International Wildlife articles from September 1994

International Wildlife archives from September 1994

Zebras in turmoil: Africa's painted horses symbolize conservation dilemmas on a changing environment.
September 1, 1994... Early in the nineteenth century, the first Europeans to penetrate the interior of southern Africa found one animal that literally glittered on the sun-swept plains. This was the quagga, a type of zebra with chestnut body, white legs and tail,...

Homeless macaws?
September 1, 1994... "Chico, chico," Eduardo Nycander says softly, stroking the head of a young scarlet macaw he has just removed from its nest. Nycander is relaxed as he handles the chick, spreading its wings to monitor feather growth. His activities are routine...

Giants of the North. (three bear species in Canada)
September 1, 1994... Try not to say the name of the b-e-a-r out loud too often. That was the ancient advice from Canada's Cree tribe and Alaska's Tlingit as well as from other traditional peoples in the b-e-a-r country of Asia and North America. Speaking directly...

Putting the bite on planet earth: rapid human population growth is devouring global natural resources.
September 1, 1994... The United Nations International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) convenes in Cairo, Egypt, this September, gathering political leaders from around the globe to explore how human population growth is likely to affect society and...

Now what should we do? (saving the rapidly vanishing number of the Mediterranean monk seal)
September 1, 1994... The endangered Mediterranean monk seal is barely hanging on, and biologists face an excruciating choice on how to save it THE BIG-EYED SHADOW sliding away in the waves is raising a worldwide debate about strategies for saving...