Tag Archives: focusing on wildlife

American Bird Conservancy update

Posted on 17 December 2014 by Tim O'Connell

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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New species of Sengi (Elephant Shrew) from Namibia

Posted on 2 July 2014 by Tim O'Connell

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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Focusing on Wildlife, 22 June 2014

Posted on 22 June 2014 by Tim O'Connell

Great Gray Owl, Warthog, and what might have been the ancestor of our Arctic Fox.  Check it out!

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Hand-reared Spoon-billed Sandpiper in the wild

Posted on 1 December 2013 by Tim O'Connell

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

Posted on 8 November 2013 by Tim O'Connell

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 →

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Poachers poison vultures: Focusing on Wildlife

Posted on 1 September 2013 by Tim O'Connell

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 →

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Badger culling in England: your thoughts on this controversial plan

Posted on 22 August 2013 by Tim O'Connell

If you are unaware of the badger culling issue in England, check out today’s Focusing on Wildlife.

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The Waterthrush Podcast #6: Warbling Vireo

Posted on 3 June 2012 by Tim O'Connell

Warbling Vireos singing on the nest, Arctic breeding birds, and cloning mammoths: all available now at The Waterthrush Podcast.

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