For the first time researchers have found evidence that monkeys are catching human Hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the Amazon and deforestation could be making the problem much worse. In a new study, described by experts as a huge warning sign, the team from the University of Salford in the UK and Federal University of […]
Salford researchers Chiara Benvenuto, Naiara Sales, Chrysoula Gkoumpili and Romina Batista were in Belém, Brazil, for a capacity-building workshop in March. The British Council-funded workshop brought together Brazilian and British researchers to discuss how to translate academic research into evidence to build public policy. The workshop included a seminars by local representatives about the impact of climate […]
Laura Brettell and Stephen Martin along with long time collaborators in at the Universities of Hawaii and Minnesota have published a new paper summarising what they’ve learnt from 17 years’ research on Hawaiian honeybees. Over that time, they saw the parasitic Varroa mite arrive in Hawaii, and cause massive numbers of honey bee colonies to […]
A recent feature in BBC Wildlife Magazine highlighted a discovery on jaguar behaviour in Brazil, reporting the first documented evidence of “meowing” vocalisations in wild individuals. Using camera traps in Iguaçu National Park, Salford’s Marina Duarte and colleagues’ researchers recorded females producing soft, meow-like calls directed at their cubs, which responded with similar sounds. This finding challenges […]
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