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Laura's Animals / Wildlife Blog December 2003 Archive

By Laura Klappenbach, About.com Guide to Animals / Wildlife

Wildlife News Roundup - December 2003

Wednesday December 31, 2003
In this issue of Wildlife News Roundup, we find out about Christmas With the Pelicans (National Geographic) — December 23, 2003. Undersea Volcanoes in Deep Trouble (National Geographic) — December 11, ... Read More

Mad Cow Disease Prompts Widening of Beef Recall

Monday December 29, 2003
On December 23, the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that Verns Moses Lake Meats of Washington State voluntarily recalled over 10,000 pounds of raw ... Read More

Pirhana Attacks Linked to River Dams

Monday December 29, 2003
A recent increase in the number of pirhana attacks on swimmers in rivers of south-east Brazil has been attributed to the increasing number dams in the region. The dams slow the ... Read More

The Mysteries of Mammal Evolution in Africa

Thursday December 18, 2003
Something happened about 20 million years ago in Africa that abruptly altered the evolution of mammals in the region. NPR's Richard Harris explores the theories and fossil evidence that hold ... Read More

Iberian Lynx Faces Extinction

Tuesday December 9, 2003
The WWF-UK estimates that the population of Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) has dwindled to less than 300 individuals, making it the world's most endangered cat. The Iberian lynx once inhabited ... Read More

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