Researchers in the US are working with dolphins in an effort to work out why closely related whale species in the wild strand themselves on land. The team, from the University of California Santa Cruz, carried out experiments to measure the effect on the animals of human-made noise, something that has been implicated in mass […]
Once native to the lush rainforests of Brazil, two species of rare and endangered macaws have now nestled in Singapore. Working with Brazilian authorities, the Jurong Bird Park aims to revive numbers for the dying Spix’s and Lear’s macaws. Produced by Heather Chen, Aimran Supardi and Muhammad Fahmi. Source link Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn
Media captionPrincess Anne on Radio 4’s Farming Today: “Not very many downsides” to gene technology Princess Anne has said genetically-modified crops have important benefits for providing food and she would be open to growing them on her own land. She told BBC Radio 4’s Farming Today “we have to accept” the process could help production […]
