Laura's Animals / Wildlife Blog April 2004 Archive

Wildlife News Round-Up #6
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Friday April 30, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Celebrate Earth Day 2004
Join in today's Earth Day activities as people from around the world pay special attention to the environmental challenges that face our society and planet. History of Earth Day Earth Day was ... Read More

Thursday April 22, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Proposed Protection for 'Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County'
The California red-legged frog, the species thought to be the star of Mark Twain's short story, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, has been the center of an ongoing ... Read More

Monday April 19, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

The Amazing Jumping Spider
Can you imagine what it's like to have eight eyes, eight legs, and the ability to jump fifty times your height in distance? If so, then you might have an ... Read More

Sunday April 18, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Those Heavenly Birds
In his book, The Birds of Heaven, Peter Matthiessen recounts his world-wide journeys studying, observing, and protecting cranes. Through acute, focused observation, he offers a rare glimpse into the world ... Read More

Tuesday April 13, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Plummeting Eastern Lowland Gorilla Population Draws Conservation Funding
Populations of eastern lowland gorillas have suffered tremendously over the past decade. Their numbers have fallen sharply, from 17,000 gorillas in 1994 to only 5,000 in 2004. But a multi-million ... Read More

Thursday April 1, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)