The tiny scabies mite burrows beneath the skin of many animals, including Australia’s bare-nosed wombat.
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Ten years of data from Australia’s comprehensive national flying-fox monitoring program reveals the grey-headed flying fox (fruit bat) population is stable. It’s good news for this threatened species.
The presence of a vulnerable species in Ekor Waterfalls, Nigeria, is a signal that the area could support other rare or threatened species.
Sharks grow slowly and produce few young compared to bony fishes. In many cases, this means that their populations are fished out faster than can be replenished if not well managed.
New science shows that estimates of the African lion numbers are underpinned by weak methods. But several new studies from Kenya and Uganda show that lions can be counted robustly.
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Research Fellow at the Centre for Planetary Health and Resilient Conservation Group, Griffith University
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Marine Biologist, South African National Parks (SANParks); Honorary Research Associate, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
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Research Scientist, Field Ecology, CSIRO
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Principal Scientist in Ecology, CSIRO
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Professor, Obafemi Awolowo University
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Professor and Chair, Southwestern Environmental Science and Policy, Northern Arizona University
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Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct associate and ecological research scientist, University of Sydney
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Amsterdam
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Experimental Scientist in Ecology, CSIRO
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Senior Research Scientist in quantitative ecology, CSIRO
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Associate Professor, Animal Anatomy and Physiology, Charles Sturt University
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Associate Professor in Biology, Zoology and Animal Science, Western Sydney University
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PhD Candidate, Animal Science, Western Sydney University