Science / Tags / Populations

SCIENCE / NEWS Wed Jun 11, 2008 @ 8:23am neoform

BBC News -- A new genetic family tree of the UK's birds may help predict which will see their populations decline in future. The family tree - or phylogenetic map - shows how closely species are related. The scientist who compiled it, Gavin Thomas, found that p.. Read More

SCIENCE / NEWS Fri May 16, 2008 @ 8:19am neoform

BBC News -- Between a quarter and a third of the world's wildlife has been lost since 1970, according to data compiled by the Zoological Society of London. Populations of land-based species fell by 25%, marine by 28% and freshwater by 29%, it says. Humans are w.. Read More

SCIENCE / NEWS Mon Apr 21, 2008 @ 8:23am neoform

BBC News -- Many tigers held in captivity have "pure-bred ancestry" and could play a key role in the survival of diminishing wild populations, a study suggests. A team using a new method for assessing the genetic ancestry of tigers found that a number of "generic".. Read More

SCIENCE / NEWS Wed Jun 6, 2007 @ 3:29pm neoform

BBC News -- A rise in poaching has put some rhino populations at risk of extinction. The wildlife trade organisation Traffic has documented a five-fold increase in the volume of rhino horn entering the illegal market between 2000 and 2005. The populations most.. Read More