Laura's Animals / Wildlife Blog November 2005 Archive

Wildlife News Round-Up #25
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Wednesday November 30, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Polar Bears Face Uncertain Future as North Seas Heat Up
Arctic sea-ice has been retreating by up to 9% per decade and the length of time the northern seas are frozen each year shortens. The late freezes have serious implications ... Read More

Monday November 28, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Endangered Saiga Antelope to Receive Protection
The saiga antelope population has plummetted during the past decade from more than one-million antelope (in the early 1990s) to just 40,000 antelope today. The falling numbers of siaga antelope ... Read More

Saturday November 26, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

'Life in the Undergrowth' Looks at Microscopic World of Invertebrates
Sir David Attenborough's latest series, 'Life in the Undergrowth', examines the remarkable world of invertebrates. The creators of the series use the most advanced photographic techniques to place viewers within ... Read More

Friday November 25, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Swimming With Dolphins Helps Alleviate Symptoms of Depression
A recent study published in the British Medical Journal examined the effect that swimming with dolphins had on patients suffering from depression. The study revealed that depressed patients experienced improvement ... Read More

Thursday November 24, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Fossilized Tusks Shed Light on Mammoth Diet
Researchers analyzing the fossilized remains of woolly mammoth tusks have been able to gain insights into the nutrition and feeding habits of the mammoths. Much like the rings of a ... Read More

Tuesday November 22, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Warming Waters Threaten Global Fish Populations
The WWF warns that oceans, lakes, and rivers around the world are growing warmer due to the effects of global climate change and that as water temperatures rise, fish populations, ... Read More

Friday November 18, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

WWF Warms of Overfishing Crisis Facing Blue-Fin Tuna Population
The WWF reports that this year there have been widespread violations of the quotas that limit the fishing of blue-fin tuna in the Mediterranean. This year, catches far exceeded established ... Read More

Friday November 18, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

African Butterflies Have LEDs on Wings
Researchers from the University of Exeter, UK, have discovered that fluorescent patches on the wings of African swallowtail butterflies (Princeps nireus) act in a strikingly similar way to high emission ... Read More

Friday November 18, 2005 | permalink | comments (1)

Grizzly Bears No Longer to Receive Protection as Endangered Species
Grizzly bears have been protected under the Endangered Species Act for three decades. But now, Interior Secretary Gale Norton believes that grizzly bear population in the region of Yellowstone National ... Read More

Tuesday November 15, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Happy 175th Birthday, Harriet the Tortoise!
The Australia Zoo celebrated a 175th birthday for Harriet, a Galapagos tortoise (Geochelone nigra) who is estimated to have been born around 1830. Harriet has lived at the Australia Zoo ... Read More

Tuesday November 15, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Ancient DNA Explains Penguin Micro-Evolution
The fossilized bones of Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) that lived six thousand years ago have provided insight into the micro-evolution of the species. Researchers studying the fossil bones suggest that present ... Read More

Thursday November 10, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

WWF Conducts Survey of Great Sea Reef
During a survey of Fiji’s Great Sea Reef, the WWF identified a new species of damselfish (Pomacentrus sp.) as well as 43 new hard coral species. The reef is the third ... Read More

Wednesday November 9, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Color Puzzles Don't Fool Bees
Researchers from the University College London have discovered that bees have a highly sophisticated visual system that enables them to unravel complex color puzzles. The researchers, R. Beau Lotto and Martina ... Read More

Thursday November 3, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Endangered Green Turtles Survive Hurricane Wilma
Two endangered green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) braved Hurricane Wilma, the strongest Atlantic Hurricane on record, as it passed over their feeding grounds. The turtles, Pearl and Rogest, were tagged with ... Read More

Wednesday November 2, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Japanese Gull Sighted in Vermont
A Japanese black-tailed gull has recently been sighted and photographed near Vermont's Lake Champlaign, thousands of miles from its normal range in Asia. The sighting has promted numerous avid ... Read More

Tuesday November 1, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Stranded Melon-Headed Whales Rescued
A pod of nine melon-headed whales (Peponocephala electra) were recently stranded on Sal island (an island in Cape Verde, an archipelago located about 500km off the coast of West Africa). ... Read More

Tuesday November 1, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)