Sentences with phrase «other wild populations»

After 18 weeks, this would have increased to around 100 %, and the infection would then spread to other wild populations at a rate of around 2 km per week.

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Among other things, the MSC seeks proof that wild fish populations can endure current levels of exploitation, and that the fishery is not laying waste to other species or ecosystems.

This wild confusion is present in the minds of a small but financially powerful minority, though a much larger part of the population has a tendency to hold rigid ideas about the kinds of economic institutions in other nations with which we should cooperate.

«It is my desire and my purpose to further the education of the people of Texas and elsewhere in wildlife conservation, in the knowledge of the breeding and living habits of our wild creatures and in the relationship of wildlife to domesticated livestock on our ranches and farms; to afford students and others interested in wildlife betterment and propagation and in the raising of wildlife along with domesticated animals a place for research and an opportunity for the study thereof; and to develop scientifically methods of increasing the wildlife population of the state and nation for the benefit of future generations... who may not have the opportunity to know and appreciate our wildlife, as I have, unless methods of increasing and conserving our wildlife are scientifically developed.

Shedd Aquarium, Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago Zoological Society's Brookfield Zoo and the 226 other member organizations of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), have launched a new effort focused on saving the world's most vulnerable species from extinction and restoring them to healthy populations in the wild.

In other words, introducing it into a wild population of mosquitoes would achieve the same result as placing a group of brown - eyed humans into a blue - eyed population: gradually, fewer children would be born with the recessive, blue - eyed gene.

NCCs spread through the embryo as it develops, and directly or indirectly affect a range of other functions, from the adrenal gland, which controls the fear response, to pigmentation, which can differ between domesticated and wild populations.

But others suggest that the health of some of the region's salmon populations — such as bountiful pink salmon off of Oregon and Washington and still thriving Alaskan runs — shows that with proper management we may be able to retain lively populations of both wild salmon and fishers.

As colony collapse disorder and other maladies continue to devastate honeybee populations, researchers are turning their attention to alternative pollinators — the thousands of native bee species throughout the country — and are looking for ways to make croplands more attractive to these wild bees.

The impact on wild populations could be profound, they say, and because the processes of reproductive development are remarkably well conserved among mammals, these effects are very likely to be occurring among other mammalian species, including humans.

But proving that is what elephants are doing will take more studies, he and others say, and preferably in wild, not captive, populations.

The team also compared the response of flies in cages (which experienced the local temperature and humidity, but not interactions with other species) with the abundance of D. birchii in wild populations at the same sites along mountain gradients (where other species were also present), to test whether interactions among species affect responses to climate change.

The puzzling finding comes on the heels of other studies linking fungicides to declines in honey bee and wild bee populations.

While we all hope and work towards keeping the snow leopard alive in the wild zoo populations also have their role in helping to educate the public about conservation of this and other endangered animals.

The research presented in this video aims at understanding the cultures of wild chimpanzee populations in several African countries and how they differ from each other.

Arizona authorities have long opposed the release of captive wolf families into the wild, even though that is the most reliable means of bringing in more genetically diverse animals to ensure the survival of the wild population; currently, nearly all the wolves are related to each other as if they were siblings.

We have strict criteria that our wild harvesters must adhere to in order to preserve plant populations and other harvest protocols.

Even if this estimate is too low because companion animals other than dogs and cats are not included in the estimate or because the fraction of needy companion animals is higher in areas with fewer resources, a revised estimate would still probably be quite low compared to the populations of farm and wild animals.

In the wild, rabbits stay trim, fit and healthy because they are surrounded by the foods they evolved to eat — rabbit populations thrive in areas that are full of hay, grasses, and other plants that help them reproduce successfully.

But there's a long list of other pests he's flat out trying to control; wild populations of goats, feral peacocks, rabbits, and the massive samba deer.

By participating in TNR and teaching others its benefits, cat people not only help control the free - roaming cat population, but helps prevents future kittens born into the wild from imminent danger or death.

The island also supports a large population of feral pigs, which are no doubt responsible for the decline in sightings of pumilus in the wild by Nature Conservancy personnel and others.

Genetics - based approaches seek to harness the natural genetic variation that exists in wild - populations to restore damaged natural systems and mitigate climate and other global change impacts.

Populations of wild bees and other pollinating species, including butterflies and moths, birds and bats, are being pushed to extinction at startling rates.

For species in the wild, dwindling populations mean less chance of a love connection, while animals in captivity deal with infertility, performance anxiety, and other mating problems.

While local populations may rely on the flesh of gorillas and other wild animals for subsistence, bushmeat also has been exploited for commercial purposes through illegal hunting.

Combined with the only other remaining wild population of mountain gorillas, in Bwindi park in Uganga, the total number of gorillas not in captivity today stands at 786.

Researchers confirmed that other gonococci strains were able to take up the ceftriaxone - resistance gene, showing its potential to spread in the wild population.