Kategorie: Tierwelt
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Koalifying a Chlamydia Vaccine
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Lesedauer 3 MinutenKoalas face several threats from climate change to dog attacks and car collisions. They also face an ongoing battle with chlamydia. Wildlife disease management can include vaccine programs,…
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Pangolins and the Value of Wildlife Tagging Technology
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Lesedauer 3 MinutenWildlife tagging is a key tool in conservation, particularly for species that are more elusive and of greater critical status, like the pangolin. Yet advanced tagging technologies can…
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Is Plastic-Eating Bacteria the Solution to Plastic Waste?
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Lesedauer 3 MinutenIn 2001, a group of scientists in Japan discovered a bacteria called Ideonella Sakaiensis 201-F6 feasting upon polyethylene terephthalate (PET) deep within a landfill. Since their discovery, we…
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Challenges in Cheetah Conservation
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Lesedauer 3 MinutenDue to previous bottleneck events, cheetah conservation tactics include reproductive technologies, like IVF and captive breeding programs, to preserve their genetic variability. Can the fastest land animal outrun…
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Drones – Technology in Wildlife Research
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Lesedauer 5 MinutenDr. Israel Parker is a researcher and mammologist. He has been working at the Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute since 2012 and recently moved to Munich with his…