MAIL ONLINE: "Saving species with faeces": rhino poo aids conservation study

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    CHESTER, England, Aug 28 (Reuters) - A team of UK-based scientists is collecting rhinoceros droppings for a new conservation initiative to help prevent global extinction of the endangered species.

    In a collaboration dubbed "Saving species with faeces", the team from Chester Zoo and University of Manchester, aims to identify causes of poor population growth of Africa's "mega-herbivores", including Eastern black rhinos, Grevy's zebras, and Cape mountain zebras.

    Period28 Aug 2018

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    • Title"Saving species with faeces": rhino poo aids conservation study
      Media name/outletMail Online/Reuters
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
      Date28/08/18
      DescriptionCHESTER, England, Aug 28 (Reuters) - A team of UK-based scientists is collecting rhinoceros droppings for a new conservation initiative to help prevent global extinction of the endangered species.

      In a collaboration dubbed "Saving species with faeces", the team from Chester Zoo and University of Manchester, aims to identify causes of poor population growth of Africa's "mega-herbivores", including Eastern black rhinos, Grevy's zebras, and Cape mountain zebras.
      URLwww.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-6105671/Saving-species-faeces--rhino-poo-aids-conservation-study.html
      PersonsSusanne Shultz
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    Keywords

    • conservation
    • African wildlife

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