Articles from September 2007
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Wildlife News Roundup - September 2007 · 30 Sep 2007
In this issue of Wildlife News Round-Up, we find out about a series of sightings of the 'smiling bird', a rare bird from South America that has not been seen for four decades. There is also news...
Why are Amphibians in Decline? · 5 Sep 2007
In recent years, scientists and conservationists have been working to raise public awareness of a global decline in amphibian populations. Herpetologists first started noting that amphibian populations were falling at many of their study sites in the...
What are Caecilians? · 1 Sep 2007
Caecilians are a lesser-known group of amphibians (Order Gymnophiona) that have no limbs and only a very short tail. They have a superficial resemblance to snakes, worms, or eels but are not closely related to any of...
