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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Conservation, Mammals, Science & Tech, Veterinary Medicine, Wildlife on 05 13th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Kangaroo survives arrow in head

Kangaroo survives arrow in head
photo credit: ~crystalina~ An Australian kangaroo shot through the head with an arrow is expected to make a full recovery, wildlife officers say. The injured kangaroo was found on Thursday in parklands near Melbourne's outer suburb, where it is believed to have survived for up to a week. Melbourne...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Business, Conservation, Endangered Species, Mammals, Science & Tech, Underwater, Wildlife on 05 12th, 2009 | No Comments

Blue Whales Re-establish Former Migration Patterns

Blue Whales Re-establish Former Migration Patterns
photo credit: Amnemona The planet’s largest animal may be returning to pre-whaling feeding grounds. Scientists have documented the first known migration of blue whales from the coast of California to areas off British Columbia and the Gulf of Alaska since the end of commercial whaling in 1965. [...]...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Animals & Law, Conservation, Culture, Science & Tech, Sport, Wildlife on 05 2nd, 2009 | 2 Comments

Robot Animals Snare U.S. Poachers

Robot Animals Snare U.S. Poachers
photo credit: twoblueday On a remote U.S. Forest Service road in Arizona a few years ago, the driver of a white minivan slowly rolls to a stop, sticks a rifle out the window, and starts firing at what look to be wild turkeys. State officers hiding in nearby bushes emerge, running toward the vehicle...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Cats, Conservation, Mammals, Wildlife on 04 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

Cougars expanding into central US

Cougars expanding into central US
photo credit: digitalART2 The AP reports that cougars -- also known as mountain lions or pumas -- are expanding from their usual territories in Texas and South Florida to areas in the midwest and central US. The article doesn't try to explain why the cougars are moving around so much, but it does...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Conservation, Endangered Species, Science & Tech, Wildlife, Zoos on 04 14th, 2009 | 2 Comments

There’s a certain science to mating rare animals at the Queens Zoo

There’s a certain science to mating rare animals at the Queens Zoo
photo credit: Alexander Yates Sometimes, it's not enough to just let nature take its course. Getting certain endangered animals to breed in captivity at the Queens Zoo takes a lot of planning, study and - sorry to ruin the mood - science. "It's not as easy as saying, 'We have a male and a female, let's...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Conservation, Science & Tech, Underwater, Wildlife on 03 28th, 2009 | 1 Comment

New Tech Can Monitor Vast Groups of Fish

New Tech Can Monitor Vast Groups of Fish
New technology is allowing researchers and conservationists to watch the movement of large groups of fish as they gather into shoals and later split up. Focusing on Atlantic herring, the scientists were, for the first time, able to observe the fish gather off Georges Bank near Cape Cod, Mass., where...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animal Sanctuaries, Animals, Conservation, Endangered Species, Featured Articles, Mammals, Veterinary Medicine, Wildlife on 03 18th, 2009 | No Comments

Emergency appeal for medicines for Orangutans at Nyaru Menteng

Emergency appeal for medicines for Orangutans at Nyaru Menteng
photo credit: matrianklw I received this announcement from Richard Zimmerman of Orangutan Outreach.  To learn more about the plight of the endangered orangutans and to find ways you help save them, visit: http://redapes.org/campaigns/medical-appeal/ Malaria has hit the Nyaru Menteng Clinic with devastating...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Animals & Law, Conservation, Endangered Species, Mammals, Pets, Wildlife on 03 18th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Family Of Chimp Attack Victim Seeks $50M

Family Of Chimp Attack Victim Seeks $50M
photo credit: ori2uru The family of Charla Nash -- who suffered devastating injuries in last month's Chimpanzee attack in Stamford -- is seeking $50 million in damages against the chimp's owner. Nash's twin brother, Michael, filed a lawsuit in Superior Court in Stamford late Monday against Sandra Herold...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Extinct Species, Reptiles & Amphibians, Science & Tech, Wildlife on 03 18th, 2009 | No Comments

Young Dinosaurs Roamed Together, Died Together

Young Dinosaurs Roamed Together, Died Together
photo credit: kekremsi A herd of young birdlike dinosaurs met their death on the muddy margins of a lake some 90 million years ago, according to a team of Chinese and American paleontologists that excavated the site in the Gobi Desert in western Inner Mongolia. The Sudden sudden death of the herd in...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Extinct Species, Reptiles & Amphibians, Science & Tech, Wildlife on 03 18th, 2009 | No Comments

Mini Dinosaurs Once Prowled North America

Mini Dinosaurs Once Prowled North America
photo credit: dyanna Massive predators like Albertosaurus and Tyrannosaurus rex may have been at the top of the food chain, but they were not the only meat-eating dinosaurs to roam North America, according to Canadian researchers who have discovered the smallest dinosaur species on the continent to...
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