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Bear parts are being smuggled in ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog and New Zealand

In a paper published inÌý, researchers from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide in collaboration with the Monitor Conservation Research Society and the Wildlife Justice Commission examined the demand for bear parts and products in ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog and New Zealand.

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Climate change targets were flawed from the very beginning

According to new research from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide, the 2050 target to reduce climate change emissions is too little and too late.

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Research suggests reliance on modern irrigation technologies is a 'zombie' theory

A team of scientists, including experts from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide, suggest that reliance on modern irrigation technologies as a water-use efficiency strategy is a ‘zombie idea’ – one that persists no matter how much evidence is thrown against it.

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The hidden costs of the global illegal wildlife trade

An international team of experts, including researchers from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide, has highlighted that the illegal and unsustainable global wildlife trade has bigger ramifications on our everyday lives than you might think.

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An apple a day is bringing the bees out to play

Scientists are exploring the use of mobile polliniser units to improve cross-pollination in netted apple orchards in a new trial being delivered through Hort Innovation in partnership with the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide.Ìý

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Public health risk of the bat souvenir trade

Little is known about the global bat souvenir trade, its extent and impact on bat populations and forest ecosystems, and the potential risks posed to public health with bats known carriers of zoonotic diseases.

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Developing DNA for timber supply chain verification

Researchers at the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide in partnership with and , Singapore, have been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Commonwealth Government’s Global Innovation Linkages Program to develop scientific origin verification tools for global timber supply chains.

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Tall Poppy winners announced for 2021

Five ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide researchers have won 2021 South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Young Tall Poppy Science Awards.

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Echidna CSI finalist in the 2021 Eureka Prize

The ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide’sÌýEchidna Conservation Science Initiative (EchidnaCSI)Ìýis a finalist in the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Museum’s 2021 Eureka Prizes.

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Unregulated reptile trade in US has major influence on ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogns’ desire for illegal reptiles

The transnational smuggling of live animals poses a threat to ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog’s biodiversity, conservation, environmental biosecurity, animal welfare, and human health and wellbeing.

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