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POLL:  Should we give up half of the Earth to wildlife?

POLL: Should we give up half of the Earth to wildlife?

March 1, 2018February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 1 Comment

The orangutan is one of our planet’s most distinctive and intelligent creatures. It has been observed using primitive tools, such as the branch of a tree, to hunt food, and is capable of complex social behaviour. Orangutans also played a special role in humanity’s own intellectual history when, in the 19th century, Charles Darwin and […]

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POLL: Should We Revive Extinct Species?

POLL: Should We Revive Extinct Species?

December 25, 2017February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 12 Comments

It sounds like something from a sci-fi B-Movie: scientists have moved a step closer to bringing the Tasmanian tiger back from extinction. Also known as the thylacine, or Tasmanian wolf, the world’s largest carnivorous marsupial died out in its native land sometime during the 1930s. Despite almost 4,000 reports of “sightings” since, including tantalisingly inconclusive […]

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Zoologists hunting Tasmanian tiger declare ‘no doubt’ species still alive

Zoologists hunting Tasmanian tiger declare ‘no doubt’ species still alive

November 22, 2013December 23, 2019 Supertrooper Leave a comment

It had been considered extinct for nearly 80 years, but the Tasmanian tiger has been declared alive and kicking by an intrepid group of British naturalists. A team of investigators from the Centre for Fortean Zoology, which operates from a small farmhouse in north Devon, is currently in Tasmania hunting down clues to prove the […]

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