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- Penguin colony set for Birmingham’s National Sea Life Centre
- 12/5/2013 11:03:28 AM
- Birmingham’s National Sea Life Centre is to see the opening of a new £2.5m attraction in time for Easter next year, with Penguin Ice Adventure designed to give visitors a unique opportunity to come face-to-face with a colony of Gentoo Penguins. Visitors will be taken on an expedition into the Antarctic landscape, where they can watch from a number of viewing platforms as …
- Elephant Poaching Remains Alarmingly High; 22,000 Slaughtered in 2012
- 12/3/2013 2:50:15 AM
- New data shows that an estimated 22,000 elephants were slaughtered across Africa by poachers in 2012. Though, the number is a slight decline from the previous year’s record of at least 25,000, the rates remain unacceptably high according to World Wildlife Fund (WWF). “Poaching is an organized crime that not only affects biodiversity but is also an economic and security …
- BASF receives 2013 Animal Protection Research Prize
- 12/2/2013 10:02:41 AM
- * German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection honors research team for developing alternative methods * About one third of all toxicological studies at BASF are conducted using alternative and complementary methods BASF has been awarded the “32nd Research Prize for the promotion of methodological work aimed at reducing and replacing …
- Ship strike kills two whales in Norfolk waters
- 11/28/2013 5:14:41 PM
- The whales were discovered washed up on Sea Palling and Cromer East beaches. It is thought they had been hit by a ship. More humpback whales have also been spotted in the same area, raising concern they may also be hit by ships. Locals noted large shoals of herring off the coast, which means the whales were probably following the fish, which brought them in too close to …
- What Is The Value Of Species That Have No Practical Use To Humans?
- 11/27/2013 9:00:00 AM
- Yale University Press is pleased to announce the publication of THE VALUE OF SPECIES by Edward L. McCord ($25; publication date: May 1, 2012). This pithy and wide-ranging book proposes a new framework for thinking about what a species means and why we should care about species loss. In the face of accelerating extinctions across the globe, what ought we to do? Amid this …
- Hanukkah Picks for Pets to Keep the “Oy Vey!” at Bay
- 11/26/2013 11:26:26 PM
- Hanukkah is a special time of year when family and friends come together to celebrate this age-old Jewish tradition – but what about our furry family members? No need to fret about how to include Fido or Fluffy during the Festival of Lights because Petco is here to help! Whether lighting the menorah or spinning the dreidel, Petco offers advice for eight successful days and …
- World Vision anticipates a record-setting Giving Tuesday with personalized ways to give back: fashion advocacy, animal activism and virtual volunteerism
- 11/21/2013 3:16:19 AM
- SEATTLE — World Vision is one of thousands of non-profits taking part in the second annual observance of Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday, the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving has a simple goal: after two days focused on shopping (Black Friday and Cyber Monday), it’s meant to be a day to refocus on giving thanks by giving back. This year, Giving Tuesday is poised to set …
- Spain defies scientific advice to demand higher bluefin tuna quotas
- 11/18/2013 2:51:42 AM
- Spain is leading attempts to win a significant increase in bluefin tuna landings against the advice of scientists. Miguel Arias Cañete, the Spanish fisheries minister, is to demand an increase in the Total Allowable Catch on November 18 when the International Committee for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) meets in South Africa for a week. His call for an …
- L’Oréal contributes to an important step towards validating alternative method in China
- 11/15/2013 9:49:42 PM
- Clichy - At the occasion of the 6th Chinese Society of Toxicology Congress in Guangzhou, Researcher SU Ning from CAIQ on behalf of the multicenter study management group presented the latest advances and very promising results from the multicenter study for the validation of Skin Irritation Alternative Method conducted in China, based on the Chinese Episkin model and ECVAM …
- Snapshot of little-known urban dwellers
- 11/14/2013 9:28:26 AM
- Sydneysiders are being asked to keep their eyes peeled this month for some of our little-known urban dwellers. A wildlife competition is seeking photographs of the many native animals and plants in the heart of the city, including four vulnerable species – the powerful owl, long-nosed bandicoot, green and golden bell frog and microbat. The competition is being run …
- Rediscovery of Saola: ‘Asian Unicorn’ Sighted in Vietnam after 15 years
- 11/13/2013 1:32:41 PM
- Hanoi, Vietnam – The saola, one of the rarest and most threatened mammals on the planet, has been photographed in Vietnam for the first time in the 21st century. The enigmatic species was caught on film in September by a camera trap set by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Vietnamese government’s Forest Protection Department in the Central Annamite mountains. “When our team …
- ’Whopper’ wasp genus named after Alfred Russel Wallace
- 11/7/2013 4:50:36 AM
- Museum entomologist honours eminent naturalist often overshadowed by Darwin. A new wasp genus discovered on the island of Borneo has been named Wallaceaphytis to honour Alfred Russel Wallace, the co-discoverer of the theory of evolution by natural selection. Today marks the centenary of Wallace’s death and the culmination of a year of special events at the Museum to …
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