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When I was young I was taught that our ancient mammal ancestors were small and likely afraid of dinosaurs. They scavenged and ate eggs but otherwise hid out. But a new fossil shows that to the contrary mammals ate dinosaurs. According to NewScientist the fossil is unique. It shows the cat sized mammal Repenomamus robustusContinue reading “Mammals Ate Dinosaurs: Newly Found Fossil Upends Thinking, Suggests Smaller Mammals Attacked Larger Dinosaurs”

India is attempting Project Cheetah, an ambitious effort to reestablish a cheetah population with cats from Namibia But there have been problems. The goal of the Project Cheetah review is to understand the deaths of study cheetahs. India hopes to establish a breeding population over the next ten years. But the project is facing criticismContinue reading “Project Cheetah Review: India To Convene High Level Meeting In Wake Of Deaths Of Fast Running Cats”

India has been extremely active in big cat conservation and now is considering an Asian tiger translocation. According to the Independent the preliminary agreement has been signed and the process is underway. Several hurdles remain, however. Although Cambodia has located what they feel is suitable tiger habitat, India will not translocate the tigers until certainContinue reading “Asian Tiger Translocation: India May Give Tigers To Cambodia Due To Success Of Its Conservation Efforts, Extinction In Cambodia”

There is no doubt that the joro spider is a nightmare to people afraid of spiders. The invasive creature is about the size of a palm and spins a huge dense web. But the joro spider results are in and studies show the creature is very docile. According to Mashable, joro spider results are stillContinue reading “Joro Spider Results: Huge Invasive Spider Is Docile, No Threat To People”

Wildlife Learning Center (WLC) is mourning Dash the two-toed sloth. According to Executive Director David Riherd the infant passed after a struggle with illness. In an email to supporters Riherd said: “it’s an excruciatingly painful loss, but I know that we all did absolutely everything we could to give him a chance to survive. DashContinue reading “Dash The Two-Toed Sloth Dies; Wildlife Learning Center Mourns Passing Of Endangered Baby”

Antarctica has been in the wildlife news for most of the history of this blog. Researchers are finding more and more evidence of a vast world of life beneath the southern ocean. The Antarctic undersea world is vast, and experts say previous estimates of its potential size may have been underestimated. Some of our earliestContinue reading “Antarctic Undersea World Dwarfs Previous Estimates, Several Million Square Miles In Size?”

Northern snakeheads (Channa argus) are an invasive species and are considered such a threat that anyone who spots one should kill northern snakeheads. The United States Geological Survery (USGS) recommends tossing them in the freezer or leaving them on ice. The extreme measures are being urged as the fish appear to be expanding their rangeContinue reading “Kill Northern Snakeheads? Authorities Ask Finders Of Invasive Species To Toss Them In The Freezer- Others Say Fire Up The Grill”

Beavers in North America have had a tough road. Blessed and cursed with quality fur the rodent engineers were hunted nearly to extinction. Gradually they have been returning in parts of their old range. A new California beavers status upgrade will help them advance in the Golden State. The California Department of Fish and WildlifeContinue reading “California Beavers Status Upgrade: Department Of Fish And Wildlife Now Calls Them A Keystone Species”

Recently we posted about an octopus that may have been filmed having a nightmare. The question whether an octopus dreams is a real one and now there is more evidence, but still not definite proof an octopus dreams. The latest comes from the Guardian. Researchers in Japan have been looking at the two sleep patternsContinue reading “Octopus Dreams; More Evidence Cepahalopods May Have Similar Sleep Patterns To Humans”

Wolves are a hot button conservation issue in much of the world. Conservationists are pitted against hunting and livestock interests. In the middle are wildlife officials trying to balance the two. The next Montana wolf hunt quota may be slightly lower as a result. We have discussed wolf love and wolf hatred before. Wildlife expertsContinue reading “Montana Wolf Hunt: Officials Propose Slightly Lower Quota As Number Of Wolves In State Falls Slightly”