Animals articles from January 2000

Animals archives from January 2000

Change That Counts.(Center for Laboratory Animal Welfare)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... Every so often, news media report another case of laboratory vandalism, an attack on researchers--such as the recent mailing of booby-trapped letters to primate researchers (NewsScan, page 6)--or the theft of lab animals, whose special needs...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2000... Ignoring the People's Will The work of Mike and Ruth Callahan, founders of the Pioneer Valley Wetland Volunteers ("Busy for Beavers," Profile, November/ December 1999), has not only benefited people and beavers: it is a showcase for the...

Romeo Lemur Loses His Juliet.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... Juliet, a rare diademed sifaka lemur, has succumbed to an unknown disease just over a month after being taken from a Mahatsinjo forest in Madagascar. Duke University researchers captured her this fall in hopes of establishing a captive-breeding...

Researcher's Receive Booby-trapped Mail.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... Animal-welfare organizations are decrying the mailing this fall of more than 80 letters, booby-trapped with razor blades, to scientists who use primates in research. The letters, which began arriving at universities and research centers...

UPDATES ...(animal protection)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... The battle over red-wolf recovery in North Carolina continues as opponents seek to overturn protections for the animals on private land. Two landowners and two counties filed an appeal in U.S. District Court in Virginia. Defenders of Wildlife,...

Land of the Vanishing Foxes.(helping the San Miguel Island foxes survive)
January 1, 2000... Keith Rutz kneels on the dry grass amidst an austere, treeless landscape and sets out an array of silver bowls. Into each he measures a few scoops of high-grade kibble, sprinkles on some raisins, and chops half a hard-boiled egg on top. The...

A Bird in Hand.(Cape Sable sparrow)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... There was a time, barely beyond the memory of some old-timers, when a wide, shallow, slow-flowing sheet of fresh water known as the River of Grass moved imperceptibly across much of southern Florida. It radiated from its headwaters at Lake...

Allure of the Weasel.(ferrets)
January 1, 2000... The pet ferret is here to stay--with the right owners, we hope! Ann Rudich laughs when she recalls the time she arrived home from work to find her ferret, Jagger, lying exhausted in the middle of a huge pile of socks and pantyhose. He had...

The Call for 20 by 20.(goal of 20% protection for the oceans by the year 2020)(Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary)
January 1, 2000... Why marine biologists want 20 percent of the oceans protected by the year 2020 Key West is known throughout the world as a party town for well-to-do sightseers. For many tourists, the town's Duval Street is the hip place to sip margaritas...

Fit to Train?(two-career families are increasing the need for dog trainers, but owners should be careful when it comes to the selection of a trainer)
January 1, 2000... How to tell whether your dog trainer needs a corection. One afternoon, while sweating through 45 minutes of torture on the Stairmaster, I overheard two women at my health club discussing their trainers. Eager to pick up a little free...

TRADING Post.(virtual screensaver, featuring a kitten, from Pixel Pets; this and other products are discussed)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... Great stuff for animals of every stripe. Dances with Desktops Newton, a 10-week-old kitten, was digitally filmed as the model for a virtual-kitty screensaver from Pixel Pets. You'll find him romping around your screen, pouncing on...

Mysterious Monarchs.(the amazing mirgration of monarch butterflies)
January 1, 2000... Unveiling secrets of a butterfly's magical migration. When northerners are grabbing snow shovels and huddling against the wind, these insects cling to trees by the millions, overwintering on just 500 acres in Mexico and California. Their...

Taking Aim at Hunting.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... Patricia Randolph isn't afraid to stand out in a crowd. Her home in a quiet, staid, rather exclusive neighborhood of Madison, Wisconsin, is draped in a huge banner strung across the roof. "Save Our Black Bears," it shouts. On a warm day a...

HEALTH WATCH.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... How effective is the FIP (feline infectious peritonitis) vaccine for cats? According to Jean Duddy, D.V.M., a clinician at Angell Memorial Animal Hospital in Boston, a division of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to...