As over-farming wipes out food sources in Africa, chimpanzees are now eating disease-ridden bat guano… which could trigger the next pandemic, experts warn

The photos, taken with a motion-sensitive trail camera, capture the following: A) A pile of guano at the entrance to a tree cavity where a bat roosts; B) A chimpanzee eating guano; C) A black and white colobus monkey eating guano; D) A Redbuck, an antelope, eats bird droppings.

Chimpanzees in a protected forest in Uganda are being forced to eat disease-carrying bat guano due to over-farming, which experts fear could trigger the next pandemic. Scientists observed chimpanzees, monkeys …

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We are still stocking reusable bags.Big grocers have adopted solutions, but experts still have concerns | CBC News

We are still stocking reusable bags.Big grocers have adopted solutions, but experts still have concerns | CBC News

Canada’s plastic bag ban has had an unintended consequence: reusable bags are piling up in basements, closets and eventually landfills. “They’re everywhere,” said environmental researcher Tony Walker. “We’re being inundated …

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Wildlife experts are surprised to find a small flock of rare geese endemic to Hawaii in a California woman’s yard

Wildlife experts are surprised to find a small flock of rare geese endemic to Hawaii in a California woman's yard

A Southern California woman was surprised to find a flock of four rare geese in her backyard. A wildlife expert told KCAL that the bird the woman found in her …

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Experts review current status of retinoblastoma research

Experts review current status of retinoblastoma research

Image source: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Retinoblastoma is a rare pediatric cancer with approximately 250,300 new cases in the United States and 8,000 worldwide each year. This cancer grows in the …

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Environmental damage in Gaza exceeds all predictions, experts say

Environmental damage in Gaza exceeds all predictions, experts say

Gaza residents are suffering from acute respiratory infections, diarrhoea, lice and scabies. advertise A fact-finding report by the United Nations Development Program showed that 15 years ago, a 23-day war …

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