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‘In their backyard’: MCPS students study river ecology with science ed nonprofit

During a field trip on the banks of the Clark Fork River, Dalit Guscio asked a group of Missoula County Public School fifth-graders to get together for a photo. “Can you tell me what mayflies do?” Guscio, with nonprofit Ripple: The Center for Education and Ecosystem Studies, asked the

New baby anteater clings to mom at zoo

New baby anteater clings to mom at zoo

Pictures show a new baby anteater clinging to its mom's back at a British zoo. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland's (RZSS) Edinburgh Zoo has welcomed the curious new giant anteater pup. Born on Sunday, April 5, to parents Gizmo and Zeferino, the youngster has affectionately

'A lot of needs': Inside the Bozeman lab that might not survive the U.S. Forest Service overhaul

Justin Runyon still remembers flipping on his childhood porch lights to watch insects swarm the glow. “I’ve loved insects since as long as I can remember,” Runyon said. “I used to turn on the outside lights at our house, and get excited by large moths and beetles. I think

Orangutan uses canopy bridge to cross road in ‘world-first’

Orangutan uses canopy bridge to cross road in ‘world-first’

By Ben Barry Footage shows an orangutan using a canopy bridge to cross a road in North Sumatra. The video footage, which is a world-first conservation breakthrough, shows a critically endangered Sumatran orangutan using a canopy bridge to cross a public road in North Sumatra. The Lagan-Pagindar road

Orangutan uses Indonesia canopy bridge in 'world first': NGO

Orangutan uses Indonesia canopy bridge in 'world first': NGO

A Sumatran orangutan has been filmed for the first time crossing a man-made canopy bridge constructed to help the endangered animals bypass a tarred road on the Indonesian island, an NGO said Sunday. Conservation group Tangguh Hutan Khatulistiwa, in partnership with the UK-based charity Sumatra Orangutan Society (SOS)

30,000 of rarest insects released into national park

30,000 of rarest insects released into national park

By Elizabeth Hunter More than 30,000 of one of Britain’s rarest insects have been released into a national park. The bugs have been put into the Cairngorms Wildlife Park by conservationists from the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland. The pine hoverfly is one of Britain’s rarest insects

Inbreeding causing African elephants to be vulnerable to disease

Inbreeding causing African elephants to be vulnerable to disease

By Stephen Beech African elephants are increasingly vulnerable to disease due to inbreeding, reveals a major new study. Evidence of genetic mutations was discovered in isolated populations of the iconic species in the largest genomic mapping of the continent's elephants. An international research team analyzed 232 whole genomes