National Wildlife articles from February 1995

National Wildlife archives from February 1995

The town that cried sheep. (Fremont County, Wyoming; bighorn sheep)
February 1, 1995... When its logging industry collapsed, a Wyoming community turned to another local resource to boost its economy: one of the nation's largest herds of bighorns Not so long ago, bighorn sheep were known more in Fremont County, Wyoming, for...

Whose funny valentine? (courtship behavior of the frigate-bird)
February 1, 1995... When it comes to courtship, the male magnificent frigatebird gets all puffy Come late winter, the male frigatebird's fancy turns to courtship in a flamboyant way. From his coastal perch in a low bush or tree, he inflates his red throat pouch,...

Revenge of the bugs 101. (University of Illinois's Insect Fear Film Festival)
February 1, 1995... At this university film festival, moviegoers confront their fears of insects and learn some science along the way Take a seat, or we'll turn the cockroaches loose!" Those are no ordinary ranches University of Illinois entomologist May...

A year of gridlock. (US Congress 1994 environmental report) (27th Environmental Quality Review)
February 1, 1995... By almost any measure, 1994 was a disappointing year for those Americans who looked to federal lawmakers for strong leadership on environmental and conservation matters. Despite President Clinton's pledge last Earth Day to "reinvent the way we...

Wildlife. (protecting bilogical diversity) (27th Environmental Quality Review)
February 1, 1995... New studies show the advantages of protecting biodiversity, but the U.S. Congress fails to take heed. After decades of decline, the future of America's national symbol, the bald eagle, looks considerably brighter these days. As a result of...

Air. (air pollution issues) (27th Environmental Quality Review)
February 1, 1995... While states stall in complying with federal law, one in four Americans continues to breathe unhealthful air. How safe is the Air Americans breathe these days? According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the number of U.S. citizens...

Energy. (energy conservation and low oil prices) (27th Environmental Quality Review)
February 1, 1995... As federal agencies strive to reduce energy consumption, low oil prices negate some conservation tactics. Early last year, environmentalists and U.S. oil company executives found themselves sharing the same concern: low oil prices. As the year...

Water. (water quality) (27th Environmental Quality Review)
February 1, 1995... Despite grim news about pollution problems, U.S. lawmakers postpone strengthening the Clean Water Act. As congress began considering reauthorization of the Clean Water Act early last year, EPA officials were reporting the results of their most...

Soil. (preventing soil erosion) (27th Environmental Quality Review)
February 1, 1995... Can farmers continue to reduce soil erosion and improve wildlife habitat in many regions of the country? Last summer, the U.S. Soil Conservation Service reported that American farmers were well on the way to reducing soil losses on at least...

Forests. (protection of wetlands) (27th Environmental Quality Review)
February 1, 1995... While the old-growth dispute simmers in the Northwest, a plan to manage Northeast forests is unveiled. The Clinton administration took a long-overdue step in 1994 in addressing the deadlock between the timber industry and conservationists over...

Quality of life. (toxic pollutants) (27th Environmental Quality Review)
February 1, 1995... Research uncovers potential new threats to human health from an ominous class of toxic pollutants. If many Americans expressed distress in 1994 about the effect of environmental contaminants on the quality of their lives, they had good reason...

To eat or not to eat. (kin recognition in animals)
February 1, 1995... That is the question certain creatures face when confronted with close relatives Sometime around the Fourth of July, rain comes to the deserts of southwestern Arizona. For most of the long annual dry period, an amphibian known as the spadefoot...

From war games to wildlife gains. (military bases)
February 1, 1995... In its Heyday, the U.S. Army's Jefferson Proving Ground in southeastern Indiana was a noisy center for test-firing tanks, howitzers, machine guns and other weapons. So thunderous was the Army's business at Jefferson that after it started up in...

Staying the winter. (migration of birds) (Cover Story)
February 1, 1995... Why do some songbirds endure so much cold and ice? The Quintessential curious naturalist Henry David Thoreau paused one cold December day in 1855 to ponder in a bleak Massachusetts swamp "the incredible phenomenon of small birds in winter -...