Could new populations of seals and porpoises attract the descendants of some of the large shark species that were thriving in this region 4-5 million years ago?
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Chernobyl’s exclusion zone has become one of Europe’s biggest nature reserves.
When it comes to animals they love, many owners have ‘weight blindness’.
Animals won’t always express pain in the way we expect.
The accusations you might have heard about nonnative honey bees aren’t backed up by evidence. In fact, there are plenty of ways bees make the world a better place.
Cities breed smart wildlife because it takes savvy to survive there.
Did Earth’s major diversification event really happen in one sudden explosion? Our fossil discovery suggests not.
The now extinct worm-like animal first lost paired eyes, then re-evolved them.
Biologists think tropical animals can’t really adapt when the environment changes – a new study challenges that view.
Animals evolved to life on land in several separate waves.
Researchers have discovered raccoons to be intrinsically motivated to solve multiple puzzles, even without a food reward.
Many aspects of animals that people find beautiful evolved to be attractive to the animals themselves. A new study hints at a common aspect of perception that dates back hundreds of millions of years.
Scientists are studying the phenomenon of animals behaving strangely before earthquakes.
Joint research conducted by INRS and the Abitibiwinni First Nation shows how traces of DNA in the snow make it possible to track wildlife without disturbing it.
Millions of hedgehogs die as they cross the roads, but a discovery is paving the way for a warning that might stop them crossing at dangerous times.
It’s not just wildlife that gets killed. Cats come off worse in road traffic accidents and fights when they roam.
Many wild animals die when well meaning locals and tourists set them free.
Wild animals and pets are covered by different legal frameworks.
For a starfish, most of life is literally a blur.
The turn to CGI has sidelined many of the dogs, bears and horses of yesteryear. But ethical questions aside, there’s still some magic in filming and seeing the real thing.
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Principal Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation, Nottingham Trent University
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Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor, Management and Organizational Studies, Huron University College and Coordinator of Animal Ethics and Sustainability Leadership, Western University
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Associate Professor, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, Adelaide University
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Lecturer in Animal Behaviour and Welfare, School of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast
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Senior Lecturer in Zoology, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Professor of Zoo Animal Welfare & Legislation, Nottingham Trent University
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