Sentences with phrase «of endangered»

SILVER CITY, N.M. — Pup births boosted the number of endangered Mexican gray wolves in the wild in the Southwest for the third year in a row, according to a new census conducted by federal, state and tribal agencies.

Eventual rewilding of revived species can be no more commercial than the current worldwide protection of endangered species and wildlands.

November 12, 2010 — The Center and Defenders of Wildlife — represented by the Western Environmental Law Center — intervened in a lawsuit seeking the trapping and shooting of endangered Mexican gray wolves, the third since reintroduction began in 1998.

Evolutionary Genomics and Conservation of the Endangered Przewalski's Horse.

Ryan Phelan is the Co-founder and Executive Director of Revive & Restore, with a mission to enhance biodiversity through the genetic rescue of endangered and extinct species.

The CNAG takes part in genome sequencing and analysis projects in areas as cancer genetics, rare disorders, host - pathogen interactions, the preservation of endangered species, evolutionary studies and improvement of species of agricultural interest, in collaboration with universities, hospitals, research centers and companies in the sector of biotechnology and pharma.

This concern could apply just as well to experimental research on animal reproduction — efforts to freeze cells of endangered species for research, assisted reproduction, and so on.

The genome - wide genetic diversity of this endangered species can now be evaluated and monitored, making feasible a new era in endangered species population management and providing a genomic toolkit that can assist recovery efforts.

The techniques used may prove valuable in exploring the evolution of sociality and in understanding fluctuations in populations of endangered or threatened species.

If fibroblasts could be used to create baby birds then the world of bird de-extinction would open up expansively, and the frozen fibroblast cell lines of endangered bird species at the San Diego Frozen Zoo could be used to rescue species on the verge of extinction.

Extremely precise genome - editing techniques such as CRISPR / Cas9 now make it possible to adjust the genes of endangered species toward better resistance to exotic diseases, or to modify the genes of invasive species to reduce their ability to reproduce.

But in many places, these plantations are taking over rainforests, the natural habitat of endangered species such as orangutans.

Mauritius, while having lost the majority of its endemic species, is home to some of the most incredible recovery projects of endangered species anywhere in the world.

We would also welcome work with conservationists of endangered, barberry - dependent insect species to ensure that planting of common barberry occurs away from arable land, thus safeguarding European cereals from a large - scale re-emergence of wheat stem rust.»

Several programs are working to preserve the genes of endangered animals.

SILVER CITY, N.M. — Pup births boosted the number of endangered Mexican gray wolves in the wild in the Southwest for the second year in a row, according to a new census conducted by federal, state and tribal agencies.

Always nice to read good news about members of an endangered species, especially snow leopards.

In 2016, scientists discovered that a population of endangered Sierra Nevada yellow - legged frogs in the U.S. appeared to have developed resistance to Bd after infection by the fungus (together with an influx of non-native trout) nearly wiped them out.

Reiterate the importance of international conventions and agreements on the conservation of biological diversity and protection of endangered species, including snow leopard.

Among mammals about half (92 of 201) of the endangered species are found in zoos.

The museum is divided into three «acts»: biodiversity, evolution and the human factor, which includes a display of endangered or extinct species.

The world's most respected database of endangered species is underestimating — sometimes severely — the risk of extinction to many animals around the world.

Foreigners were able to access unique data and much of the endangered information was saved, preserved and reinterpreted fostered by an infusion of funding from organizations outside of Russia.18

The team found that, on average, 48 % of the sperm of endangered species was abnormal, compared with 30 % in non-endangered species.

To protect trade and trafficking of endangered animals, it is almost impossible to get permission to transport an endangered animal across national borders even for captive breeding programs.

The prevalence of endangered species in zoos therefore not always reflects the prevalence in nature.

«The species are not shown as separate entities on the official United States List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife or on the appendices to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).»

The authors point out that although conservation and breeding work in the world's zoos is an important effort, it should not take focus from the needed efforts to preserve the natural habitats of endangered animals.

Comprehensive plans will require a lot of data, such as the habitat of endangered species, the location of oil deposits, and strength of winds.

The world's zoos work hard and spend enormous resources on the conservation of endangered species, but the resources are not always optimally spent.

In order to create effective conservation programs to help protect and conserve populations of endangered snow leopards, whose estimated population is between 4,500 - 7,500 in the wild, University of Delaware researchers are studying their scat to try and understand what the large cats are eating.

While their findings and recommendations apply to a broad range of endangered mammals, Banes is especially adamant that Bornean orang - utan subspecies be kept apart.

Both of the endangered species, and 14 of the 19 vulnerable species appear on the roster of species in public aquariums [22](Table 2).

When officials with the National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory saw one of these endangered birds last year, it was no laughing matter.

The notice alleges violations of the Endangered Species Act.

Tierra Curry, Senior Scientist, focuses on the listing and recovery of endangered species and works nationally with individuals and groups in support of the conservation of species and the Endangered Species Act.

This new information on the historic population size greatly increases the mystery surrounding the abrupt decline in the recovery of this endangered species since 2009.

New sequence of the endangered marsupial's genome could help future generations fight off devastating facial tumor disease

«Bolstering a hidden population of an endangered species is better than starting a new population in the area,» said Ethan Kessler, a graduate student of natural resources and environmental sciences at the University of Illinois and a co-author of the study.

Results from a study of endangered New Zealand hihi birds (Notiomystis cincta), published in Evolutionary Applications, showed that bachelor males who don't hold breeding territories, known as «floaters», could help maintain genetic diversity and decrease the likelihood of inbreeding by sneakily fathering chicks.

In addition to preserving the genetic diversity of endangered species, the centre will act as a resource for researchers who are developing IVF and other breeding technologies to assist endangered animals.

«We think she must have mated in the wild, got pregnant, but with her handicap was unable to sustain the fetus and it died in utero,» says Hildebrandt, who specializes in the assisted reproduction of endangered mammals and has been involved with Sabah's rhinos since 2004.

«We had to learn how to feed this species, we had to learn about its reproductive physiology, and thank goodness we started as early as we did because now it looks like [captive breeding] is a serious need for the species,» says Terri Roth, director of the zoo's Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife, which works closely with Indonesia's Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Way Kambas National Park.

Photos of nearly 30,000 encounters representing 6,000 individually - identified sharks across 54 countries over 22 years has given scientists a rich data set to analyze and better understand the nature of this endangered species that has long been misunderstood and understudied.

We are piecing together a puzzle of both the ecology of this endangered species and the areas that are most critical to them,» said Dr. Alistair Dove, Vice President of Research and Conservation at Georgia Aquarium, a co-author on the study.

iStockphoto / Thinkstock; Libiao Zhang / Guangdong Entomological Institute / South China Institute of Endangered Animals; U.S. Navy

Growers have been accused of clearing native forests, removing habitat of endangered species and violating the rights of forest dwellers.

It is time for a global awareness campaign to alert us all to the ways we encourage the slaughter of endangered animals, the dubious trade in scarce natural resources and the terrorisation of vulnerable people.

«The emphasis and tone have moved far away from the conservation and recovery of an endangered species and seems to be preparing the public for its eventual extinction in the wild,» says Sierra Weaver, an attorney with the Southern Environmental Law Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

If California hopes to prevent further extinctions of native species of endangered fish, the state should abandon efforts to take desperate measures to save individual species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and instead look to bolster entire aquatic ecosystems.