International Wildlife articles from November 1998

International Wildlife archives from November 1998

Strategy for Wildlife On a Crowded Planet.
November 1, 1998... The east african nation of Kenya is world famous for its magnificent parks and extraordinary wildlife (cheetahs, below). But all is not well there. As our story on page 12 outlines, the country is in the middle of a bruising political fight...

Such Innocent Isolation.(island animals vulnerable to human danger)(Brief Article)
November 1, 1998... Why the serenity of paradise can also mean vulnerability for wildlife on remote outposts across the world's seas From the equator to the polar regions, I have been drawn to the special magic of islands and their wild denizens. Small birds...

When Birds Become Missiles.(migrating birds and planes cause accidents in Israel)
November 1, 1998... Yossi Leshem's mission in life is to keep feathered fliers and planes from colliding September 7, 1997. An Israel Air Force F-16 fighter worth more than $20 million streaks low during training exercises above the Negev Desert. Suddenly a...

NWF Seeks Protection for Prairie Dogs To Help Save Western Grasslands.(includes other wildlife news from around the globe)
November 1, 1998... Wolves are back! So convincingly, in fact, that federal officials believe the gray wolf is now ready to stand on its own in some parts of the country without the protection of the Endangered Species Act, and to thrive with lesser protection in...

THE ASSAULT CONTINUES.(state of the Amazon since Chico Mendes' death 10 years ago)
November 1, 1998... Ten years after the murder of rubber tapper Chico Mendes in Brazil, conservationists struggle to protect the Amazon THE WAY TO CACHOEIRA, a hamlet in the extreme western Brazilian state of Acre, is a passage through a serene, nearly...

The Example of Chico Mendes.
November 1, 1998... The citizen conservationists who are the National Wildlife Federation's grass-roots core draw their inspiration from many sources. None is more compelling than the life of Chico Mendes, a common worker who brought the plight and hope of the...

KING OF THE JUNGLE.(king vultures of the Amazon)
November 1, 1998... An intrepid team of photographers captures the first-ever images of a king vulture at its nest cavity in the wild The time is barely 3 a.m., but already I am wide awake, filled with anticipation. Will the king of the jungle appear today?...

UNQUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT.(head of Kenya Wildlife Service David Western)
November 1, 1998... A battle is raging over how, or if, people and wildlife can coexist in East Africa. At the center of it all stands a man named David Western. David western, the 54-year-old head of the Kenya Wildlife Service, banks his Cessna over Nairobi...