Time is running out for the critically endangered population of southern ... the loss of individuals to ship strikes, inbreeding, and a reduced ability of Chinook salmon abundance to affect ...
Here are 30 tips to avoid spinal problems Follow us and access great exclusive content every day Captive elephants and orcas (killer ... out by security guards. Inbreeding is a huge problem ...
Researchers found evidence of inbreeding and small colonies in rusty patched bumblebee populations. A first-of-its-kind rangewide genetic study of the endangered rusty patched bumblebee found ...
The conservation status of orcas varies by population. Some groups are considered endangered due to threats like pollution, habitat loss, and reduced prey availability. Current estimates suggest that ...
We all understand the concept of inbreeding in human terms – where people who are too genetically similar reproduce, resulting in offspring with deformities. With each inbred generation ...
Orcas are actually large dolphins, and for decades people have sought to profit off of killer whales, even when it has put ...
Although both types live in the eastern North Pacific, they have different diets: the resident orcas eat fish, with a particular predilection for salmon, while the Bigg’s orcas hunt marine ...
Tullis Matson of Stallion AI told H&H that inbreeding in equines – and endangered species – can lead to an “extinction vortex”. “It’s not just because of the lack of numbers ...
Two more black-footed ferrets have been cloned from the genes used for the first clone of an endangered species in the U.S., bringing to three the number of slinky predators genetically identical ...
Noreen and Antonia, born last May, are among first cloned offspring of a native endangered species in North America Two more black-footed ferrets have been successfully cloned in an attempt to ...