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Taiwan rushes to contain sudden cane toad invasion

Straits Times 06 Dec 2021
NANTOU COUNTY, TAIWAN (AFP) - Toads are a symbol of prosperity and good fortune in Taiwan, but the unexpected discovery of an invasive species has officials and environmentalists scrambling to contain their spread ... Cane toads are a dangerous invasive species for three key reasons.
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Climate change kills seabirds

The Roanoke Times 06 Dec 2021
And tern species that live off New England have died during increasing rain and hailstorms scientists link to climate change. Some species, including endangered roseate terns, also can’t fledge chicks because more frequent severe weather kills their young, said Linda Welch, a biologist with the U.S.
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Hunters face ban on bringing home souvenirs

The Times/The Sunday Times 06 Dec 2021
Trophy hunting imports from endangered species will be banned, the government will confirm this week.
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LANL scientist aids hunt for cancer cure

Albuquerque Journal 06 Dec 2021
species called an ascidian, known as a “sea squirt.” The species is common to the Antarctic waters of the Anvers Island archipelago, LANL said in a news release ... “This type of sea squirt species is prevalent in a very thin slice, depth profile wise of this area of the Antarctic,” Chain said.
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Social entrepreneur’s mission of preserving Philippine cinnamon also benefits farmers

Manila Bulletin 06 Dec 2021
Cinnamon is a spice that comes from the inner bark of several tree species from the genus Cinnamomum ... November Canieso-Yeo, a social entrepreneur based in Bacolod, finds this practice unnecessary since there are 19 endemic species of Philippine cinnamon ... She also discovered the species to be endangered.
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11th Pakistan Mountain Festival: Nature lovers enjoy hiking at Trail-V despite rain

The News International 06 Dec 2021
Islamabad. More than one hundred university students and nature lovers participated in the hiking and clean-up drive at Margalla Hills Trail-V despite inclement weather ... And under the foothills of the Himalayas ... Combined MHNP is home to around 600 plant species, 402 bird varieties, 38 mammals, and 27 species of reptiles ... .
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MORRIS: Celebrate God's gifts of beauty

Henry Herald 06 Dec 2021
NEW ENGLAND ASTER. Aster novae-angliae. As noted earlier articles, asters have nearly 500 genera in the United States ... Wilbur and Marion Duncan, in their book "Wildflowers of the Eastern United States," published by University of Georgia Press (1999), identify 25 species in Georgia ... 26, Vol ... Several species of asters have leaves that are much broader ... .
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Nature lovers participate in hiking, clean-up drive

Dawn 06 Dec 2021
ISLAMABAD. More than 100 university students and nature lovers on Sunday participated in a hiking and cleanup drive on Margalla Hills Trail-5 despite an inclement weather ... Tilla Charouni with a height of 1,604 metres is the tallest peak in the park ... MHNP is home to around 600 plant species, 402 bird varieties, 38 mammals and 27 species of reptiles ... .
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Boris Johnson promised he'd ban the import of sickening hunting trophies. This week he MUST ...

The Daily Mail 06 Dec 2021
Over the last 30 years, they have been commoditised to such a degree that a new, captive-bred species has in effect been created ... examining the management, breeding, hunting, trade and handling of lions as well as other species including elephants, leopards and rhinoceroses.
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Could Mushrooms Be the Key to Improving Immunity?

Mercola 06 Dec 2021
As noted in the Journal of Traditional and Complementary medicine, more than 14,000 species of mushrooms have been identified (it's believed that more than 140,000 exist), with more than 2,000 of them being edible and/or medicinal.12 ... Over 270 species of medicinal mushrooms are known to have immune enhancing properties, few examples include.
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Dive Team To Search For Marine Pests In The Coromandel Peninsula

Scoop 06 Dec 2021
... the presence and extent of marine pest species.
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Melting Arctic Ocean ice allows killer whales to move in, threatens ecosystem

CTV 06 Dec 2021
Melted sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has paved the way for killer whales to spend more time in these waters, but researchers worry that this could threaten species of prey in these areas, potentially throwing the ecosystem off balance ... .
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Sudden invasion by cane toads puts Taiwan on the defensive

Japan Times 06 Dec 2021
Toads are a symbol of prosperity and good fortune on the island, but the unexpected discovery of an invasive species has officials and environmentalists scrambling ... .
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New online database details rare bird species in Singapore

TheNewsHOOK 06 Dec 2021
New online database details rare bird species in Singapore ....
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