International Wildlife articles from July 1997

International Wildlife archives from July 1997

Shadowing black macaques.
July 1, 1997... As they march through an Indonesian forest, 97 stocky monkeys give a resear- cher lessons on group dynamics The air is already hot and sultry this early morning, and I struggle to keep pace with dozens of stocky, black monkeys as they stride...

Crazy like a hoatzin.(Venezuelan bird)
July 1, 1997... To study a bird like this, you need to be a little balmy yourself Yelling and clapping, we moved into the thick scrub, one eye on our quarry while the other searched for signs of feral boars and hornet nests. Dropping to our knees, we...

The American forests.
July 1, 1997... NWF's Animal Tracks classroom-education program is about to publish the fifth in a series of environmental teaching kits for elementary--and middle-school teachers. Each kit, called an Action Pack, is filled with information and classroom...

Bushmen at a crossroads.(Kung Bushmen)
July 1, 1997... As an ancient people confronts the modern world, the fate of wildlife becomes more complicated Walking slowly, a Bushman hunter named Ui edges around a muddy waterhole. Grasses sprouting from the dry earth shimmer like spun gold against a...