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Gov’t, Partners Mobilise Against Avian Influenza
Avian Influenza, AI, a virus that has been a threat to poultry and wild birds is forecast by scientists to become a serious threat in human health.
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New World Wolves and Coyotes Owe Debt to Dogs
Reporting on article published in Science Express, “Molecular and Evolutionary History of Melanism in North American Gray Wolves“ Additional news coverage from UCLA Newsroom
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A New Jungle Book: Teaching Eco Ethics
On a muddy road in an Ecuadorian rainforest in 2002, Jordan Karubian ’02 happened upon an anteater hacked by a machete and near death — an apparent victim of wanton…
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PHOTO IN THE NEWS: Regurgitating Birds Aid Rain Forest
An article on umbrellabird, an endangered species lives only in the Chocó rain forests of Ecuador and Colombia – where it makes vital contributions to the forests’ health.
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Islands in the sky: the impact of Pleistocene climate cycles on biodiversity
Minireview of paper by John McCormack et al. in BMC Biology “Integrating paleoecology and genetics of bird populations in two sky island archipelagos“