International Wildlife articles from September 1999

International Wildlife archives from September 1999

6,000,000,000 Consumption Machines.(environmental aspects of population growth)
September 1, 1999... As Earth's human population surges to new records, what will be the impacts on natural systems? SOMETIME on October 12, 1999 -- most likely in China or India, according to demographic probabilities -- the Earth's six billionth human will...

With Human Numbers Up, What Do We Do Next?(Editorial)
September 1, 1999... One of the great milestones in human history is projected to occur this year on October 12: the birth of the six billionth person on Earth. That might seem an odd subject to cover in a magazine devoted to wildlife and natural resources. But...

COMING TO AMERICA.(wildlife painter Carl Brenders)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1999... How a gifted painter from Belgium interprets the wildlife of the New World WHEN CARL BRENDERS, a wildlife painter from Belgium, first visited North America in 1983, he traveled to the Tetons where he gawked at bugling elk and marveled at...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 1999... Gold in the Kurils I was glad to see that your article, "Divided by Politics, United in Flight" [May/June], pointed out the global importance of the Kuril Islands in protecting migratory cranes. This haven is not safe for long, however....

Golf Course Plan for Alaskan Rain Forest Triggers NWF Lawsuit.(Brief Article)
September 1, 1999... A northern rain forest interlaced with wetlands, all within the limits of a major city, is a natural treasure that should be preserved at all costs. Right? Not according to the city fathers of Anchorage, Alaska, who envision instead a golf...

NWF, Affiliates Call For Action To Curb Mercury in Midwest.(Brief Article)
September 1, 1999... Ridding the Midwest of dangerous mercury pollution will require cooperation among the states to reduce mercury emissions from the largest sources, such as coal-burning power plants and waste incinerators, and efforts by consumers to limit use...

Project Teaches Teachers To Use Schoolyard Habitats.(ecology programs)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1999... Helping schools turn their grounds into gardens of learning as well as havens for wildlife is the goal of NWF's new school grounds training program. A cooperative venture of NWF's Schoolyard Habitats[umlaut] program and Animal...

Birds Abound At Ball Park, On Field, Off.(International Migratory Bird Day, Maryland)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1999... A recent major league baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and Texas Ran-gers was really for the birds, as NWF teamed up with the Orioles and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day at the home...

Wal-Mart Sponsors Planned Expansion Of Animal Tracks.(Brief Article)
September 1, 1999... Thanks to support from Wal-Mart, NWF expects to expand its Animal Tracks classroom program into hundreds more schools across the country. By providing workshops and resources, the program helps educators learn how to integrate practical,...

Tennessee Affiliate Teaches Landowners To Manage Wetlands.(Brief Article)
September 1, 1999... Educating landowners about the benefits of wetlands and helping them take advantage of incentives for protecting wetlands were the goals of a year-long project by NWF's Tennessee affiliate. The Tennessee Conservation League, in cooperation...

Endangered Species Protection Attacked By `Takings' Bill.(Congress is considering legislation that would seriously cripple the Endangered Species Act)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1999... NWF is working hard to defeat a bill in Congress that would seriously cripple enforcement of the Endangered Species Act under the guise of protecting property rights. The bill is the latest in a series of proposed "takings" measures...

Radios To Help Stop Poaching Of Rare Macaw.(Brief Article)
September 1, 1999... Imagine seeing poachers stalking a rare bird in the wild and being unable to do anything about it. That's the situation confronting Brazilian biologists working with a conservation group that owns one of two known roosting sites of the...

Volunteers Monitor Peregrine Falcon Nesting Sites.(Brief Article)
September 1, 1999... Peregrine falcons are doing well enough in Vermont that one part-time biologist can no longer keep tabs on all the nesting sites during breeding season. To fill the gap, NWF's Northeast Natural Resource Center and the Vermont Institute of...

SEX, LIES AND NOTEBOOKS.(behavioral patterns of the European oystercatcher)
September 1, 1999... One of the world's steamiest soap operas plays for free on the Netherlands' coast and stars the European oystercatcher Along the edge of a salt marsh on the Dutch island of Schiermonnikoog, a boldly patterned black-and-white bird suddenly...

Home Again!(Mongolian horse population)
September 1, 1999... By the late 1960s, Colonel Przewalski's horse was extinct in the wild, but take a look at that's roaming the steppes today Baatar, a Mongolian herdsman who uses only his first name, is an accomplished raconteur. In his country, where...

Answering the Population Challenge.(Brief Article)
September 1, 1999... As we await the arrival of a new millennium, our planet has quietly reached another importantEand challengingEmilestone: Earth's human population has reached six billion. The special section beginning on page 22 highlights the stark...