationist group has filed a petition that puts Franklin's bumblebee into the endangered list. The species is found in Southern Oregon and Northern California. The ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Loggerhead Turtles May Be Put In Endangered Category
March 12th, 2010 - 7:59 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Mar 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The loggerheads turtles may be put in endangered species list if a federal government recommendation is made effective, certain sources have reported. The recommendation was made ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Russian firm to produce caviar in Argentina
March 10th, 2010 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, March 10 (IANS/EFE) A Russian-owned company will begin production of caviar in the northwestern Argentine province of La Rioja, a spokesman for the regional government said.
Esturiones & Caviar SA signed ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Scientists work to keep Terrapin turtle off endangered species list
September 23rd, 2009 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 23 (ANI): University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers, exploring strategies for conserving the Diamondback Terrapin along Alabama's Dauphin Island coastline, are working to keep the once-celebrated turtle off the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Biologists rediscover a nearly extinct frog
July 29th, 2009 - 3:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 29 (ANI): A team of biologists has rediscovered, for the first time in nearly 50 years, a population of a nearly extinct frog in the San Bernardino National Forest's San ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Mammals that hibernate or burrow are less likely to go extinct
January 29th, 2009 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan.29 (ANI): A new study published in The American Naturalist suggests that mammals that hibernate or that hide in burrows are less likely to turn up on an endangered species ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
PETA expresses concern over killing of black bucks
November 11th, 2008 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 11 (IANS) The India chapter of the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA India) Tuesday expressed concern over the death of a pregnant female black buck last week in ... Read more...
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Ghost bats move into Sydney Wildlife World for Halloween
November 1st, 2008 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 1 (ANI): A colony of ghost bats, born at Featherdale Wildlife Park near Blacktown, has moved into Sydney Wildlife World at Darling Harbour for Halloween.The carers for the four ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Removal of rhino from IUCN Red List surprises conservationists (With Image)
October 26th, 2008 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) The removal of the one-horned rhinoceros by an international NGO from its endangered species list will not affect the animals in Assam's Kaziranga National Park, their main ... Read more...
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Palin fails to keep beluga whales off endangered species list
October 25th, 2008 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 25 (ANI): Sarah Palin, the Republican Party vice-presidential nominee for the US elections 2008, has failed in her aim to keep beluga whales off the endangered species list.According to ... Read more...
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