The research team conducted a genomic analysis of 21 woolly mammoths—14 from Wrangel Island and seven from the continental population. The samples covered the last 50,000 years of these animals ...

the research team say the analysis of Wrangel Island mammoths could help inform conservation strategies for present-day endangered animals. First author Dr. Marianne Dehasque said: “Mammoths are ...

Woolly mammoths had a slightly shorter version of the gene, which the researchers believe may have contributed to its ...

the Wrangel Island inhabitants didn't die of the same causes as other mammoths. Rather, the study authors argue, the isolated animals started to inbreed, which weakened their genetic diversity.

Wrangel Island was declared a zapovednik—a federally ... There’s no place quite like it in the world.” Though Arctic animals have long flourished on Wrangel, people most emphatically have ...

Scientists say it unites 3,300 animals. The Wrangel Island national reserve’s area is 2.2 million hectares. The reserve is located in the Chukotka Autonomous Region. The MOEX Index (with ...

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