Keeping birds away from airliners may be getting some help from a model airplane. Robert Benincasa at NPR reports: “When US Airways Flight 1549 made an emergency landing in the … Read more
Wildlife Facts
Irony: Record Daily Steelhead Counts At Bonneville Dam Due To Heat Wave
The old daily record at the giant Dam on the Columbia River near Portland, Oregon was around, 14,000 steelhead trout. So what is the new peak of 34,000 fish in … Read more
Success: Elephant Gets An Artificial Leg
We can rebuild her–we have the technology…. Jack Loftus at Gizmodo Science reports: “Motola, like so many who must share their lives with former war zones and forgotten minefields, lost … Read more
New Species Of Giant Carnivorous Plant Discovered
A plant that can capture small mammals? It sounds a little odd but that is what has just been found in the central highlands of the Philippines. Matt Walker at BBC Earth News … Read more
Bald Penguin Gets A Wetsuit
Ralph the Humbolt Penguin suddenly lost his feathers. This created some problems for him and his keepers. But his family (a mate and two chicks) needs him and he was unable … Read more
Study: Birds That Think Like Humans
A Cardiff University study finds that birds may think in the same way as humans when selecting food and making choices in complex environments. New Wales.co.UK reports: “Paignton Zoo spokesperson Phil Knowling … Read more
Chimpanzee Archeology: Tool-Use Shows That Humans and Apes Closer Than Thought
When archeologists began to look at chimpanzees and their longstanding use of tools, some conventional thinking about the separation between man and beast got a little fuzzier. Science Daily.com reports: … Read more
350 New Plant and Wildlife Species Discovered In The Himalayan Region
A decade of surveying in the Himalayas has brought some wonderful surprises to the wildlife and nature conservation world. Xinhuanet.com reports: “Over 350 new species, including the world’s smallest deer, … Read more
Wood Storks Make Rare Appearances In Arkansas
Wood stork populations have been increasing in Florida and other gulf states but they also seem to be moving up to Arkansas these days. Joe Mosby at the Cabin.net reports: … Read more
