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Dr Tim Schwanen featured in piece on 'Rush Hour Jams' on BBC Oxford News (20/03/13)
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A new report reveals that Oxford has two roads that feature in a top ten list of busy rush hour roads outsides of London. Dr Tim Schwanen explains that Oxford's historic nature makes it difficult to reduce congestion. 21/03/13 21 March 2013 -
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In the News: USA and Russia unite to protect the polar bear
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As the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties continues, the USA and Russia have come together in an attempt to ban export trade in polar bear products. In a bid to provide polar bears with the highest level of protection under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), the American-Russian proposal calls for a ban on any international commercial trade of skin, fu
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In the News: 100 million sharks killed each year by commercial fishing
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Ahead of the 16th meeting of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species that runs from the 3rd to the 15th of March this year, researchers are again warning that sharks are in need of better protection. A new report, published in the journal Marine Policy, estimates the annual number of sharks killed by commercial fishing to be around 100 million, although the actual number c
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In the News: Whales to benefit from a reduction in shipping noise
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The North Atlantic right whale, along with many other whale species, is set to benefit from work by scientists to reduce the noise levels caused along shipping routes. One of the rarest of the large whales, the North Atlantic right whale is thought to have a population of just 500 individuals, and it is believed that excessive noise along shipping routes is likely to negatively affect this threat
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In the News: South Georgia to cull invasive reindeer
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As well as being home to 3,000 reindeer, the island of South Georgia has many endemic species of fauna and flora that evolved in the absence of grazing pressures. These species are now struggling to survive in the reindeer's overbearing presence, and the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands has announced plans to eradicate the population in an effort to save the island's uni
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