Articles Tagged “wild”
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Biodiversity Conservation: Zoos Urged to Breed Animals from Threatened Populations
Of around seven land vertebrate species whose survival in the wild is threatened one is also kept in captivity. These and other data on the protection of species in zoos and aquaria have now been…
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The oldest wild pear tree in the UK
Manufacturers of high speed railways in Britain have come across an old tree that was blocking the path of future rail routes. After initially wanted to cut it, a few engineers well-inspired, had the idea…
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Forty Years of Farmed Salmon … and One Genetic Mystery
It’s known that escaped fish from Norwegian salmon farms can interbreed with wild salmon, and thus must have changed the genetic and physical makeup of the country’s famed wild salmon stocks. But how much? Biologists…
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New Chemical Method For Distinguishing Between Farmed And Wild Salmon
Wild salmon and farmed salmon can now be distinguished from each other by a technique that examines the chemistry of their scales. Dr Clive Trueman, who is based at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton said:…
