Dogfight erupts over animal studies in the Serengeti

Article Abstract:

Biologist Roger Burrows has charged that handling by researchers was the main cause in the decimation of wild dog populations in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park. Other experts dispute his theory, but Tanzanian authorities may be obstructing handling studies of other animals.

Patient outcomes, Mortality, Natural history, Wild dogs

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New virus variant killed Serengeti cats

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Researchers have confirmed that canine distemper virus is the cause of an epidemic that killed over 1/3 of the lion population of Serengeti. Genetic analysis indicates that the organism is a new variant that probably mutated from the form that infects domestic dogs.

Diseases, Lions, Canine distemper virus, Canine distemper

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Counting creatures of the Serengeti, great and small

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Ecologist A.R.E. Sinclair has begun the first systematic biodiversity study of Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. The project will provide baseline data for assessing the loss of species and habitat in the park.

Biological diversity, Biodiversity, Tanzania, Forest ecology, Ecological surveys

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