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Fantastic #Arabian #Leopard #research from the awesome @Hadihikmani I was privileged to be part of: Genes provide hope for the survival of Arabia’s last big cat | UCL News - UCL – University College London ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/may/gene… @DICE_Kent @UCLCBER @UEAResearch @uclbiosciences

Genes provide hope for the survival of Arabia’s last big cat

The release of captive bred Arabian leopards carefully selected for their genes could make a significant contribution to the successful recovery of the Critically Endangered wild population and avert

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UCL Biosciences@uclbiosciences
11 Nov 2024
The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) starts today. Find out more about how climate change affects biodiversity and meet UCL's team at COP29: bit.ly/3NCRmWo #ClimateUCL #COP29Baku #UCLGenerationOne
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SLAMMIN!
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9 Nov 2024
A tree alive today is so old that it was around during the last great ice age - when woolly mammoths roamed. @rowhoop speaks to @jameswoodford1 about "Pando", whose age has finally been revealed link.chtbl.com/newscientist
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Death threats, bodyguards and a Farc commander called Smurf: living dangerously with Colombia’s...

Leading Colombian conservationists share their experiences working in the most dangerous country to fight for wildlife

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Is there really ANY point in having quiet carriages on trains?😠
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Degradation of land is threat to human life, Saudi government says

Deputy environment minister calls for urgent action as Riyadh prepares for global summit on issue next month

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‘Two sides of the same coin’: governments stress links between climate and nature collapse

Representatives at the Cop16 summit in Colombia negotiated against a backdrop of extreme weather and ecosystem collapse

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Edinburgh activists target SUVs in solidarity with Spain’s flood victims

Tyre Extinguishers group stencils ‘These cars kill Valencians’ on 4x4s in city to highlight SUVs’ role in climate crisis

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Alleged mastermind in murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira formally charged

Brazilian federal police announce end of two-year inquiry into killing of journalist and Indigenous expert in Amazon

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Jim Pickard 🐋
@PickardJE
4 Nov 2024
I would have probably mentioned that Dyson owns 36,000 acres of farmland in England which was previously liable for zero inheritance tax
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4 Nov 2024
A forever 15 in tribute to Quincy Jones. RIP
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Bona fide legend. theguardian.com/music/2024/n…

Quincy Jones, producer and entertainment powerhouse, dies aged 91

Widely and wildly talented musician and industry mogul worked with Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Will Smith and others

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We are in danger of forgetting what the climate crisis means: extinction | Martha Gill

The catastrophic floods in Valencia remind us that the fate of human beings and animals is what is truly important

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TONIGHT!!!!
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25 Oct 2024
Interested in animal phylogenetics? Join us Fri NOV 1st 6PM, at the @LinneanSociety for our Founders' Lecture! Prof. Max Telford (@TelfordLab), UCL, will be talking to us on: 'Are we really more closely related to starfish than to earthworms?' Register: tinyurl.com/46d2wxtb
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25 Oct 2024
Interested in animal phylogenetics? Join us Fri NOV 1st 6PM, at the @LinneanSociety for our Founders' Lecture! Prof. Max Telford (@TelfordLab), UCL, will be talking to us on: 'Are we really more closely related to starfish than to earthworms?' Register: tinyurl.com/46d2wxtb
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Job Opportunity at the University of Kent: Innovation Fellow in #conservation #Science jobs.kent.ac.uk/HSS-242-24-R
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I've not got an accountant but I'm pretty sure I can't afford £40bn
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Wildlife Trusts buy Rothbury estate in largest land sale in England in 30 years

Charities plan to create flagship for nature recovery on 3,850-hectare portion of estate sold by Duke of Northumberland’s son

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Whales ‘relentlessly pestered’: tourism boom sparks new rules in French Polynesia

Caps on the number of boats allowed to approach whales among measures to be introduced while experts say restrictions don’t go far enough

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Animals become less sociable as they age in similar way to humans, research shows

While decline in interactions is seen as negative for humans, it can have health benefits for animals

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