Archive for March, 2007
Is cloning an answer for the endangered species?
The gray wolf—a predator once hunted to near extinction in the United States—now joins a small but growing number of endangered species that have been cloned. South Korean scientists announced Monday that they duplicated two gray wolves using the same method that produced Dolly the sheep, the first successfully cloned mammal.
The process is [...]
Save the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Defenders of Wildlife and Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund has created some special ads and acts to save the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Year after year, Big Oil’s high-priced lobbyists push legislation to industrialize this national treasure. Isn’t it time that this special place got the lasting protection it deserves?
Go here to support legislation that would [...]
Jurassic “Crocodile” Found in Oregon
—Victoria Jaggard, National Geographic
It endured a rocky ride—literally—but this ancient “sea monster” from Asia has found a place in the United States to call home.
The fossil remains of a crocodile-like reptile called Thalattosuchia have been discovered in rocks in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon—about 5,000 miles (8,050 kilometers) from where it most [...]
Blue whale endangered specie
Some 200 000 blue whales once swam the oceans of the world. Its enormous size was its downfall; the blue whale was sought out by whalers for the tremendous quantities of oil and meat that it provided. The blue whales of the Northwest Atlantic appear to be having difficulty recovering from the intensive [...]
Field notes
Dr. Laurie Marker’s Field Notes
March 2007
Dear Cheetah Friend,
As I begin to travel once again in the U.S., UK and Europe this spring, I want to share with you just a few things that have happened since the beginning of the year. Our efforts to help save the wild cheetah continue unabated. Our staff in Namibia, [...]
Old Canadian tradition involves killing baby seals
Canada’s annual seal hunt is the largest slaughter of marine mammals on Earth. Last year, the world looked on in horror as the Canadian government permitted the slaughter of more than 330,000 harp seals. During the hunt, baby seals are shot or repeatedly clubbed. Sealers bludgeon the animals with clubs and “hakapiks” (clubs with metal [...]
Walking sharks
At least 20 new species of sharks and rays have been discovered in the waters off Indonesia, scientists announced this week. The finds are the result of a five-year survey—mostly done at local fish markets—to catalog what types of sea creatures are living, and being caught, in a region known for its rich aquatic diversity.
This [...]