"This points to a growing pattern of risk that is a cause of concern to sustaining long term gorilla-viewing tourism."

Endangered gorilla community ravaged by exotic man-borne disease

Cover Your Cough

Tourists are ignoring safety measures when going to see endangered gorillas, spreading deadly diseases and putting the animals in greater danger.

Endangered Gorilla Community Ravaged by Exotic Man-Borne Disease

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.ohio.edu/news/2020/02/ohio-research-tourists-pose-continued-risks-disease-transmission-endangered-mountain">OHIO research: Tourists pose continued risks for disease transmission to endangered mountain gorillas</a> [Ohio University]

More on endangered species: <a href="https://futurism.com/endangered-coral-reefs-legal-recourse">To Protect Endangered Coral Reefs, Researchers Need Legal Recourse</a>

Studies

Get your stinking germs off me, you damn dirty tourists!

Yeah, they're a problem — but you don't need an assault weapon to solve it.

Assault rifles won't solve your feral hog problem, say scientists

Pig Heaven

Researchers published a study about the feral hog problem that is now a gun-control meme. They say assault rifles will do little to fight feral hogs.

Scientists Say Assault Rifles Won't Solve The Feral Hog Problem | Futurism

The timing of this new feral hog study really couldn’t be any better.

Assault Rifles Won’t Solve Your Feral Hog Problem, Say Scientists

NASA can put humans on the Moon — but it's yet to find a solution to its wild hog problem.

NASA's Kennedy Space Center is infested with feral hogs. Really.

Oink Oink

NASA has a major wild hog problem at its Kennedy Space Center, with upwards of 12,000 of the animals terrorizing the campus.

NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Is Infested With Feral Hogs. Really.

Probably more than 30-50, though.

Watching the way animals move is no longer just for scientists.

How a tiny satellite fleet will track millions of animals

Earth & Energy

French spacetech startup Kinéis says it will vastly expand the reach of the satellites that track livestock and wildlife animals.

Here's How Satellites Will Track Millions of Animals, Shipping Containers and More

Subsistence farmers could use the newly-affordable system to track their livestock. 

How a Tiny Satellite Fleet Will Track Millions of Animals

New research shows that over a third of protected areas are at risk from human activity all the same.

As it turns out, environmentally 'protected' lands really aren't

Over a third of global protected lands are facing intense human activity, such as logging and development. To preserve them, we need stricter protections.

As It Turns Out, Environmentally ‘Protected’ Lands Really Aren’t

Over a third of global protected lands are facing "intensive human activity."

21 leading tech companies are working together to prevent animal trading on their sites and platforms.

To combat wildlife trafficking, tech companies take a stand

The Global Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online was launched by TRAFFIC, the International Fund for Animal Welfare, and the World Wildlife Fund.

To Combat Wildlife Trafficking, Tech Companies Take a Stand

They aim to reduce wildlife trafficking online by 80 percent by 2020.

Extremely cold temperatures, a strong storm, and low tides combined to fatal effect for marine wildlife.

Why are British beaches littered with dying marine life? 3 things you need to know.

After a "Beast from the East" storm, marine life began washing up dead or dying along the eastern UK. Cold weather and low tides appear to be the culprit.

Why Are British Beaches Littered With Dying Marine Life? 3 Things You Need to Know.

“There are places where you are ankle-deep, or calf-deep, in animals."

One whirlpool is able to provide clean fuel to 300 homes.

Man-made whirlpool can power homes without harming wildlife

A man-made whirlpool could fuel underdeveloped areas without disrupting the ecosystem. One whirlpool is able to provide clean fuel to 300 homes.

Man-Made Whirlpool Can Power Homes Without Harming Wildlife

We need to shift our focus to include all pollinator species.

Even if we save the honeybee, other wild pollinator species will still be in trouble

Efforts to save the domesticated honeybee are misguided and actually doing harm to wild pollinator species, according to Cambridge researchers.

Even if We Save the Honeybee, Other Wild Pollinator Species Will Still Be in Trouble

"Levels of wild pollinators, such as species of solitary bumblebee, moth, and hoverfly, continue to decline at an alarming rate."

Evolution doesn't take as long as we thought.

Researchers say new species are evolving at an unbelievable rate

A decades-long study shows that evolution can happen in as little as two generations. This has been shown within the new species "Big Bird."

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