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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, 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 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, Conservation, Endangered Species, Mammals, Science & Tech, Wildlife on 03 13th, 2009 | No Comments

Tracking Tigers In 3-D

Tracking Tigers In 3-D
photo credit: law_keven New software developed with help from the Wildlife Conservation Society will allow tiger researchers to rapidly identify individual animals by creating a three-dimensional model using photos taken by remote cameras. The software, described in an issue of the journal Biology...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Conservation, Endangered Species, Mammals, Movies, Underwater, Veterinary Medicine, Wildlife on 03 13th, 2009 | No Comments

Scientists sedate giant whale at sea

Scientists sedate giant whale at sea
photo credit: nestor galina For the first time, a severely entangled North Atlantic right whale was given a shot of sedatives Friday in the open sea that allowed rescuers to remove thick fishing line cutting in to the whale’s upper jaw and left lip. The whale’s prognosis is uncertain but scientists...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Animals & Law, Business, Conservation, Endangered Species, Mammals, Wildlife on 03 13th, 2009 | No Comments

Animals & Money: How much does the endangered species act cost?

Animals & Money: How much does the endangered species act cost?
photo credit: law_keven This week President Obama brought science back into the Endangered Species Act, effectively overturning a wild diversion of the law by the Bush administration last summer. Bush decided that federal officials didn't have to bother to consult with scientists when they decided...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Conservation, Dogs, Endangered Species, Mammals, Science & Tech, Wildlife on 03 10th, 2009 | No Comments

Gray Wolves No Longer To Be Listed As Threatened And Endangered Species

Gray Wolves No Longer To Be Listed As Threatened And Endangered Species
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has affirmed on March 6 the decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove gray wolves from the list of threatened and endangered species in the western Great Lakes and the northern Rocky Mountain states of Idaho and Montana and parts of Washington, Oregon...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Endangered Species, Mammals, Science & Tech, Zoos on 03 10th, 2009 | No Comments

Research Finds Chimps Can Plan Stockpiling, Use of Weapons

Research Finds Chimps Can Plan Stockpiling, Use of Weapons
Santino evidently knows he's going to get upset, so he plans ahead. The 30-year old chimpanzee, which has lived in a Swedish zoo most of his life, often gets agitated when zoo visitors begin to gather on the other side of the moat that surrounds his enclosure, where he is the dominant -- and only --...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Animals, Conservation, Endangered Species, Wildlife on 02 28th, 2009 | No Comments

Alaska fish, wildlife get $35 million boost

Alaska fish, wildlife get $35 million boost
Alaska will receive about $35 million of some $741 million to be split among all 50 states to fund fish and wildlife conservation, boater access and the education of boaters, anglers and hunters, Interior Department Secretary Ken Salazar announced this week. More than $20.2 million will go toward sport...
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