Animals articles from March 2001

Animals archives from March 2001

Yes, in Your Backyard.(amount of wildlife in areas of new home construction and the education of the residents about the wildlife)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... Anyone who has glanced at the real-estate section of the newspaper or driven through our ever-expanding suburbs is sure to be impressed by the unquenchable demand for new homes. The human population continues to grow, and the building boom is...

UPDATES....(environmental policy updates from around the world)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... Norway announced it will resume trade in whale meat and blubber, defying an international moratorium and stirring outrage among animal activists, Norwegian officials called the move a logical progression, since the country has ignored an...

Personality Plus.(how to integrate pets that do not know each other)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... When, at the age of 13, Sasha came to live with us, I wasn't home to facilitate introductions. It was an emergency situation. The cat belonged to my mother, who had just been moved to a nursing home to recuperate from a fractured leg. A friend...

LETTERS.
March 22, 2001... On the Right Road After reading "Putting the Brakes on Roadkill" (November/ December 2000), I was saddened by the high number of wildlife deaths automobiles cause on our nation's highways. I don't think the average citizen realizes the...

Saving the Turgwe Hippos.(Zimbabwe)
March 22, 2001... It is early evening in the southeast Lowveld of Zimbabwe, and the path down to the Turgwe River is steep and windy. We quietly follow our guide, Karen Paolillo, and hear the hippos' clamor before rounding a small break in the brush that reveals...

Moles.
March 22, 2001... An up-close look at these velvet-furred stars of the underground. Spring, summer, or fall, you're sure to recognize a literary celebrity in our midst. With a velvety coat, whiskered snout, and giant, cartoonlike hands, the busy mole,...

Sprawl Wars.(suburbs encroach on animal habitats)
March 22, 2001... Can wildlife adapt to the relentless spread of America's suburbs? Although it looks small and harmless, the seven-inch-tall cactus ferruginous pygmy owl is a fighter. That's as it should be. For the owl, which is native to the desert...

When Cat Meets Cat.(preparing to introduce a new cat to an old one)
March 22, 2001... Plan ahead to avoid purrsonality conflicts. She was a lean charcoal sketch, swatches of bright orange swabbed behind her alert feline ears. She was also noticeably aloof as she lay in her cage awaiting adoption. The sign on her cage hinted...

On Track for Wildlife.(Keeping Track teaches students to track and trail animals)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... Animals are creatures of habit. We may think of them as wandering aimlessly through the forest, probably because that's what we do on a free afternoon. But the truth is that their habits are often as fixed as ours--Monday morning, up at dawn,...

HEALTH WATCH.(administering pet vaccinations, other pet care questions and answers)(Column)
March 22, 2001... I receive pet-product catalogs in the mail and noticed that they sell vaccinations along with the instructions on how to administer them. Is this a safe way to ensure that my pet stays up-to-date on shots without the trip to the vet? In...

Ill Nature: Rants and Reflections on Humanity and Other Animals.(Review)
March 22, 2001... Ill Nature: Rants and Reflections on Humanity and Other Animals. By Joy Williams. 214 pages. Lyons Press. $22.95 hardcover. Joy Williams can never be accused of holding back. In this collection of essays, most of which have appeared before...

Return of the Osprey: A Season of Flight and Wonder.(Review)
March 22, 2001... Return of the Osprey: A Season of Flight and Wonder. By David Gessner. 304 pages. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. $23.95 hardcover. In this beautifully written book about a spring and summer spent in his childhood home on Cape Cod,...