Sentences with phrase «wild populations of»

Keep your eyes peeled for some of the 360 - plus species that have been recorded here, from orange - chinned parakeets and hummingbirds to one of Costa Rica's largest remaining wild populations of scarlet macaws.

To that end, the ban is probably a good thing to have in place, and I would argue that saving wild populations of such ecologically important creatures deserves whatever sacrifices businesses might need to make.

Should wild populations of threatened animals be protected from over harvesting, smuggling and cruel exploitation?

This is an enormous threat facing many wild populations of a variety of tailed amphibians and has not yet been solved.

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.

Although trapping is outlawed, loss of habitat and illegal trapping has greatly reduced wild populations of this species.

There are wild populations of cats everywhere and this post spotlights the organization that has been their voice for 25 years: Alley Cat Allies.

In addition to harboring diseases that affect humans, such as ringworm, distemper, toxoplasmosis, leptospirosis and rabies, infected pets have the potential to transmit diseases into wild populations of animals.

In the years since the release of Finding Nemo, there have been several attempts to demonstrate a so - called «Nemo effect» on wild populations of clownfish.

He is Director of Genetics at the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research and oversees research efforts in cell culture and cryobanking, cytogenetics, population genetics, conservation breeding, evolution and systematics, and applications of genomics technologies to conservation efforts for managed and wild populations of threatened and endangered species.

With increased genetic variability and a decreased susceptibility to Sylvatic Plague, the recovery effort may one day achieve the goal of sustainable wild populations of Black - footed Ferrets across their historic range.

Unfortunately, it is still not widely recognized that wild populations of many native bees are also in danger of collapse.

Many wild populations of animals and plants are profoundly threatened by exotic diseases — chytrid fungus in frogs, sylvatic plague in black - footed ferrets, Rapid Ohi'a Death in the keystone ohi'a trees of Hawaii, avian malaria in the forest birds of Hawaii.

I would argue it is now the only realistic way to maintain wild populations of some species.

Wild populations of cacao across the Americas may therefore be treasure troves of genetic variation, which could be bred into cultivated strains to make the latter more resistant to disease and climate change, and perhaps even create new flavors of chocolate.

«If we are to conserve remaining wild populations of elephants, we must close all markets because, under current levels of corruption, they can not be controlled in a way that does not provide opportunities for illegal ivory being laundered into legal markets,» said the paper's author, Elizabeth Bennett, WCS Vice President for Species Conservation.

To understand the social lives of these birds, the scientists observed wild populations of monk parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus), a small parrot, in Argentina and captive ones in Florida.

The recently described fungus, Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans, has caused a crash in wild populations of fire salamanders in the Netherlands.

It will also help the estate manage its wild population of Sika deer.

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.

Mauritius is home to a large wild population of long - tailed macaques, which are valued in research in part because they are free of certain simian viruses.

The best of the news items covers the critically endangered Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis), probably the rarest cat species on the planet, with a wild population of approximately 40 to 50 individuals.

«The purpose of this release is to increase the wild population of the Asian giant softshell turtle,» said Mr. Sun Yoeung, WCS's Asian Giant Softshell Turtle Conservation Project Coordinator.

I am currently focusing on female reproductive competition and on sexual conflict between males and females in a wild population of chacma baboon living in Namibia.

This application of interspecies cloning will also effectively enable the Recovery Team to increase the wild population of ferrets and conserve genetic diversity in an additive, rather than detracting, manner.

Dr. Rahm has a special interest in reptile medicine and during his senior year in veterinary school was able to participate in externships with two prominent reptile medicine specialists, where he was able to assist in treating various animals such as alligators, sea turtles, Burmese pythons, and snapping turtles, while also taking part in trap / neuter and release efforts with the wild population of iguanas in the Florida Keys.

JA And a new film The Great Silence (2014), centers on the world's largest radio telescope, located in Esperanza, Puerto Rico, home to the last remaining wild population of a critically endangered species of parrots.

A group representing several conservation organizations gathered eggs and released hatchlings back to the habitat; since then, a community protection program has been helping to increase the wild population of the turtles.

Lowest Genetic Diversity of Any Tiger Population By sampling DNA from the cat's droppings, the team determined that the genetic diversity among Amur Tigers is the lowest ever recorded for a wild population of tigers.

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.

Not exact matches

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.

AquaCo Farms has a grow - out facility designed to be one of the largest, most sought after and credible fish source for Pompano, with zero impact on the wild population.

Pictures and IMAX brings the work to rebuild the wild panda population to the Telus World of Science Edmonton.

They were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill its population with the sword, famine, and disease, and by the wild animals of the earth.

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.

In the neighboring principalities, according to his account, the population was made up of wild heathens.

Beginning the hunt in earnest in Tucson, we went to visit the Arizona - Sonora Desert Museum in order to familiarize ourselves with the environment and particular «habits» of the chiltepín (for example, its predilection towards association with hackberry and mesquite bushes) and to sample from the chiltepín population in the Wild Chile Botanical Area, located in Tumacacori Mountaints, right off of I - 17.

What are the relationships between different populations of wild chile peppers?

Declines in populations of pollinators now threaten both the yields of major food crops and the survival of wild plant species.

Maui Nui Venison, a sustainable operation based in Hawaii, harvests wild Axis Deer on the islands of Maui and Moloka'i to keep the invasive species populations under control, and through partners like Nicky USA, provides this truly wild protein to consumers.

«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.

The torture and murder last week of a top election official and the deportation of two foreign Odinga advisers have fuelled wild online conspiracy theories and «fake news» items consumed voraciously by Kenya's tech - savvy population.

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has welcomed Defra's decision to allow landowners to decide the priorities for the management of wild boar populations.

This success is coming against the backdrop of wild and unjustifiable allegations that persons in military uniforms have been going around secondary and primary schools forcefully injecting students with monkey pox vaccines with a view to reducing the population in the South - South and South - East.

«An unchecked wild turkey population, while a novelty when it started, does negatively affect the quality of life for residents of these affected areas.

After getting pushback from lawmakers and thousands of residents, state environmental officials are considering major changes to a management plan that called for the eradication of New York's wild mute swan population by 2025.

However, the heavy metal of which the highest concentration was found in the birds was lead: in 42.22 μg / dl (micrograms per decilitre) for wild populations, a figure significantly higher than the concentration of the metal in the individuals rescued.

A team of researchers from several Portuguese centres and the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) has analysed the presence of mercury, cadmium and lead in the blood of the 121 Griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) in Portugal and Catalonia, and compared the concentration between populations of wild Griffon vultures and the individuals that were admitted, in a weak state — due to malnutrition — and wounded, into rehabilitation centres.

The population of wild birds is subject to the dangers resulting from the presence of toxic elements in the environment.