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| Avoiding Fake Boston Terrier Breeders | | buzzle.com - If your Boston Terrier breeder does not offer you free six week pet insurance for your new pet then you may have a fake breeder. A real Boston Terrier breeder will stay with an owner for long after the sale and also offer important care and feeding advice....More |
| Priority Regions For Threatened Frog And Toad Conservation In Latin America | | sciencedaily.com - Nearly 35% of all amphibians are now threatened of extinction raising them to the position of the most endangered group of animals in the world. Decline of amphibian populations and species is ongoing due to habitat loss, fungal disease, climate shift and agrochemical contaminants. These impacts are even worse to frogs that reproduce in water bodies such as streams and ponds. Scientists now propose a priority set of areas for the conservation of frogs and toads in Latin America. The study is unp...More |
| Seed Dispersal In Mauritius -- Dead As A Dodo? | | sciencedaily.com - Walking through the last rainforests on the volcanic island of Mauritius, located some 800 km east of Madagascar, one is surrounded by ghosts. Since human colonisation in the 17th century, the island has lost most of its unique animals. The litany includes the famous flightless dodo, giant tortoises, parrots, pigeons, fruitbats, and giant lizards. It is comparatively easy to notice the loss of a species, but much more difficult to realise how many interactions have been lost as a result....More |
| When Bears Steal Human Food, Mom's Not To Blame | | sciencedaily.com - Researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society found that the black bears that become habituated to human food and garbage may not be learning these behaviors exclusively from their mothers, as widely assumed. Bears that steal human food sources are just as likely to form these habits on their own or pick them up from unrelated, "bad influence" bears....More |
| Web Tool Puts Wildlife Disease News on the Map | | weblogs.nal.usda.gov - U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey -- A new on-line map makes it possible, for the first time, to track news articles about disease outbreaks around the world that threaten the health of wildlife, domestic animals, and people. http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=1928...More |
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