Mange is a highly destructive disease of both wild and domestic animals. The National Parks Service (NPS) recently announced that the disease has claimed a female mountain lion being monitored in the ongoing study of Santa Monica Mountain cougars. She had also ingested rodenticides by eating small prey animals. Rodenticides may contribute to mange. TheContinue reading “Mange, Scourge Of Wild Cats And Domestic Animals, Claims First Victim In NPS Mountain Lion Study – Female Found Dead In Malibu”
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200 Pilot Whales Beach Themselves on Australian Coast, Fourteen Young, Rare Sperm Whales Do The Same On Another Beach, Cause Still A Mystery
Authorities are at a loss about what caused at least 14 young male sperm whales to beach themselves and die on a remote stretch of Australian coastline. Meanwhile, rescuers are trying to save some of more than 200 pilot whales who also beached themselves on a beach some distance away. At last report perhaps 44Continue reading “200 Pilot Whales Beach Themselves on Australian Coast, Fourteen Young, Rare Sperm Whales Do The Same On Another Beach, Cause Still A Mystery”
Sharks In Odd Places: Mating Megamouths Off San Diego, Greenland Sharks In The Tropics
Two men fishing off San Diego California have sighted a pair of megamouth sharks. Not only are the sharks very rarely seen, as they live as deep as 15,000 feet, the pair may have been a mating couple. According to Newseek there have been fewer than 300 sightings of the shark since it was firstContinue reading “Sharks In Odd Places: Mating Megamouths Off San Diego, Greenland Sharks In The Tropics”
Indian Prime Minister Announces Major Conservation Successes; Some Are Skeptical, Challenges Remain
India’s prime minister has been lauding critical successes in conservation, advances that mirror efforts in other countries. These successes may point the way to future efforts to prevent extinction of vulnerable species. There are, however, serious challenges ahead. “India Week” concludes today on Wild Animal news. On Monday we reported about Project Cheetah, an ambitiousContinue reading “Indian Prime Minister Announces Major Conservation Successes; Some Are Skeptical, Challenges Remain”
Two Elephants Acting As Security Guards For Eight Namibian Cheetahs Brought To Indian National Park
Yesterday we reported on a controversial plan to bring up to 50 cheetahs back to India. The cheetahs are part of Project Cheetah, an attempt to reverse the extinction of the fast sprinting cat from India. The last Indian cheetahs were killed in 1952. Today comes word that two elephants experienced in security work inContinue reading “Two Elephants Acting As Security Guards For Eight Namibian Cheetahs Brought To Indian National Park”
Project Cheetah Clears Legal Hurdles: Hopes To Reinvigorate India’s Wildlife With Transfusion Of Namibian Cheetahs
Project Cheetah is billed as the world’s first transnational transfer of endangered predators. Eight Namibian cheetahs are slated to arrive in India now that legal hurdles are cleared and India’s prime minister has signed the authorization. The project hopes to relocate 50 of the cats eventually. Project Cheetah was conceived in 2008 according to TheContinue reading “Project Cheetah Clears Legal Hurdles: Hopes To Reinvigorate India’s Wildlife With Transfusion Of Namibian Cheetahs”
Rain In Southern Utah Drives “Hordes” Of Scorpions Out Of Hiding
Weather in the western United States has been unusually challenging recently. Much of the west has been scorched by a heat wave. But in southern Utah around the city of St. George the problem has been very different and has eight legs. Scorpions seem to be everywhere. According to the St. George News there areContinue reading “Rain In Southern Utah Drives “Hordes” Of Scorpions Out Of Hiding”
Invasive Species Alert: Chinese Jellyfish Found In Minnesota Lake
Invasive species are very common around the world. The term refers to living beings (including plants) of all kinds that wind up in places they don’t belong. Sometimes they are somewhat benign, other times, like pythons, they are enormous problems. They succeed in adapting to their new home, often at the cost of native species.Continue reading “Invasive Species Alert: Chinese Jellyfish Found In Minnesota Lake”
Good News? Chinese Scientists Say They “Re-Created” A Mammal With “Fully-Reprogrammed” Genes; A Breakthrough In Fight Against Extinction? Or A Set Of Future Nightmares?
Here at Wild Animal News we have recently been reporting quite a bit on genetic science as it can be applied to wild animals. A few months ago we reported on a breakthrough in the war against ticks. Researchers have for the first time found a way to attack ticks by genetic modification. Previously, ticksContinue reading “Good News? Chinese Scientists Say They “Re-Created” A Mammal With “Fully-Reprogrammed” Genes; A Breakthrough In Fight Against Extinction? Or A Set Of Future Nightmares?”
Chinese Dugong Declared “Functionally Extinct;” Their Florida Relatives Are Under Threat Too
Dugongs, a placid “gentle giant” marine mammal have been declared “functionally extinct” in China. Meanwhile, their freshwater cousins, Florida manatees, have been under siege as a record number have died in recent years. According to the New York Post it has been more than a decade since dugongs have been spotted in the wild offContinue reading “Chinese Dugong Declared “Functionally Extinct;” Their Florida Relatives Are Under Threat Too”