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Cassowary banishment from tropical forests
Urban sprawl and wildlife translocation

"Only around 4,000 southern cassowaries are thought to remain in Australia, and the species is threatened by habitat destruction, vehicle strikes, dog attacks and climate change."

An "endangered southern cassowary was discovered underweight and with a belly full of tomato seeds and fruits scavenged from compost bins. Several reports indicated the bird had been wandering along roads close to cane fields and was in danger of being hit by a car or truck."
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https://au.news.yahoo.com/tense-moment-rare-35kg-creature-lowered-into-remote-aussie-forest-022020386.html
#Birds #SouthernCassowary #wildlife #biodiversity #conservation #tropics #ecosystems #Wildlife #habitat #translocation #Banishment #Sprawl #cars #dogs #DogsAttacks #roads #plantations #monocultures

Tense moment rare 35kg creature lowered into remote Aussie forest

Discovered wandering the edges of cane fields, the animal was tranquillised and driven some 30km away before being released. Watch the moment here.

Yahoo News

CellBioNews Feb 19

High-speed #microscopy reveals real-time #protein #translocation across a #bacterial #membrane.

#SecYEG_SecA

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-high-microscopy-reveals-real-protein.html

High-speed microscopy reveals real-time protein translocation across a bacterial membrane

Protein translocation is an essential, nano-scale dynamic process that facilitates the movement of proteins across cellular membranes, enabling them to reach specific locations within the cell or to be transported outside the cell. This process occurs through membrane protein complexes that provide necessary channels for the movement of proteins.

Phys.org

BellingenNSW Feb 9

The snakes belong here

"Years-long research project finds snakes become 'very disoriented', lose weight and get sick when relocated.The snakes belong here. They have always been here and it's us humans coming in needing to learn how to live better with snakes."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-09/research-project-canberra-snake-tracking-discoveries/104904398
#native #wildlife #habitat #HomeRange #snakes #possums #relocation #translocation #sprawl #pets #HWI #HumanWildlifeInteractions

Years-long research project finds snakes become 'very disoriented', lose weight and get sick when relocated

Hundreds of snakes are moved from backyards, inside homes and other urban areas into reserves and bushland around Canberra each year — but until now, little has been known about what happens to snakes after they’re released.

ABC News

Cytology and Genetics Jan 29

Cytological Assessment of Gamma Induced Multiple Translocation Heterozygote in Sowa (Anethum graveolens L.) - #Anethumgraveolens #aneuploids #bridge #bivalent #laggard #multivalent #pollenmothercells #gammairradiation #translocationheterozygote #Anethum #pollen #PMCs #translocation - https://link.springer.com/article/10.3103/S0095452724040066

Cytological Assessment of Gamma Induced Multiple Translocation Heterozygote in Sowa (Anethum graveolens L.) - Cytology and Genetics

Abstract In this experiment the development of the various chromosomal interchanges in Sowa (Anethum graveolens L.) was accomplished with the help of Gamma irradiations. The pollen mother cells of Anethum graveolens were observed to be perfectly normal in untreated plants and displayed a regular formation of eleven bivalents at diakinesis, followed by normal separation (11:11) at anaphase I. Cytological manifestation of chromosome configurations at diakinesis and metaphase-I exhibited translocation heterozygotes by the formation of either ring or chain of chromosomes in PMCs of Sowa, particularly at higher doses of Gamma irradiation (200 Gy). The translocation lines showed discernible prevalence of rings (56.58%) over chains (43.42%). In chromosomal configuration, PMCs of Irradiated plants, shows the presence of minimum one or more quadrivalent and bivalents, besides this, some PMCs showed other configurations such as trivalents, pentavalents, hexavalent, and octavalent along with variable number of univalents. At diakinesis, stage of PMCs, 2III + 1IX + 2IV + 1II + 1I configuration was observed in maximum (12.88%) followed by 6II + 1IV + 1V + 1I (12.37%) and 1VII + 1V + 2IV + 2I (11.85%). The configuration 1X + 2IV + 2II showed the lowest (5.15%) frequency. However, a variety of anomalies such as unequal separation (34.93%), laggards (21.91%) and bridges (12.32%) were also recorded. Pollen fertility was reduced (41.21 ± 0.19%) in translocation lines as comparison to control plant (98.59 ± 0.25%). Translocation heterozygotes might be used as an initial foundation for developing aneuploids with novel gene combinations.

SpringerLink

NIOO-KNAW Jan 7

New publication: The extent of amphibian, fish and water plant translocations by garden #pond owners. #infectiousdisease #invasivespecies #speciestransfer #translocation
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-024-03472-6

The extent of amphibian, fish and water plant translocations by garden pond owners - Biological Invasions

Some people move plants and animals to or from their garden ponds. Translocations by garden pond owners might contribute to the spread of pathogens and species, but generally go undocumented. We therefore conducted an online survey targeting Dutch garden pond owners through various relevant communication channels and hobbyist groups to explore the extent (frequency, distance and number) of fish, amphibian and water plant translocations. A total of 563 questionnaires were returned, of which 556 were suitable for analyses. Our findings show that all species groups are occasionally collected from natural areas, with plants more often collected than fish and amphibians. When removed from garden ponds, amphibians were translocated to natural water bodies in 70% of the cases, which was more often compared to fish (24%) and water plants (7%). In total, 19% of the 732 documented translocations involved alien species, of which nine alien plant and sixteen alien fish species could be identified. The distances over which animals and plants were transported ranged between 8 m and 260 km. Our study shows that translocations of animals and plants by garden pond owners are common and that motivations of people can differ. Further quantification of these translocations is vital to better assess the relative impact of this pathway on the spread of invasive alien species and pathogens. Better information, including repeated communication and a best practices protocol, is required to raise awareness among pond owners.

SpringerLink

BellingenNSW Sep 18, 2024

Walking the trees: we traced how First Nations groups moved bunya pine and black bean trees

Pre-colonial dispersal of Bunya Pine (Araucaria bidwillii) and Black Bean trees (Castanospermum australe) by Indigenous Peoples. "Unpicking the deeper past using First Nations lore and genetic analysis is a promising combination to shed light on domestication. Indigenous movement of plants worked to domesticate landscapes. That is, social and cultural preferences of ancestral groups drove ecological transformations which seem, at first glance, to be natural."
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https://theconversation.com/walking-the-trees-we-traced-how-first-nations-groups-moved-bunya-pine-and-black-bean-trees-229914
#IndigenousKnowledge #BioculturalKnowledge #IndigenousPeoples #flora #botany #trees #bunya #translocation #landscape #domestication #food #ethnoecology

Walking the trees: we traced how First Nations groups moved bunya pine and black bean trees

Pairing First Nations lore with genetic analysis lets us retrace how important food trees were deliberately moved thousands of years ago

The Conversation

Giuseppe Michieli Sep 12, 2024

#SARS-CoV-2 #infection perturbs the #gastrointestinal tract and induces modest #microbial #translocation across the intestinal barrier, J Virol.: https://journals.asm.org/doi/abs/10.1128/jvi.01288-24?af=R

These results demonstrate that GI perturbations such as microbial translocation can occur in even mild SARS-CoV-2 infections and may contribute to the #COVID19 #inflammatory state.

GrrlScientist ⧖ Ⓥ 🇺🇦Sep 5, 2024

Extinct Guam Kingfisher Readying For Release On Remote Pacific Island, an effort by USFWSPacific & The Nature Conservancy

by @grrlscientist

#extinct #birds🪶 #ornithology🦉 #conservation #translocation #Guam #PalmyraAtoll #SciComm🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/09/05/extinct-guam-kingfisher-readying-for-release-on-remote-pacific-island/

Extinct Guam Kingfisher Readying For Release On Remote Pacific Island

The Guam kingfisher has been extinct in the wild for almost 40 years but the birds are now perched on the brink of being released back into the wild on Palmyra Atoll.

Forbes

GrrlScientist ⧖ Ⓥ

Sep 5, 2024

Extinct Guam Kingfisher Readying For Release On Remote Pacific Island, an effort by USFWSPacific & The Nature Conservancy

by @GrrlScientist

Extinct Guam Kingfisher Readying For Release On Remote Pacific Island

The Guam kingfisher has been extinct in the wild for almost 40 years but the birds are now perched on the brink of being released back into the wild on Palmyra Atoll.

Forbes

BellingenNSW Dec 9, 2023

Koalas stuck between highways and loggers
"After the timber is logged, the koalas are on their own."

"With the koalas' plantation home being harvested for timber all week, animal advocates predict the marsupials will flee to the closest patch of bush which is unfortunately located on the other side of a busy freeway."

“We are extremely worried about the future of these koalas because we've had four die in the last 12 months outside that plantation,” wildlife rescuer Jessica Robertson
https://au.news.yahoo.com/experts-block-plan-carry-koalas-across-busy-freeway-victoria-051855120.html
#koalas #wildlife #translocation #Ballarat #roads #LoggingIndustry #LoggingImpacts #extinction makers

Experts block plan to carry koalas across busy freeway to safety

Koala lovers have warned the animals face a 'death sentence' if they're not helped across the known roadkill hotspot.

Yahoo News