International Wildlife articles from September 2001

International Wildlife archives from September 2001

Emotions and Feelings: Do Animals Have Them?
September 1, 2001... Senior Editor Laura Tangley tackles a tough subject in this issue: Do animals have feelings? Do they experience love and grief, for instance, or are those emotions reserved for our own kind? Can emotions in other species really be measured? Can...

NWF, Affiliate Go to Court To Protect Yellowstone Bison.(National Wildlife Federation in case against United States Forest Service)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2001... SEVERAL CONSERVATION GROUPS, including the National Wildlife Federation and one of its affiliates, the Wyoming Wildlife Federation, are suing the U.S. Forest Service over its decision to allow continued cattle grazing on important bison winter...

Don't Trade Away Environment, NWF Tells Negotiators.(National Wildlife Federation, environmental impact of international trade agreements)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... As leaders of all 34 democratic nations in the Western Hemisphere negotiate an agreement that will reduce trade barriers and unite the economies of 800 million people, NWF is urging the negotiators to keep environmental protection front and...

Court Settlement A Victory for Key California Habitat.(Sacramento, California to develop court-ordered Habitat Conservation Plan)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... NWF has negotiated settlement of a federal lawsuit that will guarantee protection for imperiled species in the Natomas Basin near Sacramento while allowing some development in the area. Under the agreement, the city of Sacramento may allow...

NWF Proposes River Diversion Alternative.(National Wildflife Federation, diversion of water from White River, Arkansas)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Water conservation could help meet Arkansas' irrigation needs and eliminate the need for massive and costly diversions of water from the White River, NWF and other groups have told the Army Corps of Engineers. The groups-which include one...

Schoolyard Habitats Expand Worldwide.(National Wildlife Federation program with schools)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2001... THE MARYMOUNT International School in Rome has become the first NWF- certified Schoolyard Habitats site in Europe. The school's 800 students, who represent 53 different countries, created the habitat with help from teacher Mimi Westervelt....

Montana Wildlife A 'Value for All Time'.(value of outdoor recreation to Montana economy)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2001... IN MONTANA, wildlife and outdoor recreational activities are closely linked to a healthy economy and a healthy way of life, according to a study by the Montana Wildlife Federation. The study, "Value For All Time," found that hunting,...

Women Gain Conservation Leadership Skills.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... THIRTY WOMEN from six Great Lakes states are on their way to becoming more successful conservation leaders after participating in the kick- off training workshop of NWF's new Great Lakes Women in Conservation program. The program,...

Atlanta Students Enjoy Okefenokee Swamp Romp.(Atlanta, Georgia)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... SPOTTING ALLIGATORS and bobcats and surveying populations of gopher tortoises and endangered red-cockaded woodpeckers were among the highlights for 130 fifth graders from suburban Atlanta who recently attended a two-day adventure hosted by NWF...

Ranger Rick, Brazilian Group Help Rare Macaw.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... A BRAZILIAN CONSERVATION GROUP is distributing a comic book story featuring NWF's Ranger Rick to small farming towns in the northern state of Bahia to educate local people about the endangered Lear's macaw and what they can do to protect it....

JUST BATTY - In a reversal of roles, a tree frog in Australia swallows an unexpected prey.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Photograph by Bruce Means AT TWILIGHT, 110,000 little bent-wing bats in Queensland, Australia, erupt from a limestone cave. Drawn by this winged flurry, green tree frogs, common in Australia, arrive, too. Elsewhere in the world, bats...

NATURAL PASSIONS - Mounting evidence suggests that animals feel a wide array of humanlike emotions, from happiness, sadness and anger to perhaps even love and embarrassment.
September 1, 2001... AS A BIOLOGIST working for the Amboseli Elephant Research Project in Kenya, Joyce Poole has seen plenty of fascinating behaviors since she began studying these behemoths more than a quarter century ago. Among her favorites are what elephants do...

NEW CHANCE FOR FERRETS? This September, the most endangered mammal in the United States may get a vital boost--in Mexico.(black-footed ferret)
September 1, 2001... A TINY, BLACK NOSE darts up through a prairie dog hole and back down so fast it seems imagined. A few seconds later, an entire head pokes up, and a pair of curious black eyes gaze out. Picture a furry eel with legs and a face resembling a baby...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2001... Why Not Rescue Belugas? I just read how beluga whales were trapped in the ice hole from April till July and that many starved or were eaten by polar bears ["Trapped!" May/June]. Did anyone know about this when it was happening but didn't...

SEND THEM ALL PACKING! White pelicans migrating across Israel gobble fish from farmers' ponds-so what is a kibbutznik to do?
September 1, 2001... FLOCK OF PELICANS over Gaon!" barks a voice over the cell phone in Yaron Kruner's pickup truck. Wasting no time, Kruner swerves around the edge of a huge fish pond and speeds off over a bumpy path in the direction of the Jordan River. This is...

Col Limpus and His Turtle Cowboys - To save endangered sea turtles, a band of Aussie researchers parlays reptile-dogging at sea to cutting- edge science.(turtle researcher Col Limpus)
September 1, 2001... I'm perched on the gunwale of a boat rocketing along at breakneck speed, getting ready to jump into the emerald waters of Australia's Moreton Bay. The boat slews in a tight half circle as marine scientist Col Limpus spots our quarry and steers...

Water for the Future: Four Commonsense Principles.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... HERE AT HOME and around the world, freshwater resources are being stressed as never before. Demand often exceeds supply because fresh water is often wasted, and is frequently contaminated as watersheds, rivers, aquifers and wetlands are...