American Wildlife
American Wildlife
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Oiled Bird Numbers Zoom
It was bound to happen. Even though the US Gulf Coast continues to experience and suffer from the largest oil spill in history, the number of birds and other wildlife…
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Gulf Oil Begins Affecting Wildlife
It has been well over a month since the start of the ongoing oil spill off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico, and the effects on birds,…
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Wildlife Endangered By The Spill
The effects on North American wildlife of the ongoing oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico will likely be felt for years, if not for decades, the acting director of…
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Tracking Antarctic Seals and Penguins From Outer Space
Several months ago, US government scientists captured 60 penguins and seals off the coast of Antarctica, attached electronic tags to them, and then released them back into the wild. The…
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Restoring Bison To America
A respected international conservation organization has expressed optimism about the possibility of returning herds of American bison to a significant portion of their historic range. According to the International Union…
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Grizzly Bears Are Pushing Into Canadian Polar Bear Habitat
Wildlife researchers from the American Museum of Natural History report that grizzly bears have been appearing in Canadian sub-Arctic habitat that previously was the exclusive domain of polar bears. The…
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American Bats Face Fatal Disease
The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) plans to take steps this winter to prevent the spread of white-nose disease, a fatal fungal illness that strikes bats in their hibernation…
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