Laura's Animals / Wildlife Blog June 2006 Archive

Wildlife News Round-Up #32
This issue of Wildlife News Round-Up includes headlines about rebounding panda populations, the lifting of the ban on commercial whaling, and the unearthing of skeletal remains of a dodo. Here's ... Read More

Monday June 26, 2006 | permalink | comments (4)

'Gorillas in the Mist' Actress Sigourney Weaver Revisits Rwanda
Actress Sigourney Weaver recently returned to Rwanda to visit the friends she made while filming the movie 'Gorillas in the Mist' in 1988. Her journey back to the Rwanda, a ... Read More

Friday June 16, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Remote Hawaiian Islands Now National Monument
President Bush today announced the establishment of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument. Stretching a distance of more than 1,200 miles, the new sanctuary encompasses scores of miniature islands, ... Read More

Thursday June 15, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Reader's Photo Album Updated
Be sure to stop by the Animals & Wildlife Readers' Photo Album to catch a glimpse of the latest images that have been submitted by fellow readers. If you have some ... Read More

Saturday June 10, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

New Species of Hammerhead Shark Discovered
A new species of hammerhead shark has been discovered in the waters off the coast of South Carolina. Scientists have not yet given the new species a scientific name. They ... Read More

Friday June 9, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Tiny Dinosaur Unearthed in Germany
Fossil remains of a new species of miniature dinosaur has been discovered in a quarry in Germany. The dinosaur remains were preserved in rock that dated back to the late ... Read More

Wednesday June 7, 2006 | permalink | comments (1)