Models project a halving of suitable habitat for African Bush Elephants in East Africa
A study covering eight East African countries projects that climate-suitable habitat for the African Bush Elephant could shrink…
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A continuing selection of new studies, conservation projects and important developments connected to species in the archive.
Buffalo Gather Around Water and Forest as the Dry Season Arrives
Buffalo herds grew larger and used more forest during the dry season in Ethiopia’s Gambella National Park. Wetlands…
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Two new studies sharpen the conservation map for white-backed vultures in Ethiopia
New surveys and habitat modelling from southwest Ethiopia identify important breeding, roosting and foraging areas for the critically…
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Genome Assemblies for 39 Reptile Species Released, Including a Tropical House Gecko From Ethiopia
A 2026 data release placed genome assemblies for 39 reptile species in GenBank. The tropical house gecko sample…
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Boutourlini’s blue monkey groups preferred undisturbed coffee forest and avoided open canopy
Two Boutourlini’s blue monkey groups living under different levels of disturbance in Ethiopia both strongly preferred undisturbed coffee…
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Two Boutourlini’s blue monkey groups differed in feeding and movement across Saja Forest
A 15-month study of two Boutourlini’s blue monkey groups in Ethiopia found more feeding in the Saja Forest…
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Livestock Losses Varied Strongly Among Households and Carnivores in Ethiopia’s Omo Valley
In a survey of 147 households near Omo National Park, 36.1% reported losing livestock to carnivores during the…
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Acoustic Recordings Detected Spotted Thick-knees Missed by Simultaneous Visual Counts
Around Lake Tana, ten-minute acoustic recordings detected 47 bird species compared with 31 in simultaneous point counts; spotted…
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Only 1.25 km² of Lake Hawassa Was Modelled as Suitable Nesting Habitat for African Jacanas
A model based on 78 African jacana nests around Lake Hawassa identified 1.25 km² of suitable nesting habitat,…
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Hybrid-type Collared Doves Dominated Puerto Rico and Were Common in the Canary Islands
Photo-based classification found hybrid-type Eurasian–African collared doves in about 90% of sampled birds in Puerto Rico and 43.8%…
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Thrush Nightingales Crossed Deserts by Flying at Night and Remaining Almost Inactive by Day
Multisensor loggers showed that thrush nightingales crossed the Sahara and Arabian Desert through consecutive nocturnal flights, with daytime…
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Southern Giraffe Accounted for 208 of 446 Single-Species Field Studies in an 80-Year Review
A review of 817 publications found that southern giraffes dominated field research, but demographic, geographic and other knowledge…
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African Striped Skink Had the Third-Highest Estimated Density in an Ethiopian Reptile Survey
A western Ethiopian survey gave African striped skink the third-highest overall density estimate among 12 reptile species. The…
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African Review Found Different Impact Emphases in House Crow and Red-billed Quelea Studies
A 2026 review of 59 African studies found that red-billed quelea research focused mainly on crop and economic…
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Authors Reported 5,441 Wet-Season Western Cattle Egret Observations at Chelekleka Wetland
At Ethiopia’s Chelekleka Wetland, the authors reported 5,441 western cattle egret observations in the wet season and 3,335…
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