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- Insect fatalities at wind turbines as biodiversity sinks https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/csp2.366 8 comments
- New research explores a potential pathway for global avian influenza virus spread by examining the distribution, behaviours, and movements of kleptoparasitic seabirds—birds that force other seabirds to regurgitate food, which the kleptoparasite then ingests. https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/conl.13052 3 comments science
- Research shows that existing environmental laws are failing to slow deforestation even in wealthy nations such as Australia that have mature environmental protection laws. https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/cobi.14354 31 comments science
- Guam's last håyun lågu tree (Serianthes nelsonii) in peril https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/csp2.13019 2 comments anthropology
- Bangladesh remains a major hub for the poaching of endangered tigers despite government claims of a successful crackdown on pirate groups involved in the trade. https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/csp2.12952 6 comments science
- Ancient trees thrive where humans don’t: on the remote, rocky slopes of high mountains. So shows an analysis of tens of thousands of trees. A comprehensive tally identifies 30 trees more than 2 millennia old, almost all growing at high altitudes. https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cobi.13907 4 comments science
- New research shows that based on available studies, 218 species of primates from a total of 493 species across the globe are impacted by roads, railways, and power transmission lines. Many are highly endangered already with declining populations. https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cobi.13836 7 comments science
- The case for reintroduction: The jaguar (Panthera onca) in the United States as a model https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/6CX5BPTMRSUPZNGS53XQ?target=10.1111/csp2.392 32 comments truereddit
- The case for reintroduction: The jaguar (Panthera onca) in the United States as a model https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/csp2.392 13 comments science
- Vascular plant extinction in the continental United States and Canada https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/cobi.13621?fbclid=iwar2nghlkpgzafu48pmzmi-bzan1idta4nkwd9iafafqxcgt4dgkt68ddz74#.x1zuetgw16g.facebook 5 comments science
- Up To 48 Species Saved From Extinction By Conservation Efforts, Study Finds https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/conl.12762 26 comments science
- Illegal trade in jaguars is increasing, and it’s likely linked to increased Chinese investment in Central and South America; 32 of the 93 jaguar‐part seizure reports from 2014 - 2018 were linked with China, and these contained 14‐fold more individuals than those intended for domestic markets. https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/cobi.13498 99 comments science
- Coloring and size influence preferences for imaginary animals, and can predict actual donations to species‐specific conservation charities https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/conl.12723 4 comments science
- Historical and contemporary indigenous marine conservation strategies in the North Pacific https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/cobi.13432?af=r 6 comments science