International Wildlife articles from May 1998

International Wildlife archives from May 1998

Moving the Pumphouse Gang. (experimental translocation of baboons)
May 1, 1998... A daring experiment to translocate a much-studied baboon troop opens new possibilities for saving other primates The place looked like prophesies of nuclear winter: trees with no leaves and withered vegetation so dry that it was not brown but...

Please don't eat the katydids. (insect camouflage)
May 1, 1998... How to protect yourself if you're a small, tempting target in the Amazon rain forest Discovery often equals death for insects. These six-legged packets of protein are eagerly sought by sharp-eyed and hungry predators, from bats and birds to...

Of monstrous moles and unicorn horns. (the origins of poaching)(Cover Story)
May 1, 1998... In centuries past, kings and bishops craved six mysterious treasures from far-off lands In ancient Egypt, King Ptolemy ii (285 - 246 b.c.) kept a polar bear at his private zoo. On festive occasions, reported the contemporary Greek writer...

When habitat freezes over. (plight of Peary caribou)
May 1, 1998... In a land of extremes, the difference between snow and ice means life and death for the Peary caribou of Canada's High Arctic When biologist frank miller flew to his High Arctic camp on Bathurst Island in the summer of 1996, he knew it was his...

Birds with an attitude. (rockhopper penguins)(includes related article on declining penguin populations)
May 1, 1998... Spunky rockhopper penguins relish a good challenge Some penguins are sensible when it comes to choosing landing sites on the Falkland Islands. The king, Magellanic and gentoo penguins choose flat sandy beaches where they can waddle safely...