National Wildlife articles from December 1997

National Wildlife archives from December 1997

Showing our support through Teaming with Wildlife. (initiative under debate in Congress would increase resources for wildlife)(The NWF View)
December 1, 1997... Another holiday season is upon us and with it, the traditional reflection on the special gifts with which we are all blessed--and those that we can pass on to our loved ones. If the scenes depicted on holiday cards are any indication, the gift of...

Turning deadwood into lively homes for wildlife.(Backyard Habitat)
December 1, 1997... Homes for Wildlife By planting trees on their property, homeowners can provide food, shelter and nesting sites for wildlife. But most people probably don't realize that fallen and dying trees can be just as valuable as healthy live ones....

Giving wildlife a much-needed helping hand. (Teaming with Wildlife plan)(Creative Solutions)
December 1, 1997... Helping Hand Not so long ago, the scissor-tailed flycatcher was a familiar sight during mating season throughout the Oklahoma prairies. But as grassland habitat has disappeared in the Sooner State, so has the strikingly beautiful...

Seeking the missing lynx; researchers use a novel technique to pin down the exact status of the declining lynx.(Cover Story)
December 1, 1997... Researchers use a novel technique to pin down the exact status of the declining lynx Feline eyes catch a twisting movement in a Montana forest. Head cocked sideways in seeming puzzlement, the lynx contemplates its discovery: an aluminum pie plate...

Out of control! Exploding numbers of snow geese are bad news for Midwest farmers and an entire Far North ecosystem.
December 1, 1997... Exploding numbers of snow geese are bad news for Midwest farmers and an entire Far North ecosystem For vast numbers of migrant birds every spring, arrival at Canada's La Prouse Bay has long meant access to lush grass and sedges. But no more....

Looking at old growth from new angles; from treetops to roots, aging woods still hold plenty or surprises for researchers.
December 1, 1997... From treetops to roots, aging woods still hold plenty of surprises for researchers On a drizzly morning last April, scientists Jim Lewis, Bob McKane and Peter Beedlow head for a laboratory unlike any other in North America. They walk through a...

Crazy over squirrels; they are a scourge to some people, a delight to others.
December 1, 1997... She can't get enough of them, lavishes food on them in her backyard, even had one painted--bushy tail and all--running across the rear of her motorcycle helmet. He can't stand the sight of them, begrudges each pilfered sunflower seed, even...

Is this the world's rarest bird? (po'ouli)
December 1, 1997... With 168 birds on the list of the world's most critically endangered creatures--and many of them from remote, inhospitable places--researchers cannot say for sure which species is the rarest. But that dubious distinction may belong to the po'ouli...

Photo contest 1997. (winners of the 27th annual photo contest)(Illustration)
December 1, 1997... Ernie volpe and Robert Wong are typical of many National Wildlife readers. Both love nature, and both like to pursue striking images with their cameras. Not long ago, Wong traveled to a remote region of southwestern Africa in search of...

Backyard bird-feeder bandits? (population of hawks increasing)
December 1, 1997... The first thing I heard was a "thud." Then another, and another. Panicked songbirds were flying into a picture window on my Wisconsin home. When I looked outside, I saw the reason: A Cooper's hawk had swooped into my yard, disturbing birds at my...

In fighting a dam disaster, they helped make history. (Northeast Kingdom Chapter of Trout Unlimited wins effort to return Vermont's Clyde River to its natural state)
December 1, 1997... Helped Make History A year ago, when a utility company removed one of its dams from Vermont's Clyde River, Karen and Kevin Coffey were among the happiest people in the Green Mountain State. The dam's historic demise marked the culmination of a...