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Tag Archives: focusing on wildlife
American Bird Conservancy update
Dec. 2014 news from the American Bird Conservancy First Predator-proof Fence on Kaua’i Completed at Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge Rare native plant and animal communities that have inhabited a roughly eight-acre area at the Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge—including … Continue reading
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Tagged American Bird Conservancy, Duck Stamp, focusing on wildlife, Nene, Powerlines, wind energy, window collisions
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New species of Sengi (Elephant Shrew) from Namibia
Focusing on Wildlife is reporting today on the naming of a new species of sengi from Namibia: the Etendeka Round-eared Sengi. It’s an unlikely-looking creature in a group of unlikely-looking creatures. For this and other great stories and photos, check … Continue reading
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Tagged elephant shrew, Etendeka round-eared sengi, focusing on wildlife, Namibia, new species, sengi, wildlife
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Focusing on Wildlife, 22 June 2014
Great Gray Owl, Warthog, and what might have been the ancestor of our Arctic Fox. Check it out!
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Tagged African Warthog, Arctic Fox ancestor, focusing on wildlife, Great Gray Owl
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Hand-reared Spoon-billed Sandpiper in the wild
As reported in Focusing on Wildlife, a hand-reared Spoon-billed Sandpiper has been photographed in the wild. This is an exciting development for another critically endangered animal that conservationists are struggling to rescue from the brink of extinction.
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Focusing on Wildlife – imperiled forests of New Caldeonia
Focusing on Wildlife has a fascinating story today on the results of a recent survey of the New Caledonian highlands. New Caledonia is a long, narrow, mountainous island in the Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about midway between New … Continue reading
Poachers poison vultures: Focusing on Wildlife
If you thought elephant poachers could sink no lower, a story from our friends at Focusing on Wildlife details the latest tactic poachers are using to evade detection: poisoning vultures en masse. Read about this and other cool stories at … Continue reading
Badger culling in England: your thoughts on this controversial plan
If you are unaware of the badger culling issue in England, check out today’s Focusing on Wildlife.
The Waterthrush Podcast #6: Warbling Vireo
Warbling Vireos singing on the nest, Arctic breeding birds, and cloning mammoths: all available now at The Waterthrush Podcast.