Articles from November 2008
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Wildlife News Roundup - November 2008 · 30 Nov 2008
In this issue of Wildlife News Roundup, we learn that seabirds in the UK and Iceland have had a poor breeding season this year, turtle populations along the Mississippi are breeding earlier in response to climate change,...
Scientists Capture Rare Amur Leopard · 26 Nov 2008
A team of conservationists recently captured a female Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) from the rugged Primorsky Krai region of Russia's Far East. The scientists gathered detailed health information for the leopard, including blood analysis, electrocardiogram, and...
Tree Frog Embryos Delay Hatching · 24 Nov 2008
Scientists from Boston University have discovered that the embryos of red-eyed tree frogs (Agalychnis callidryas) use up most of the oxygen within their eggs before they hatch. Undergraduate Jessica Rogge and associate professor Karen Warkentin found that...
Rival Antelopes Find Alternatives to Fighting · 16 Nov 2008
Eland antelopes (Tragelaphus oryx) are the largest antelopes in the world but their considerable size doesn't mean they're eager to throw their weight around. It turns out, eland antelopes have developed elaborate means to avoid fights and...
Safe Haven for Blue-throated Macaws · 4 Nov 2008
The Blue-throated Macaw (Ara glaucogularis) is a critically endangered bird that inhabits the savannas in the Beni province of Bolivia. This rare macaw faces a variety of threats, the most serious of which include habitat destruction and...
