International Wildlife articles from September 1996

International Wildlife archives from September 1996

Schoolyard Habitats program takes root at pilot sites sponsored by NWF, Dannon. (National Wildlife Federation; Dannon Co.)
September 1, 1996... More and more wildlife habitats are sprouting up in schoolyards nationwide, and 150 schools already have applied for certification under NWF's new Schoolyard Habitats program. Launched with the help of the Dannon Company, which since 1993 has...

Lost chimps: primatologist Jane Goodall has taken on a new role as a savior to Africa's orphaned chimpanzees.(Cover Story)
September 1, 1996... Early one morning in March 1994, police in Kigoma, Tanzania, stopped two traders at the dock of the bustling lake town and asked them to open their two, large baskets. Stuffed inside each were two young, sick chimpanzees and scores of African...

Finally water! (animals at waterholes in Botswana)(Illustration)
September 1, 1996... Overline: Thirst Quenchers Botswana. Its borders contain some of Africa's greatest remaining wilderness: the great Kalahari Desert, the wetlands of the Okavango Delta and vast grasslands dotted with trees and ponds. No matter the habitat, one...

Two species, one design.(Ecological Twins.)
September 1, 1996... AS A LIGHT BREEZE shuffles the grass in Tanzania's Serengeti Plains, a serval's spotted shape dissolves and reappears, fading in and out of focus. Small birds scold and dive-bomb the silent form, but the long- legged cat waits, still as a...

China's coming flood: a 400-mile-long reservoir on the Yangtze River will drown forests and farms, driving more than a million people from their homes.
September 1, 1996... KUAN YUN LI, A SMALL FIGURE carrying a farmer's hoe in one hand and a basket on his back, made his precarious way along a narrow mountain trail. An herb collector, Kuan was on the lookout for medicinal plants. Stopping suddenly, so that I almost...

When subtlety takes wing: for Canadian Chris Bacon, the real art of bird painting is complex solutions that look elegant.(Paint as Light)
September 1, 1996... For Canadian Chris Bacon, the real art of bird painting is complex solutions that look elegant It's hard to believe that the art on these pages comes from a man who failed his high-school art classes. Teaching himself by trial and error, Chris...

The discovery of Cuba. (essay written by Christopher Columbus)
September 1, 1996... Saturday, 27 October 1492 I hauled up the anchor at sunrise and departed for Cuba, which I am told is magnificent, with gold and pearls. I am now certain that Cuba is the Indian name for Japan. I made 6 knots from sunrise until 1 o'clock in the...