Articles from May 2008
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Wildlife News Roundup - May 2008 · 31 May 2008
In this issue of Wildlife News Round-Up, there's news of the discovery of tens of millions of brittle stars atop a seamount off the coast of Antarctica, the reintroduction of the European Beaver to the wilds of...
Bermuda Petral Returns to Nonsuch Island · 26 May 2008
BirdLife International reports that the Bermuda Petral (or 'Cahow' as it is known locally) has returned to nesting grounds on Bermuda's Nonsuch Island for the first time in over 400 years. Nonsuch Island is a 14-acre island...
Saving the World's Most Endangered Turtle · 22 May 2008
The Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) is the most endangered turtle in the world. There are only four known specimens of the species that remain: three in captivity and one in the wild. Now conservation biologists...
Polar Bear Granted Threatened Status · 17 May 2008
Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced today that the Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) is to be granted protection under the US Endangered Species Act. The long overdue listing decision classifies the species as 'threatened' and represents...
Scientists Sequence Platypus Genome · 16 May 2008
An international team of scientists has decoded the genome of the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) and in doing so, expects to gain valuable insights into the evolution of mammals. Platypuses represent an ancient branch of mammals that today...
