Research - Page 16

  • Wildlife Map Reveals Conservation Concerns

    By producing detailed maps on the distribution of the world’s reptiles, an international team of scientists has completed the ‘atlas of life’, the first global review and map of every vertebrate species on Earth.

    By Alex Taylor on 31st October 2017
  • Durian Tree Threatened by Decline of Flying Foxes

    Scientists have discovered that Southeast Asia’s large fruit bats, known as flying foxes, play a crucial role in the survival of the durian tree, and their decline could have serious economic repercussions.

    By Alex Taylor on 15th October 2017
  • Fish Evolve to Avoid Fishing

    New research supports the creation of more marine reserves that are protected from fishing activities, as it has been discovered that fish can evolve to be more cautious and avoid fishing nets.

    By Alex Taylor on 2nd April 2017
  • The Endangered Freshwater Giants

    Freshwater megafauna are in decline, but their importance to ecosystems and other species is great. Scientists are calling for more research and conservation actions for these species, to protect and reverse the declining biodiversity in freshwater ecosystems.

    By Alex Taylor on 29th March 2017
  • Ring-tailed Lemurs in Crisis

    Madagascar’s iconic primate, the ring-tailed lemur, is in desperate need of conservation action as scientists estimate there are less than 2500 individuals left in the wild.

    By Alex Taylor on 8th January 2017
  • Bushmeat Hunting Driving Biodiversity Loss

    A new study has found that hunting for the bushmeat trade has dramatically reduced wildlife biodiversity in the forests near rural villages in Gabon, Central Africa.

    By Alex Taylor on 11th December 2016
  • Double Jeopardy for African Antelopes

    Even small changes in climate could push these species out of their comfort zone and under the threat of extinction

    By Alex Taylor on 9th May 2016
  • Gun Hunting Driving Primates to Extinction

    New research carried out on Bioko Island in Equatorial Guinea has discovered that, as gun hunting increases, the abundance of the island’s seven monkey species falls

    By Alex Taylor on 27th April 2016
  • Collapse of Gorilla Subspecies

    The decline can be traced back to the Rwandan genocide in 1994, which forced hundreds of thousands of refugees to flee the Democratic Republic of Congo (DCR), the only country in which the Grauer’s gorilla is found.

    By Alex Taylor on 18th April 2016
  • Logging Helps Rats Invade

    New research, led by Imperial College London, has identified that logging makes rainforests more attractive to black rats.

    By Alex Taylor on 19th February 2016