Canine distemper (CDV), a deadly virus which affects the nervous system in dogs, has been confirmed in several Amur tigers.
Monday, June 10, 2013 at 3:27PM | tagged asia, big cats, canine distemper, environment, indonesia, nature, science, tigers, wildlife conservation | in Science Club 
“Each bowerbird has his own exquisite taste in decorations; some prefer neat arrangements of blue and purple flowers while others enjoy the classic minimalism of dark seeds and glass”, researchers report. It’s the nests of the bowerbirds that the species use to attract mates – an action that perhaps we can learn something from.
Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 10:39AM | tagged Italo Marzotto, birds, frontier, wildlife conservation 
This week our Cambodia Forest team had close encounters with two species that have not previously been sighted in the area. The first was one of the worlds most endangered primates the pileated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus). The second was a binturong (Artictis binturong), which is a species of civet. Both species are native to south East Asia and inhabit tropical forests ranging throughout Indo-China.
Thursday, August 9, 2012 at 3:04PM | tagged New sightings, cambodia, wildlife conservation | in Science Club 
There are approximately 1,700,000 species currently known to science, and rates of species discoveries are elevating as a result of the availability of heightened scientific techniques. Scientists have this week discovered a new gecko species located on the Admirality Islands, Papua New-Guinea, and further assessment of this specimen will provide novel scientific knowledge.
Sarah the cheetah recently broke world records when she sprinted the 100 meter dash in just 5.95 seconds, effectively making Usain Bolt’s world record of 9.58 seconds seem like your everyday stroll in the park. The 11 year-old cheetah was radar-timed running up to 98 km/h at the Cincinnati Zoo, America, where she ran on a USA Track & Field-certified course. Sarah’s sprint was the fasted timed 100 meter dash ever run by any living creature on our planet.
Friday, August 3, 2012 at 12:42PM | tagged 100 meter dash, cheetah, cheetah conservation, speed, wildlife conservation, world records | in Science Club
Prominent conservation bodies from around the world assembled for a workshop this month, in a bid to critically assess the state of the world’s lemur populations. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission recently demonstrated the need for urgent action, in a bid to reverse extinction rates of the world’s most endangered primate group.
Monday, July 30, 2012 at 2:23PM | tagged Lemurs, endangered primates, wildlife conservation | in Science Club 
A monkey believed to be extinct has been rediscovered in the Borneo rainforest after having thought to have been wiped out since 2004. The rare and elusive Miller’s Grizzled Langur (Presbytis hosei canicrus) was found alive by a group of international scientists on a new expedition. It is one of the rarest and least known primates in the world, with a distinctive dark face and white, Dracula-like ‘collar’ of fur.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at 12:00PM | tagged Miller's Grizzled Langur, borneo, endangered primates, extinct, wildlife conservation | in Science Club 
English badgers (Meles meles) are under threat as the High Court are currently deciding whether to allow two pilot badger culls to go ahead in the South West of England. This would result in the shooting of thousands of badgers in pursuit of reducing bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB).
Monday, July 9, 2012 at 2:27PM | tagged animal culling, badger, badger cull, wildlife conservation | in Science Club 
In an act that signals a hopeful end to the illegal wildlife trade, Gabon burned its government-held stockpile of ivory this week. The act shows full commitment to combating poaching and the country’s illegal wildlife trade in a year where other African nations have noted record levels of elephant hunting.
Friday, June 29, 2012 at 12:03PM | tagged Gabon, Illegal trade, africa, conservation, elephants, ivory, poaching, wildlife conservation | in Science Club 
A recent study in Sweden shows that carnivorous plants are eating fewer bugs because they are already ‘full’ with nitrogen pollution. The study claims that this may not be a good thing for the plants. Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for all plants and carnivorous species, which have evolved to live in nitrogen-poor environments, usually supplement nitrogen by eating insects.
Friday, June 22, 2012 at 10:20AM | tagged Carnivorous plants, nitrogen pollution, wildlife conservation | in Science Club 
