Laura's Animals / Wildlife Blog October 2006 Archive

Conservationist Aims to Create 'Sea Ethic'
Author, conservationist, and biologist Carl Safina hopes to establish a 'sea ethic' that would govern human attitudes and behaviors towards the planet's ocean environments. Dr. Safina has written three books that ... Read More

Tuesday October 31, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Wildlife News Round-Up #36
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Tuesday October 31, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Illegal Ivory Trade Threatens Africa's Elephants
Conservationists at TRAFFIC, an international wildlife-trade monitoring program sponsored by the WWF and the IUCN, have warned that the illegal sale of ivory is growing in Africa, seriously threatening the ... Read More

Sunday October 29, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Reader's Photo Album Updated
Be sure to stop by the Animals & Wildlife Readers' Photo Album and have a peek at the superb images readers have been snapping recently. Some of the latest additions to ... Read More

Friday October 27, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Mining Threatens Jamacia's Endemic Birds
Bauxite mining may threaten environmentally sensitive areas of western Jamaica if a current application for prospecting for the aluminium ore is approved. The region, called the Cockpit Country, bosts steep ... Read More

Wednesday October 25, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Jaguars Roam Northward Into Arizona and New Mexico
Jaguars (Panthera onca) are once again reclaiming parts of their former habitat in the southwestern US. Motion sensing cameras have captured images of at least four jaguars that have roamed ... Read More

Wednesday October 18, 2006 | permalink | comments (3)

Starlings' Songs Shed Light on Language
Starlings make a complex assortment of sounds, including rattles, warbles, and whistles and they learn song patterns from other individuals and embed the learned sounds into existing songs. For these reasons, ... Read More

Monday October 16, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

BirdLife International Celebrates World Bird Festival 2006
The World Bird Festival, hosted by BirdLife International during the month of October, is a festival aimed at highlighting the vital role birds play in the stability of the world's ... Read More

Friday October 13, 2006 | permalink | comments (2)

Largest Known Pliosaur Unearthed in Svalbards
Palaeontologists from the University of Oslo have found fossil remains of over two dozen marine reptiles that date back to the time of the dinosaurs, 150 million years ago. The fossils ... Read More

Tuesday October 10, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Reader's Photo Album Updated
I've received a flood of wonderful images for the Animals & Wildlife Readers' Photo Album recently. Be sure to stop by the album and have a peek at the terrific ... Read More

Thursday October 5, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)