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2024-10-23 @ 11.12.57 ∈ In English

Reducing moose numbers could help protect Canadian caribou populations from wolf predation
To protect caribou, wildlife managers have reduced wolf numbers in some caribou ranges, but this may cause moose populations to grow, resulting in a wolf rebound.
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2024-10-12 @ 16.44.26 ∈ In English

Full moon hazard: 50% rise in wildlife vehicle collisions during moonlit nights
10 years of collision data in Texas [was used] to compare full-moon nights with new-moon nights and their corresponding wildlife-vehicle collisions. Non-wildlife collisions in the same time periods showed no significant differences. […] Previous studies conducted worldwide [have found similar collision trends].
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2024-10-12 @ 15.42.02 ∈ In English

Weather Forecasting Is Deadly for Marine Wildlife | Hakai Magazine
Latex balloons designed to collect high-altitude data become a threat to marine animals after they burst—though the scale of their impact remains unknown.
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2024-10-10 @ 11.13.23 ∈ In English

The 2024 Living Planet Index reports a 73% average decline in wildlife populations — what’s changed since the last report?
A guide to understanding the Living Planet Index and what it does and doesn’t mean.
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2024-09-25 @ 12.32.15 ∈ In English

Scientists studying impact of painting wind turbine blade black to reduce bird collisions
The study aims to determine the effect of painted blades on reducing fatality rates among eagles, other birds, and bats. Researchers hypothesize that the black-painted blades will disrupt the visual uniformity of the airspace, making the turbines more noticeable to birds and prompting avoidance behavior.
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2024-08-27 @ 14.29.02 ∈ Suomeksi

Tunturihaukka pesi ensimmäistä kertaa keinopesään Pohjois-Lapissa
Keinopesien tavoitteena auttaa tunturihaukkaa lisääntymään laajemmalla alueella. Pesään syntyi kolme poikasta.
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2024-08-26 @ 9.34.43 ∈ In English

European Commission (@EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu)
The Iberian Lynx has made a remarkable recovery, moving from “Endangered” to “Vulnerable” on the IUCN Red List. […] From only 94 individuals in 2002, the population has grown to over 1,000 due to concerted efforts in habitat restoration, prey availability improvement, and breeding programs.
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2024-08-21 @ 21.24.21 ∈ Suomeksi

Vesilintujen määrä romahti Suomessa – erityisesti yksi laji on häviämisen partaalla
Erityisen pahasti kehitys on osunut punasotkaan, [jonka] kanta on laskenut yli 95 prosenttia 40 vuoden tarkastelujakson aikana. […] Muista lajeista esimerkiksi tukkasotkan ja jouhisorsan kanta on laskenut 75 prosentilla[.]
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2024-08-21 @ 21.01.19 ∈ Suomeksi

Poliisi tutkii törkeää luonnonsuojelurikosta Suomussalmella
Metsähallituksen poliisille tekemän ilmoituksen mukaan Hukkajoessa on kuollut arviolta jopa tuhansia jokihelmisimpukoita, kun joen yli on ajettu metsätyökoneilla. Jokihelmisimpukka eli raakku on uhanalainen laji.
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2024-04-02 @ 11.07.11 ∈ In English

Saving a Sea Monkey Sanctuary | Hakai Magazine
If Great Salt Lake were to disappear, an annual five million tonnes of farmed fish and shrimp could disappear with it. That’s roughly equal to the wild seafood the United States and Canada combined manage to catch in a year.