Articles from December 2007
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Wildlife News Roundup - December 2007 · 31 Dec 2007
In this issue of Wildlife News Round-Up, we start with news that male chimpanzees seem to be home-bodies, rarely venturing far from familiar turf. There are also several headlines that focus on the threats of global warming...
Searching for Wild Giant Pandas · 30 Dec 2007
Vanessa Hull, a graduate student at Michigan State University (MSU), is hoping to track down some giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca). She is part of a team of scientists from MSU who have spent years gathering data about...
The Mysterious Barbary Macaque · 22 Dec 2007
High in the scrublands and fir forests of the Atlas Mountains roams a unique primate. The Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus) is Africa's only macaque species—all other macaques (there are over 20 species in the genus) live in...
A Visit to Slimbridge Wetland Centre · 20 Dec 2007
Yesterday I visited Slimbridge Wetland Centre and was treated to a leisurely sojourn amoungst hundreds of ducks, geese, swans, and other waterfowl from around the world. In the space of one afternoon, I was able to see...
Fossil Jawbone Hints at Polar Bear Past · 14 Dec 2007
Scientists have uncovered a fossilized jawbone from the sediments of an island in the Svalbard archipelago, a set of islands in the Arctic Ocean that lie approximately half-way between Norway and the North Pole. The jawbone shares...
