International Wildlife articles from March 2000

International Wildlife archives from March 2000

Report Highlights Nation's Most Damaging, Wasteful Water Projects.(water projects in Arkansas and Mississippi)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... In Arkansas, the federal government plans to spend $1 billion on the first of four irrigation projects to divert water from the White River- -and also from two national wildlife refuges that serve as the most popular wintering grounds for...

Land Mines: Grim Legacy For Wildlife Worldwide.(the horror of land mines, for humans and animals, in areas of the world such as Cambodia)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... Covering wildlife in remote and rugged areas of the world is a matter of great personal interest to our reporters, and it's usually a task they relish. But sometimes the duty is downright unpleasant, even hazardous. Take our story on land...

Volunteers Sought To Help Communities Create Habitat Sites.(Habitat Stewards volunteers)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... Do you have a keen interest in the environment and a desire to help children and adults create or restore wildlife habitat? If so, you may be an ideal candidate to become a Habitat Stewards volunteer. Sponsored by NWF's Backyard Wildlife...

NWF Advances Environment Cause At Trade Meetings.(National Wildlife Federation)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... NWF played an important role in bringing environmental concerns to the fore at the recent World Trade Organization meetings in Seattle and helped pave the way for future reforms in the way global trade rules are negotiated (see editorial,...

Journalist in Africa Wins NWF Prize For Magazine Work.(Don Boroughs)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... The editors of National Wildlife and International Wildlife have named journalist Don Boroughs winner of the Trudy Farrand and John Strohm Magazine Writing Award. Boroughs, based in Johannesburg, South Africa, was honored for "Battle for a...

Oregon Forest Plan Needs Additional Species Protection.(plans for cutting state forests in Oregon)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... NWF is urging Oregon to give imperiled species priority over timber production in the largest remaining temperate rain forest in the contiguous 48 states. The Oregon Department of Forestry is drafting a habitat conservation plan that would...

NWF Helps Replace Toxic Lead Sinkers In New England.(National Wildlife Federation)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... A special program to educate Vermont anglers about the hazards of lead- based fishing tackle was so successful that NWF plans to repeat it next summer and expand it into New Hampshire. Waterfowl are poisoned when they ingest lead sinkers...

Keep the Wild Alive Poster Presented To Bat House Builders.(National Wildlife Federation)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... In honor of threatened and endangered bats, like the Indiana bat featured in its Keep the Wild Alive endangered spe- cies campaign, NWF is urging members to hang bat boxes to provide habitat for the many species that will emerge soon from...

Keep the Wild Alive.(the value of various plants, such as the rosy periwinkle of Madagascar)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... Rosy Periwinkle Points Up Value of Rare Plants The rosy periwinkle, a tiny flowering plant native to the island of Madagascar off the east coast of Africa, is a giant in the field of medicine. From its leaves, scientists have isolated...

The AGOUTI'S Nutty Friend.(inter-dependence of the Brazil nut trees and the reclusive animals called agoutis)
March 1, 2000... A small rodent and the towering Brazil nut tree have one of the most important relationships in the Amazonian forest Walking up a narrow trail through the tangled undergrowth of the Peruvian rain forest, we came across a small piece of puma...

NEW LOOK AT CATS!(survey of the world's big cats, and their environmental risks)
March 1, 2000... Scientists have made extraordinary advances in learning how they live and what we must do to save them A cavernous room in the Sara-wak Natural History Museum bulges with skins, shells and skeletons of creatures collected by long-dead...

ENCOUNTERS ON THE WILD SIDE.(nature photographer describes various encounters with animals)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... A gifted naturalist recalls special moments culled from a lifetime of photographing animals My earliest childhood memories as a barefoot girl growing up on the rugged shores of the Galapagos Islands are filled with dreams about the...

Search for the Hidden Killers.(the millions of land mines worldwide, in countries such as Cambodia, are a threat to both human and animal life)
March 1, 2000... In Cambodia and elsewhere, land mines are taking a huge toll on wild animals Last year in Manila I met with a friend to ask about the wildlife situation in Cambodia. My friend had worked in the small Southeast Asian country for years as a...

PET TRADE BLUES.(the efforts and moral problems involved in attempting to save Brazil's Lear's macaws from extinction)
March 1, 2000... Protecting the last of Brazil's Lear's macaws involves a difficult moral dilemma WITH AN AIR of proprietary pride, Jose Cardoso de Macedo, 60, looks out over the nesting site of one of the world's rarest birds. The land before him--a green...

"Empty Forest" Woes.(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2000... As I read the article "Where Have All the Animals Gone?" [November/December 1999], I was struck again by the most powerful, dangerous, fundamental truth facing wildlife today: There are too many people on this planet. The pressure exerted by...

Starting in Seattle.(National Wildlife Federation worked with World Trade Organization officials directly, not in street demonstrations in Seattle, Washington)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... It's a long way from the wild places that fill these pages to the tear- gas-fogged streets and tension-filled sessions that came to symbolize the World Trade Organization (WTO) meetings in Seattle last December. My NWF colleagues and I were in...