Wildlife News Roundup 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 Roundup - October 2004
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In this issue of Wildlife News Roundup, there's news of a growing controversy over government plans to poison black-tailed prairie dogs on federal land in South Dakota. Conservationists argue that the endangered black-footed ferret relies on prairie dogs as their primary food source, so the measure to control the prairie dog population further endangers the rare ferret. There are also numerous headlines about great white sharks. Great white sharks are now protected under CITES, a treaty banning trade in endangered species. The Monterey Bay Aquarium is hosting a female great white shark that was caught in halibut nets off the coast of California.
