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Australian Rodent Is First Mammal Made Extinct by Human-Driven Climate Change, Scientists Say

2016-08-07 22:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New York Times: Australian researchers say rising sea levels have wiped out a rodent that lived on a tiny outcrop in the Great Barrier Reef, in what they say is the first documented extinction of a mammal species due to human-caused climate change. The rodent was known to have lived only on Bramble Cay, a minuscule atoll in the northeast Torres Strait, between the Cape York Peninsula in the Australian state of Queensland and the southern shores of Papua New Guinea. The long-tailed, whiskered creature, called...

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Australian rodent species first victim of climate change?

2016-06-14 10:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Agence France-Presse: Climate change appears to have driven to extinction an Australian Great Barrier Reef rodent, according to a new study, which suggests the species may be the first mammal lost to the global phenomenon. Extensive searches for the Bramble Cay melomys, a small rat-like animal, have failed to find a single specimen from its only known habitat on a sandy island in far northern Australia. Researchers said the key factor behind the extinction was "almost certainly" ocean inundation of the low-lying...

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Rodent Control Hub to Help Farmers Gain New Certification

2015-12-31 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

UK - A free, self-study training course on rodent control is now available for farmers via an industry online hub, ‘Rodent Control on Farms’.

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Rodent Ventilator combines versatility and usability.

2015-11-03 14:31:06| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

Targeting research involving animals ranging in size from mice to guinea pigs, VentElite fosters safe and physiologically accurate mechanical ventilation conditions. Piston/cylinder and valve assemblies, combined with microprocessor controlled actuation mechanisms, precisely control respiration profiles. Along with Volume and Pressure Control modes, features include touchscreen operation and manual or programmable Sigh, Inspiratory, or Expiratory Hold.

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