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Winged predators seek certain trees when foraging for caterpillars
Location matters for birds on the hunt for caterpillars, according to researchers at UC Irvine and Wesleyan University. Findings suggest that chickadees and others zero in on the type of tree ...
Thu 26 Jan 12 from PhysOrg
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Endangered turtle to be tracked in Cambodia
(AP) -- One of the world's most endangered turtles has been released into a Cambodian river with a satellite transmitter attached to its shell to track how it will navigate through commercial ...
Sat 21 Jan 12 from PhysOrg
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Trial by fire: A landscape-scale experiment in restoring Ozark glades
A giant experiment is under way at the Tyson Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis' 2,000-acre outdoor laboratory for ecosystem studies.
Sat 28 Jan 12 from PhysOrg
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Poachers threaten rare wild-growing venus flytrap
(AP) -- The venus flytrap's struggle for survival in the wild along coast of the Carolinas faces an added threat from poachers looking to make a buck by uprooting and selling them.
Wed 25 Jan 12 from PhysOrg
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Bug kills 5.7m North America bats
At least 5.7 million bats across 16 US states and Canada have died from White-nose syndrome, scientists studying the fungal ailment say.
Tue 17 Jan 12 from BBC News
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Scientists try to bring back ladybugs
Research has yielded three different theories on the disappearance of the nine-spotted ladybugs.
Fri 27 Jan 12 from USA today
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Snowy owls soar south from Arctic in rare mass migration
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Bird enthusiasts are reporting rising numbers of snowy owls from the Arctic winging into the lower 48 states this winter in a mass southern migration that a leading ...
Sat 28 Jan 12 from Reuters
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US bans import of Burmese pythons
The United States announced Tuesday it is banning the import of Burmese pythons and three other species of giant constrictor snakes due to the danger they pose to local wildlife.
Tue 17 Jan 12 from PhysOrg
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Insects top latest inventory of newly discovered species
More than half of the 19,232 species newly known to science in 2009, the most recent calendar year of compilation, were insects – 9,738 or 50.6 percent – according to the 2011 State ...
Wed 18 Jan 12 from PhysOrg
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New species of viper gets pretty name and low profile
A newly discovered snake has been named after a 7-year-old girl, but don't ask where it lives – the viper is in hiding for its own good
Tue 10 Jan 12 from Newscientist
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