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A Profile on Dengue: The Infamous Neglected Tropical Disease
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Morgan Yankowski
  • 2020
  • International
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
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Dengue, a mosquito-borne virus, has spread across the globe in recent years, now infecting an estimated 100-400 million people each year. Approximately forty percent of the world’s population lives in countries with a risk of dengue.
Horse Healthcare in Maine
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Danielle Parker
  • 2021-06
  • Maine
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Horse Healthcare in Maine
College of the Atlantic
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The USDA reported a shortage of veterinarians in at least 500 counties spanning 44 states. This shortage is mostly in rural areas and therefore has a larger effect on large animals and livestock. American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) reported that only 10% of graduates had an interest in working with livestock.
Cheetahs in Southern Africa
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Stephanie Arevalo
  • 2021-06
  • International
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Cheetahs in Southern Africa
College of the Atlantic
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Under the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) 's, cheetahs are listed as vulnerable. This status means the species is likely to become endangered unless the circumstances threatening its survival and reproduction of the species improve. Due to recent studies showing a significant decline in current cheetah numbers, scientists have started calling for the species to be up-listed to endangered status under the IUCN.
The Dynamic Forest Cover of Great Duck Island
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Plants
  • Finley O’Connor
  • 2021-06
  • Maine
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
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Great Duck Island is a 237-acre island 15 km south of Mount Desert Island, Maine. It served as a manned Coast Guard lighthouse post from 1890 until 1986 when it was automated. Sheep grazed the island from the late 19th century until 1951, dramatically impacting the landscape and ecology of the island. In 1985, the Nature Conservancy and the State of Maine gained control of most of the island, collaborating with the College of the Atlantic Eno Research Station to monitor the ecology of the land. [show more]
The Dorr Museum Collections and their Global Origins
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Jasper White
  • 2020
  • International
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
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An exploration of the George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History collections and their origins. The Dorr Museum of Natural History is unique among museums in that its collections have been prepared entirely by students.
How to Bee in Maine
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Judith Aerseth Tunstad
  • 2020
  • Maine
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
How to Bee in Maine
College of the Atlantic
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Pollinators such as wild bees and the Western honeybee, Apis mellifera, are important to humans and nature. Seventy-five percent of food crops and 90% of wild flowering plants benefit from animal pollinators (IPBES 2016).
328: Response, Rehab, Release
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Alexandria Wright
  • 2021
  • Maine
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
328: Response, Rehab, Release
College of the Atlantic
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The rehabilitation story of seal #328, a juvenile harbor seal rescued from Cape Elizabeth, ME.
Gulls of the Gulf of Maine
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Nathan Dubrow
  • 2020
  • Maine
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Gulls of the Gulf of Maine
College of the Atlantic
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An overview of gull density in Maine