By Herp News In a surprise announcement, British oil company Soco International has said it will suspend exploratory operations in Virunga National Park, home to half the world’s Critically Endangered mountain gorillas as well as thousands of other species. The announcement follows several years of campaigning from conservation groups led by WWF. Go to Source […]
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Jun 11
Jun 11
Oil overthrow: Soco to suspend operations in Virunga National Park after sustained campaign by WWF
By Herp News In a surprise announcement, British oil company Soco International has said it will suspend exploratory operations in Virunga National Park, home to half the world’s Critically Endangered mountain gorillas as well as thousands of other species. The announcement follows several years of campaigning from conservation groups led by WWF. Go to Source […]
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PhD students ‘thrilled’ to rediscover mammal missing for 124 years
By Herp News In 1890 Lamberto Loria collected 45 specimens—all female—of a small bat from the wilds of Papua New Guinea. Nearly 25 years later, in 1914, the species was finally described and named by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas, who dubbed it the New Guinea big-eared bat (Pharotis imogene) after its massive ears. But no […]
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PhD students ‘thrilled’ to rediscover mammal missing for 124 years
By Herp News In 1890 Lamberto Loria collected 45 specimens—all female—of a small bat from the wilds of Papua New Guinea. Nearly 25 years later, in 1914, the species was finally described and named by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas, who dubbed it the New Guinea big-eared bat (Pharotis imogene) after its massive ears. But no […]
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The contradictions of saving the native species of the Galapagos
Can the native species of the ecological treasure that is the Galapagos really be protected from invasive species? Laura Santoso of the California Institute of Technology takes a thoughtful, in-depth look at the issues and conflicting interests in Wired Science: Even with unlimited cash, it seems impossible to eradicate certain intruders without also harming native […]
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