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Bright spots in a harsh desert: Life in the Great Gobi - Snow Leopard Trust Website

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"I have been managing the camera work at the LTES program in Mongolia and it has been so exciting to see our knowledge grow over the years. We really have to climb to reach the spots where snow leopards roam, but I know it will be worth it when we see them on the screen!" – Pujii, Research Manager It has been at least a decade since Snow Leopard Trust has conducted research on snow leopard populations in the area, so, despite all the preparatory work and research-based assumptions, our field team was not sure that our new cameras would find a snow leopard in the Great Gobi A Strictly Protected Area . The reserve, one of the largest in the world, certainly may not seem to be brimming with life upon first observation, and we knew the area to be low-occupancy at best for snow leopards based on recent surveys. But we remained hopeful nonetheless and were excited to add this new location to the PAWS initiative.  This extremely arid desert receives little rain and yearly t...

Crucial insight into how Ebola virus evades our immune defenses - Californianewstimes.com

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Scanning electron micrograph of Ebola virus budding from cells (African green monkey kidney epithelial cell line). Credit: NIAID Researchers at Monash University in Australia have discovered an important way for the Ebola virus, one of the world's most deadly pathogens, to evade the immune system. Understanding this process has resulted in more than 11,000 deaths in West Africa between 2014 and 2016, with mortality rates of 25% to 90% in past outbreaks, antiviral therapy for the disease. Provides new potential targets for future development of. The outbreak of Ebola, with very limited treatment options, occurred earlier this year in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Like viruses such as Hendra virus and rabies virus, Ebola is transmitted from animals to humans, and bats are considered to be the natural host. A research team led by Dr. Gregory Moseley and Dr. Angela Harrison of the Institute for Biomedical Discovery, Monash University, is working with researc...

Trapped cow rescued from ditch with a sling in Cumbria after getting stuck in dirt and mud - Lancs Live

Firefighters had to be called after a cow became stuck in a drainage culvert on the Solway coast. Multiple crews, including Carlisle West, Wigton and Workington attended the callout just before midnight yesterday (June 22). On arrival, crews found the cow had become stuck and looked to have been there some time. The cow was now weak, despite the effort of local residents trying to keep its head out of the water, giving it grass and water for energy More: Ambulance crew forced to walk one mile to patient due to road blocked by parked cars Large animal rescue technicians were able to get slings around the cow and after digging out of the side of the culvert to create a ramp, crews managed to safely drag the cow up the ramp and onto solid ground where a local vet checked the animal and was able to pump vital salts, minerals and water into it. The cow became week after being stuck for some time (Image: Carlisle West Fire Station) The cow soon came to, sitting up and ev...

Infection Surveillance Solutions Market – Healthcare-acquired infections: prevention strategies, Market Size & Trends 2021 – expected to reach US$ 1,177.7 Mn With CAGR of 13.9% by 2027 | Coherent Market Insights - Medgadget

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SEATTLE, June 04, 2021, (MEDGADGET) — Infection surveillance solutions are the programs, which helps in effective management of the Healthcare-acquired Infections (HAIs) in healthcare facilities. Pneumonia, gastrointestinal illness, urinary tract infections, primary bloodstream infections, and infection related to some surgery are few major HAIs. High incidences of HAIs is the major concern for government across the globe, and hence, various governments have outlined policies to effectively manage and reduce incidences of HAIs. For instance, in 1994, Public Health Agency of Canada's Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (CCDIC) and the National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) collaborated and launched Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program (CNISP) in Canada. Get Sample PDF Brochure with Impact of COVID19: https://www.coherentmarketinsights.com/insight/request-pdf/1699 The objective of CNISP was to control the healthcare-associated infections (HAI...

Deforestation of endangered wildlife habitat continues to surge in southern Myanmar - Mongabay.com

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The Tanintharyi region of Myanmar is home to unique and endangered species, but its forests are being cleared. Tanintharyi's Kawthoung district lost 14% of its primary forest between 2002 and 2020. New satellite data show deforestation activity spiking in many parts of Kawthoung, including in some of the last known habitat of critically endangered Gurney's pittas. Tanintharyi, Myanmar's portion of the spit of land that splits the Gulf of Thailand from the Andaman Sea, is still swathed in old growth rainforest home to a unique medley of animals and plants – some of which are endangered and found nowhere else on the planet. But this forest is disappearing, and satellite data show deforestation appears to be accelerating in several parts of region. One of these areas is Kawthoung, the district that comprises Tanintharyi's southern extremity. Here live Malay tapirs ( Tapirus indicus ) and lar gibbons ( Hylobates lar ), geckos only recently discovered by scientists...

Residential school remains could reveal how 215 children lived — and died, experts say - National Post

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Breadcrumb Trail Links News National Health Canadian Politics Canada A team might be able to identify — just from bones — the signs of disease like tuberculosis, evidence of abuse or malnutrition. DNA would provide more information Author of the article: Tom Blackwell Publishing date: Jun 02, 2021  •  June 2, 2021  •  5 minute read  •  63 Comments An historic photograph of the Kamloops Indian Residential School, the largest of Canada's 130 residential schools. Ground-penetrating radar has found 215 unmarked graves on the former school property. Photo by NATIONAL CENTRE FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION Article content Dr. Michael Pollanen has helped investigate the graves of missing people in a grim catalogue of past and present conflict zones, from Cambodia to Iraq and the Central African Republic. But Ontario's chief forensic pathologist never thought that such a project — where remains are unearthed and probed for clues to their identity a...

Biden administration moves to bring back endangered species protections undone under Trump - The Washington Post

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Although the animal is listed as endangered and protected from harvest, it's still impacted by deadly contact with humans through boat strikes and becoming entangled in fishing nets. Not all those incidents are lethal, but, according to research published in Current Biology, it has led to a startling finding. Right whales are getting smaller.

Westlake woman issues warning after dog attacked by deer in her yard - WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland

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WESTLAKE, Ohio (WJW) — A Westlake woman is warning pet owners to be very careful after a deer attacked her dog right on their back deck. Joan Ford says she was letting her 12-year-old Golden Retriever rescue named Gracie out to use the bathroom around 11 p.m. Tuesday when she saw the deer in her Sperrys Forge Trail yard. Portage APL investigating after dog tossed from car At first it looked like Gracie was making a new friend and it seemed "so sweet," Ford explained. "So I grabbed my camera," she added. But just as she began recording video the deer lunged and began stomping Gracie. "All the sudden the deer jumps up on the deck and attacks her," said Ford. "I thought for sure her back was broken, she was just flat out." Gracie was shaken up, but luckily not seriously hurt. Ford posted the experience online to warn others and learned of other similar deer attacks occurring on the west side. "It's a serious problem,...

Newly sequenced genome of extinct giant lemur sheds light on animal's biology - Science Daily

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Using an unusually well-preserved subfossil jawbone, a team of researchers -- led by Penn State and with a multi-national team of collaborators including scientists from the Université d'Antananarivo in Madagascar -- has sequenced for the first time the nuclear genome of the koala lemur (Megaladapis edwardsi), one of the largest of the 17 or so giant lemur species that went extinct on the island of Madagascar between about 500 and 2,000 years ago. The findings reveal new information about this animal's position on the primate family tree and how it interacted with its environment, which could help in understanding the impacts of past lemur extinctions on Madagascar's ecosystems. "More than 100 species of lemurs live on Madagascar today, but in recent history, the diversity of these animals was even greater," said George Perry, associate professor of anthropology and biology, Penn State. "From skeletal remains and radiocarbon dating, we know that at least 17...

8 red wolves released into wild provide hope for critically endangered species - National Geographic

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The world's only wild population of red wolves just got eight more members. Four adult red wolves and four captive-born pups were released into a wildlife refuge in eastern North Carolina, raising hopes that this unique species can be pulled back from the brink of extinction—for the second time. Red wolves are a critically endangered species, found nowhere else in the world but North Carolina, and their range includes two wildlife refuges and a patchwork of federal, state, and private lands. The total wild population is now estimated at around 20 to 25 animals, counting the eight animals just released. The release of these eight red wolves was mandated by a court order. The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), on behalf of several conservation groups, sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in fall 2020 over its failure to release more red wolves into the wild. The SELC argued that the lack of action was a violation of the Endangered Species Act. In January, a U.S. Distric...

How to treat mosquito bites - Chicago Tribune

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While most mosquito bites cause nothing more than irritation, itching and the formation of a mound or bump on the skin, it's important to note that mosquitoes are capable of carrying disease. You should contact a doctor if you experience any additional symptoms like an allergic reaction, hives, trouble breathing or a swollen throat. If not, you should easily be able to treat a mosquito bite at home.

Weekly pig outlook — June 24: US lean hog futures continue steep downdraft - The Pig Site

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Technically, the lean hog futures market is now well oversold on a short-term basis and due for a good corrective bounce to the upside. Fundamentally, worries about slowing demand and rising supplies have the bears in control. The market was awaiting Thursday afternoon's USDA's Quarterly Hogs & Pigs Report that was expected to show a 2.3% year-over-year decline in the US hog herd as of June 1. July lean hogs are at a very wide discount to the CME lean hog index. The two need to merge by expiration in two weeks. USDA's monthly Cold Storage Report Tuesday was deemed bearish. USDA estimated U.S. frozen pork stockpiles as of May 31 at 461.1 million pounds, down 1.5% from a year earlier but up 0.9% from the end of April, suggesting a slowdown in U.S. pork exports. Latest USDA and other news regarding the global pork industry U.S. pork export sales slip a bit in latest week USDA Thursday reported U.S. pork net sales of 28,600 MT for 2021 were down 2 percent from the...