Wildlife News Round-Up #22
Wednesday August 31, 2005
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Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Recordings Released
Thursday August 25, 2005
Cornell University researchers have released recordings of what they believe to be the ivory billed woodpecker's knocking sound. The recordings, taken in the Big Woods of Arkansas provide further ... Read More
Critics Disapprove of Proposed African Wildlife Introductions
Wednesday August 24, 2005
Last week's proposal by a team of Cornell University researchers to introduce African wildlife (including lions, cheetahs, elephants, and camels) to the North American Great Plains region has met with ... Read More
African Wildlife Well-Suited to Roam Great Plains?
Thursday August 18, 2005
A group of conservationists and researchers from Cornell University have proposed the introduction of African wildlife (including lions, cheetahs, elephants, and camels) to the North American Great Plains region. The ... Read More
Large Dolphin Pod Spotted Off Coast of Wales
Sunday August 14, 2005
Marine wildlife experts are puzzled as to why over 2000 common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) have gathered in a pod off the west coast of Wales. Smaller pods containing about one ... Read More
Wildlife Conservation and the Galapagos Islands
Friday August 12, 2005
The Galapagos Islands, an archipelago of over a dozen volcanic islands located about 1000 miles off the west coast of Ecuador, are home to numerous endemic species. NPR has recently ... Read More
Female Fiddler Crabs Play Hard to Get
Friday August 5, 2005
It isn't easy for male fiddler crabs to convince females to settle down, a research team from the University of California has discovered. The team, lead by Dr Catherine deRivera, ... Read More