Science News Daily http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/ en-us Science News Daily provides daily coverage of the most popular science and technology news Wildlife losses now stabilising Efforts to conserve biodiversity in the UK, Belgium and Netherlands may be working, despite the widespread perception that wildlife is in terminal decline, a new study suggests. http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/ecology-news/cluster364202760/ Thu, 23 May 2013 08:46:09 EST 364202760 British wildlife faces 'stark' threat as species decline British wildlife is under serious threat, according to a major new study out Wednesday, which found that 60 percent of species assessed have declined in numbers over the past 50 years. http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/ecology-news/cluster364328628/ Wed, 22 May 2013 07:16:19 EST 364328628 Ecology: Invasive insect's inner weapon Nature 497 412 doi: 10.1038/497412c http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/ecology-news/cluster365850150/ Wed, 22 May 2013 13:46:41 EST 365850150 Carefree leopard makes screen debut This brazen, beautiful, evidently male Javan leopard doesn't show obvious signs of stress – despite being recently added to the Red List of endangered species     http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/ecology-news/cluster364413774/ Wed, 22 May 2013 12:47:03 EST 364413774 Elusive Animals Caught on Camera in China Camera traps captured footage of pandas and their neighbors in a remote part of China. http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/ecology-news/cluster364543344/ Wed, 22 May 2013 14:16:02 EST 364543344 Nearly 19 feet! Longest Burmese python captured in Florida A Miami man wrangled and killed the longest-ever Burmese python to be captured in Florida, wildlife officials announced Monday, May 20. The 128-lb snake measured 18 feet, 8 inches long. http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/ecology-news/cluster363229134/ Tue, 21 May 2013 08:16:07 EST 363229134 New method for assessing future tree and plant disease risks A new method for assessing the impacts and risks of potential future tree and plant pest and disease outbreaks has been developed by the University's Professor Robert Fraser as one of the key ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/ecology-news/cluster363158796/ Tue, 21 May 2013 06:16:18 EST 363158796 Invaders' away-field advantage weaker than ecologists thought (Phys.org) —For decades, ecologists have assumed the worst invasive species—such as brown tree snakes and kudzu—have an "away-field advantage." They succeed because they do better in their new ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/ecology-news/cluster362022282/ Mon, 20 May 2013 06:46:01 EST 362022282 Invasive ladybird has biological weapon The harlequin ladybird carries a parasite that causes it no harm but kills other native species. http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/ecology-news/cluster361078272/ Thu, 16 May 2013 14:46:51 EST 361078272 Fighting to Save an Endangered Bird, with Vomit Robin-sized marbled murrelet needs help protecting its young from the marauding Steller's jay. http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/ecology-news/cluster361740930/ Mon, 20 May 2013 11:46:43 EST 361740930