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1. Microplastics ‘abundant’ in remote polar seas

   There are similar concentrations of microplastic pollution on the seabed in Antarctica as in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean, scientists have found.

2. ‘Pest’ monkeys save palm oil industry millions

   MONKEYS save the palm oil industry hundreds of millions each year by killing damaging pests, according to researchers in Liverpool, UK.

3. The life of a primatologist

   Meet LJMU primate specialist and lecturer in Animal Behaviour, Dr Alex Piel. He talks about his research on chimpanzees and what they tell us about our own history.

4. Probes effective against illegal rhino and tiger trade

   POACHERS who disguise rare animal remains in a multi-billion dollar trade are a step closer to being caught out, according to scientists in Liverpool, UK.

5. Students do their bit for tiger conservation

   Project helps Knowsley Safari Park promote its' Tiger Trail

6. Rethinking the orangutan

   The critically endangered orangutan—one of human’s closet living relatives—has become a symbol of wild nature’s vulnerability in the face of human actions and an icon of rainforest conservation.

7. Saving the planet

   Conservation academics encourage collaboration to protect wildlife and reduce CO2 emissions.

8. Conservation breakthrough - Drones could contribute to saving endangered chimpanzees

   A new study has revealed that drones fitted with a standard camera are able to detect chimpanzee nests, saving conservation researchers hours of ground work.

9. Great Apes ‘outnumbered 200 to 1’ by 2050 in own feeding grounds

   Research review in Frontiers in Conservation Science predicts habitats increasingly overrun by farmers

10. Blackbirds singing in the dead of night

    Conserving habitats could be the key to saving declining songbirds