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Researchers say polar bears are victims in public war of words

Polar bears and Inuit communities have become victims in the public war of words on climate change and wildlife conservation, according to researchers from Britain and Canada.

University of Exeter geographer Dr Martina Tyrrell and Dr Doug Clark from the University of Saskatchewan’s School of Environment and Sustainability examined the fallout from a media campaign in the run-up to the March 2013 proposal to severely limit or prohibit trade in polar bears under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). (more…)

Saving Wildlife with Forensic Genetics

By Guest PostMay 30, 2011Nature, Scienceashwin naidu, bones, carcasses, DNA, dna barcode, dream, forensic genetics techniques, gene pool, genetic diversity, habitat fragmentation, habitat loss, hair, naidu, populations of wild species, unique genetic fingerprint, university of arizona, urbanization, wild animals, wildlife conservation, wildlife crime, wildlife forensic genetics

*Using forensic genetics techniques, the UA’s Conservation Genetics Lab is working to protect wild animals and catch the criminals in cases of wildlife crime.*

Wildlife face many threats with spreading urbanization, including habitat loss and inbreeding when populations become fragmented and isolated. It doesn’t help that there is a billion-dollar international industry dedicated to the illegal trafficking of wild animals or wild animal parts.

The Conservation Genetics Lab at the University of Arizona is working to conserve and protect wild animals around the world. (more…)

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Researchers say polar bears are victims in public war of words

Saving Wildlife with Forensic Genetics