In order to protect rhino populations, some South African reserves have turned to dehorning as an anti-poaching tactic. explores the impacts of this practice in the new Conservation Physiology in Action article: https://t.co/fHTewGTalV

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North Africans eventually became Roman citizens and Greeks colonized parts of North Africa like Libya & Egypt long before Romans stepped foot there, but in Europe itself the populations were overwhelmingly indigenous European. Sub-Saharans like Ethiopians were a tiny minority.

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Many fossil mandibles and maxillae of Homo have multiple mental or infraorbital foramina. This happens when the nerves or vessels branch more deeply within the bone, instead of in the superficial tissue. It's not clear why this was more common in some past populations.

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"COVID-19 exposed significant challenges & disparities in how information is shared... Here, science fiction and comic-book culture are used to reach diverse populations..."

Check out Mika Futz's work in our latest issue:
https://t.co/XRpZ60O6oh

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The extraterrestrial disease in Lydia's world ruined farming which put people in isolated cities on the brink of famine. So cities started to look for other ways to feed their populations.

That's just an idea. Probably will change it later.

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Hairy Nosed Otter (Lutra sumatrana) is an endangered species in the South East Asia believed to be extinct in 1998 however small populations were found since then. This otter has a distinctive hairy nose while most mammal noses are moist and naked.

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Though we don't have (yet) penguins, you'll have the chance to hire nice puffins in our casino.

But beware, they are not the same species! Support penguins! 2/3 of listed species have declining populations.

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Today marks 106 years since the start of the the systematic murder and ethnic cleansing of over half of the Armenian, Assyrian, Greek and other minority populations of the Ottoman Empire from 1915.

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Happy birds are one of our most vulnerable populations and we should save them through efforts! Like turning out our lights and opposing large glass buildings that cause bird strike deaths each year!

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All these portraits I've painted feature species with declining populations (source: IUCN Red List), and there are so many more that I haven't

Awareness is half the battle. These are not small issues, but we can all make a small difference 🌏💚

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Ezo Brown Bear

Average Lifespan in the Wild: 30 years
Romanised Name: Ezo Higuma
Japanese Name: エゾヒグマ
Distribution: Hokkaidō
Also known as: Hokkaidō Brown Bear
Scientific Name: Ursus arctos yesoensis
Conservation Status: Local Populations Threatened
Diet: Omnivore

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(Day 1: Ecology):
are insectivores, feeding mainly on ants & termites, possibly helping to regulate ant/termite populations. They also enhance diff soil processes- nutrient cycling & aeration when they excavate burrows.

Retweet! Art:

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This is an illustration of a (Xiphias gladius).
In the populations have steeply declined by 70% since the1980s due to

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But in the last few decades, they’ve been going extinct. The four I've chosen for my print have already gone, among hundreds of others.

Not everyone is a fan of these little critters but they do a huge job keeping insect populations under control, inc malaria-carrying mozzies.

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23 mars : Ce que voler change - https://t.co/1XprAXsgyE Protéger l'environnement en observant les populations aviaires

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Retracer l’histoire de la production et de l’utilisation du lait à travers le temps et l’espace https://t.co/VgKXhGXxbz en étudiant les restes des animaux domestiqués par ces populations et les traces chimiques laissées par le lait dans les objets utilisés.

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Parallel inference of hierarchical latent dynamics in two-photon calcium imaging of neuronal populations
https://t.co/dHxT2vL28a

VaLPACa looks pretty sweet

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This month I’m donating 10% from every sale to Songbird Survival - a brilliant UK org who are funding research into the decline of the UK’s songbirds and helping to increase their populations! https://t.co/8h6smdK7Ju

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Northern Cardinal may stick together year-round but they are not necessarily monogamous. A DNA test of two populations revealed that 9-35% of nestlings were not fathered by the female’s mate. The Northern Cardinal was made the state bird of Ohio in 1933

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Hedgehog populations all over the world have been flourishing, especially near places with high amounts of silver.
To find out why, Google "Silver the hedgehog inflation".

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