Red Kites and Ospreys Make Comeback in Britain
Sunday February 29, 2004
Red kites and ospreys are among Britain's rarest birds but recent reintroduction programs are helping the birds return to their former habitat. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds ... Read More
Wildlife News Round-Up #4
Sunday February 29, 2004
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Saving Britain's Dormouse
Saturday February 28, 2004
Big efforts are underway to save a small creature in the south of Britain. The tiny hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius), weighing about 20 grams and measuring less than three inches, ... Read More
Primatologist Examines Culture Differences in Chimpanzee Tool Use
Monday February 23, 2004
Primatologist Elizabeth Vinson Lonsdorf is expanding the research of tool use by chimpanzees, an area of research pioneered in the 1960s by Jane Goodall. Lonsdorf is focusing her attention on ... Read More
Eruption Scars Genes of Galapagos Tortoises
Tuesday February 17, 2004
One-hundred-thousand years ago, the Volcano Alcedo on the Galapagos island of Isabela erupted, leaving a lasting mark on the genetic make-up of the local tortoise population. The Alcedo tortoise population ... Read More
Sea Lion Takes a Bit of Shore Leave
Tuesday February 10, 2004
A 300-pound sea lion strayed over 60 miles from its coastal habitat along the California seashore before being spotted on the side of the road near a cotton field. Biologists ... Read More