Wild wolves 'good for ecosystems'
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The reintroduction of wild wolves into the Scottish Highlands is likely to benefit the area's ecosystem, a study concludes.
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Greater protection to great white sharks and other big fish are among successes to emerge from the world species summit.
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It hardly seems fair, but water creatures nimble enough to avoid being gobbled up by predators might harm their species more than help, new research suggests.
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Experts said the study provided a glimmer of optimism in the face of bleak scientific assessments of the vulnerability of ecosystems.
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Two decades after an explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant sent clouds of radioactive particles drifting over the fields near her home, Maria Urupa says the wilderness is encroaching. Packs of wolves have eaten two of her dogs, the 73-year-old says, and wild boar trample through her cornfield. And she says fox, rabbits and snakes infest the meadows near her tumbledown cottage.
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Being the biggest dog might pay off at feeding time, but species that grow too large are likely to be be more vulnerable to extinction, new research suggests.
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By ANDREW FORGRAVE Rural Affairs Editor  A WELSH wildlife charity is to launch its biggest ever conservation scheme to protect upland landscapes and communities.
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Officials in three states have said they will to allow hunting&#8212;which could reduce wolf numbers back to dire levels&#8212;if the creatures lose their protected status.
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Science & environment: Converting rainforests, peatlands and grasslands for biofuels can increase CO2 emissions, scientists find
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Heathland species are in danger of extinction because of the poor condition of their habitat, conservationists warn.
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By Matt Christensen, The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho  Jan. 30--TWIN FALLS -- The Endangered Species Act's list of vulnerable plants and animals soon will become one species shorter when wolves are pulled from the register in about a month.
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For campers at Isle Royale National Park, sighting a gray wolf is a rare and thrilling experience. At least, it has been. But some wolves have gotten a bit too familiar this summer, wandering into camping areas and showing little of their customary fear of people.
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Heathland species are in danger of extinction because of poor habitat, conservationists warn.
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BANGKOK - The future looked brighter for leaf-tailed geckos and great white sharks after a UN meeting on trade in wild plants and animals.
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Householders can halt the decline of many birds by making their gardens more wildlife-friendly, a charity urges.
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THE future of the world&#39;s large wild mammals is threatened by pressures similar to those that caused the extinction of two-thirds of such species at the end of the most recent Ice Age.
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Tiny channels in the Arctic ice support creatures that play a crucial role in climate-affected ecosystems.