Animals articles from January 1998

Animals archives from January 1998

Kyoto: the right to do wrong. (1997 United Nations Conference on Climate Change)(Editorial)
January 1, 1998... As 1997 drew to a close, the world became aware of its air -- and just what was in it -- in some new ways. As this issue went to press in December, negotiations on global warming were wrapping up in Kyoto. People around the world -- or at...

Gone with the wind; in the East, sightings of cougars cast doubt on the wildcat's demise. (eastern US)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1998... Panther, cougar, puma, catamount, painter, mountain lion -- all names for the same wildcat, the ultimate symbol of the wilderness. Little wonder that people don't usually associate the large cat with the eastern United States. With the...

Eden in the Amazon; Peru's 800,000-acre Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Reserve brings fresh ideas to rainforest conservation.(Cover Story)
January 1, 1998... We wake in the morning to the growling howls of monkeys. Deep and distant, their voices carry over the rainforest canopy, through treetops scented vanilla with orchids, past branches clothed in bromeliads, and over waters the color of tea and...

Understanding feline leukemia.
January 1, 1998... When Pat Ames' in-laws moved in with her family last year, they brought along Whitey, their 10-year-old cat. Even though Whitey supposedly had "had all his shots," when he was checked out by Pat's veterinarian, Whitey tested positive for the...

Cry of the hunt; as Canada's seal hunt expands, so does the clamor over it.(Special Report)
January 1, 1998... The ice and water of the Arctic resemble the oceans of a planet eons from the sun. But despite the cold, the sun shines on the white-and-blue seascape and on the wet backs of a million harp seals. By midwinter, having spent all summer...

Bed & breakfast for the birds. (Bird Care with Love boarding facilities for birds)
January 1, 1998... Wild birds may fly south for the winter, but pet birds need to be more concerned about the "migration patterns" of their vacationing owners. So one enterprice in Florida offers hotel accommodations to fine feathered pets whose humans have...

The trouble with frogs; chemicals, UV radiation, parasites, or all of the above; scientists race to solve the deformed frog mystery.
January 1, 1998... On a rainy June day Cindy Reinetz leads me through wet saw grass and waist-high sedges to a small pond. Couched in a vast pasture that's been unused since 1989, Ney Pond looks idyllic, a vestige of the farm-laden Minnesota that is steadily...

The elephants' friend; Carol Buckley runs a unique sanctuary for Asian elephants. (founder of Elephant Sanctuary near Hohenwald, Tennessee)(Profile)
January 1, 1998... Carol Buckley still remembers the day the phone rang and she first learned about Barbara's plight. "It was February 1996," recalls Buckley. "She was near death, critically emaciated, and still losing weight. Her ribs and backbone were showing,...