Wildlife News Round-Ups
Wildlife News Round-Up is a monthly digest featuring animals and wildlife headlines from around the web. It includes headlines from well-established sources such as the World Wildlife Fund, BBC News, New York Times, National Public Radio, National Geographic, and Birdlife International.
Wildlife News Round-Up #53
In the March 2008 issue of Wildlife News Round-Up, we find out how rooks are teaming up to solve problems, how the Bush Administration is under pressure to evaluate a backlog of candidate endangered species, and how humpback whale calves communicate with their mothers.
In the March 2008 issue of Wildlife News Round-Up, we find out how rooks are teaming up to solve problems, how the Bush Administration is under pressure to evaluate a backlog of candidate endangered species, and how humpback whale calves communicate with their mothers.
Wildlife News Round-Up #52
In the February 2008 issue of Wildlife News Round-Up, we learn of the discovery of a giant fossil frog in Madagascar and a giant elephant shrew in Tanzania.
In the February 2008 issue of Wildlife News Round-Up, we learn of the discovery of a giant fossil frog in Madagascar and a giant elephant shrew in Tanzania.
Wildlife News Round-Up #51
In the January 2008 issue of Wildlife News Round-Up, there's news of a Japanese island that's gradually being eaten away by crustaceans, the birth of two black rhino calves in a Kenyan wildlife sanctuary, and a generous donation by California taxpayers to help sea otters.
In the January 2008 issue of Wildlife News Round-Up, there's news of a Japanese island that's gradually being eaten away by crustaceans, the birth of two black rhino calves in a Kenyan wildlife sanctuary, and a generous donation by California taxpayers to help sea otters.
Wildlife News Round-Up #50
In the December 2007 issue of Wildlife News Round-Up, there is news that male chimpanzees seem to be home-bodies, rarely venturing far from familiar turf. There are also several headlines that focus on the threats of global warming to cold-climate species such as walruses, seals, bears, and penguins—it seems such headlines are becoming all too familiar.
In the December 2007 issue of Wildlife News Round-Up, there is news that male chimpanzees seem to be home-bodies, rarely venturing far from familiar turf. There are also several headlines that focus on the threats of global warming to cold-climate species such as walruses, seals, bears, and penguins—it seems such headlines are becoming all too familiar.
Wildlife News Round-Up #49
In the November 2007 issue of Wildlife News Round-Up, we find out about a much-celebrated pair of Kirtland's Warblers that have bred in Canada. In other bird news, the publication of WatchList 2007 (a list of the imperiled bird species throughout the US) has been announced.
In the November 2007 issue of Wildlife News Round-Up, we find out about a much-celebrated pair of Kirtland's Warblers that have bred in Canada. In other bird news, the publication of WatchList 2007 (a list of the imperiled bird species throughout the US) has been announced.
Wildlife News Round-Up #48
In the October 2007 issue of Wildlife News Round-Up, invasive species are under scrutiny—scientists fear plant invaders are changing the face of New England's forests, in Britain Red Squirrels compete with the non-native Gray Squirrels for territory, and in Fiji's Ringgold Isles, experts remove an invasive rat to save the sea birds that breed there.
In the October 2007 issue of Wildlife News Round-Up, invasive species are under scrutiny—scientists fear plant invaders are changing the face of New England's forests, in Britain Red Squirrels compete with the non-native Gray Squirrels for territory, and in Fiji's Ringgold Isles, experts remove an invasive rat to save the sea birds that breed there.
Wildlife News Round-Up #47
In the September 2007 issue of Wildlife News Round-Up, we find out about a series of sightings of the 'smiling bird', a rare bird from South America that has not been seen for four decades. There is also news of the discovery of 11 new species in the rainforests of Vietnam.
In the September 2007 issue of Wildlife News Round-Up, we find out about a series of sightings of the 'smiling bird', a rare bird from South America that has not been seen for four decades. There is also news of the discovery of 11 new species in the rainforests of Vietnam.
Wildlife News Round-Up #46
In the August 2007 issue of Wildlife News Round-Up, we find out about an ancient vertebrate that presents the earliest known evidence of teeth that grow from jawbones, a new species of golden frog that measures only 2 centimeters, and the rediscovery of the thought-to-be-extinct Baji dolphin in the Yangtze River.
In the August 2007 issue of Wildlife News Round-Up, we find out about an ancient vertebrate that presents the earliest known evidence of teeth that grow from jawbones, a new species of golden frog that measures only 2 centimeters, and the rediscovery of the thought-to-be-extinct Baji dolphin in the Yangtze River.
Wildlife News Round-Up #45
In the July 2007 issue of Wildlife News Round-Up, there is news of the impact noise pollution is having on critically endangered Western Gray Whales off the coast of Russia's Far East, the ill effects salmon farming is having on Chile's Patagonian lakes, and the threats posed by an invasive squid off the coast of California.
In the July 2007 issue of Wildlife News Round-Up, there is news of the impact noise pollution is having on critically endangered Western Gray Whales off the coast of Russia's Far East, the ill effects salmon farming is having on Chile's Patagonian lakes, and the threats posed by an invasive squid off the coast of California.
Wildlife News Round-Up #44
In the June 2007 issue of Wildlife News Round-Up, there's news of an ancient penguin that measured over four feet in height, the discovery of the earliest fossil specimen of a Giant Panda, and the spotting of a rare blue-eyed cicada.
In the June 2007 issue of Wildlife News Round-Up, there's news of an ancient penguin that measured over four feet in height, the discovery of the earliest fossil specimen of a Giant Panda, and the spotting of a rare blue-eyed cicada.
Wildlife News Round-Up #43
In the May 2007 issue of Wildlife News Round-Up, there are a number of headlines focusing on the emergence of Brood XIII, a brood of periodical cicadas expected to emerge very soon from the soils of the midwest to breed. There is also news of the discovery of a rare soft-shell turtle in Cambodia, a find that gives conservationists reason for hope in saving this unique and threatened turtle.
In the May 2007 issue of Wildlife News Round-Up, there are a number of headlines focusing on the emergence of Brood XIII, a brood of periodical cicadas expected to emerge very soon from the soils of the midwest to breed. There is also news of the discovery of a rare soft-shell turtle in Cambodia, a find that gives conservationists reason for hope in saving this unique and threatened turtle.