National Wildlife articles from April 1995

National Wildlife archives from April 1995

25 messages from wildlife.
April 1, 1995... In the last quarter century, nature has often reminded us that the fates of wildlife and our own species are intertwined As celebration of the first Earth Day took place cross the country in April 1970, brown pelican eggs on Anacapa Island off...

The difficult quest of Herbert Needleman. (includes related article)
April 1, 1995... For Dr. Herbert Needleman, March 3, 1994, was judgment day - the day the jury would deliver a verdict on his personal integrity and on 15 years of his innovative but highly controversial research. Although Needleman was being tried by a panel of...

Safe drinking water: will Congress weaken the law that protects your health?
April 1, 1995... Protecting the safety of the nation's drinking water supplies is a high priority not only of the National Wildlife Federation but also of the American public. Currently, Congress is considering measures that would weaken federal rules designed to...

Americans speak out. (includes related article)
April 1, 1995... The results of a post-election poll reveal that an overwhelming majority of U.S. voters foes not want Congress to weaken our environmental laws When they emerged from the voting booths last November, Americans clearly had sent a sage to...

The alarming language of pollution.
April 1, 1995... Evidence is mounting that false signals from synthetic checmicals are harming reproduction, immunity and behavior in wildlife. Are humans also at risk? On California's Channel Islands in the mid-1970s, an ecologist found an abnormally high...

Wildlife by the book.
April 1, 1995... Field guides bring millions of Americans closer to the wonders of nature; how artists create the books is a wonder in itself For two years, wildlife illustrator Amy Bartlett Wright's home in Rhode Island was crawling with caterpillars and...

When nature makes a point.
April 1, 1995... An array of organisms has found sharp shapes to be essential to survival Spears of spring growth help puncture thawing earth in a New England forest. A bromeliad in the tropics radiates outward in spikes to collect and channel water to its...