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• Boaters beware of manatee migration

  
  Sports & recreation - sports-rec.marc8.com — Authority: 459
  The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says boaters should stay in marked channels and obey speed zone signs during the winter migration period.
  5 hours ago

• Bushy tailed and bulbous bellied

  
  Field Day — Authority: 132
  I realise its probably a little soon after the tragic horrific tragic death of the Dorking albino squirrel to be laughing at these creatures, but Matthew Naylor has unearthed a bizarre picture of an obese one . One more reason to hate these aninals. Theyre greedy .
  17 hours ago

• Great snaps

  
  Field Day — Authority: 132
  Its obviously a good day for wildlife photos on the Telegraphs webiste. As well as the bears , theyve got three incredible pictures of hippos killing a crocodile .
  20 hours ago

• Polar pictures

  
  Field Day — Authority: 132
  After recently covering the story of Britains only polar bear recently, I was interested to see more polar bear pictures in this collection on the Daily Telegraphs website today .
  20 hours ago

• Boaters urged to be cautious for manatee migration

  
  Sports & recreation - sports-rec.marc8.com — Authority: 459
  Published: Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 5:58 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 5:59 p.m. Florida manatees are on the move to warm-water sites to spend the winter, prompting a reminder from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to be watchful and use caution in waters used by manatees.
  1 day ago

• Rarest monkey sprang from intriguing sexual past

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 717
  Washington, Nov 14 (IANS) The most extensive DNA study of Africa’s rarest monkey reveals that the species had sprung from an intriguing sexual past.Of the last two remaining populations of the recently discovered kipunji, one population shows evidence of past mating with baboons while the other does not, says a new ...
  2 days ago

• Pandas for Singapore

  
  World Zoo Today — Authority: 145
  By Lim Wei Chean – The Straits Times HERE is the first glimpse of the pair of fuzzy darlings that are headed our way in the second half of 2011. The two-year-old male and one-year-old female giant pandas are currently in China’s panda reserve in Wolong in Sichuan province. They each have a twin sibling, which ...
  3 days ago

• EFFECT OF CONFINED ANIMAL FEED OPERATIONS (CAFOS) ON GROUND WATE...

  
  Science nature & education - science-nature.marc8.com — Authority: 155
  Two field sites in Oklahoma, representing swine CAFO facilities, will be initially selected for study. These are located in Canton and Beaver River, and are upgradient of Wildlife Management Areas maintained by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC). Existing ODWC monitoring programs will be evaluated ...
  3 days ago

• When Google Earth is Used as a Tool to “Save The Elephants”!

  
  Africafreak.com - African Safaris Revealed - — Authority: 113
  Dr. Iain Douglas-Hamilton is a renowned zoologist known for his conservation efforts in Africa, and is the founder of “ Save The Elephants “! In this video, Iain explains how Google Earth is used as a tool to help the elephants. As he puts it, the elephants are going through tough times at the moment: ...
  3 days ago

• madagascar-pochard

  
  The Conservation Report — Authority: 488
  The Madagascar pochard ( Aythya innotata ) is one of the rarest birds in the world (pochards are a group of diving ducks). In fact, it was believed to be extinct at one time. However, by chance, an isolated but tiny population was discovered several years before when “ the Peregrine Fund, who were scouting for a ...
  3 days ago

• Albino squirrel - the latest

  
  Field Day — Authority: 132
  Thank goodness for that - the " tragic final seconds" of Dorkings albino squirrel have been revealed. The whole incident seems to have left a community in mourning.. I cant help but wonder sometimes about peoples priorities...  
  3 days ago

• Scientists Rush to Save Worlds Smallest Rhino

  
  Discovery News - Technology — Authority: 734
  The worlds smallest rhinoceros, the Sabah rhino, is very close to extinction. The following release and images from Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V. (FVB) detail how scientists are teaming up to save the tiny rhino. International scientists and zoo experts started together ...
  4 days ago

• Albatrosses feed on giant garbage patch

  
  Animal News: Animal Planet — Authority: 421
  Have you read about the gigantic patch of garbage - mostly plastic - floating in the Pacific Ocean? When I say gigantic, I mean huge, ginormous, massive, sprawling, mind-blowingly large. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch actually consists of two patches, in fact: the Western Garbage Patch east of Japan and west of ...
  5 days ago

• The whole things nuts

  
  Field Day — Authority: 132
  More on the dead albino squirrel in the Daily Mail. As if the whole thing wasnt ludicrous enough to begin with, now this article is talking about a "Diana-style show of grief". 
  5 days ago

• Saving Malayan flying foxes

  
  Animal News: Animal Planet — Authority: 421
  Jonathan Epstein with the Wildlife Trust releases a Malayan flying fox/Copyright © 2009 Wlldlife Trust The Malayan flying fox ( Pteropus vampyrus ), doesn’t look like your ordinary bat. They eat fruit rather than insects, have large eyes, and a huge wing span of up to five feet across. Parents might know ...
  6 days ago

• Marylands Waterfowl Festival

  
  Intelligent Travel Blog — Authority: 136
  Easton, Maryland --located just inland from the ChesapeakeBay--is hosting its 39th annual Waterfowl Festival this weekend. From Friday, November 13th to Sunday,November 15th, visitors can attend the festival, which pays tribute to theannual migrating of Canada geese over the area. This small-town festival is ...
  6 days ago

• Compare the market

  
  Field Day — Authority: 132
    Meerkats traditionally inhabit the Kalahari Desert in Botswana and South Africa. But one of these critters is proving to be the star attraction at a pet shop in Devon. Visitors to the Sign Of The Owl Petshop in Ivybridge often find Clyde on the till in his owner Derek Wakehams shop. And, with his ...
  6 days ago

• Orissa villagers refuse to release rare turtle

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 717
  Bhubaneswar, Nov 10 (IANS) Residents of a village in Orissa are refusing to release a rare turtle which they have trapped because they believe it as an incarnation of god, official said Tuesday.Wildlife officials have visited the residents of Khadipala village in the coastal district of Kendrapada, about 150 km from ...
  1 week ago

• `Need to remove curbs on tiger visits to Nepal’

  
  World Zoo Today — Authority: 145
  The Times of India LUCKNOW : Tigers know no boundaries. They keep crossing over from one forest to another along the Indo-Nepal border. The movement of tigers along the border is must if the existing population is to be saved from in-breeding. Initially, it used to be a contiguous forest along Indo-Nepal border and ...
  1 week ago

• Endangered Mississippi Sandhill Cranes get a boost

  
  Animal News: Animal Planet — Authority: 421
  Three endangered Mississippi sandhill cranes Credit US Fish & Wildlife Service Starting at the crack of dawn Friday, November 6th, some 25 to 30 volunteers hid in blinds throughout the Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge s wetland pine savanna to count and identify individuals by looking for ...
  1 week ago

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