Critter News
JULY 5, 2011
A federal judge on Thursday upheld a 2008 decision to protect polar bears throughout their range as a “threatened” species under the U.S. The polar bear was the first species added to the Endangered Species List due solely to the threat from global warming. Endangered Species Act.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 2, 2022
Whitaker was told that birds don’t smell by a in 2008. . ” * Nevertheless, the myth continued. Whittaker started asking questions beyond “do birds have a sense of smell?” ” such as “how do birds smell? some, apparently, like sugar cookies), and “how do they communicate information by their odors?
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Critter News
DECEMBER 25, 2009
Investigators say Page admitted buying 35 gall bladders in 2007 and 2008, including 17 from undercover officers. Tags: wildlife trafficking State of Washington bears. Investigators say some believe gall bladders have healing powers and can draw thousands of dollars on the black market.
10,000 Birds
JULY 9, 2015
These days, the species shares habitats with Tigers, Snow Leopard, Bears, etc. The Guardian recently published the latest population analysis by the IUCN’s Dhole Working Group that has revealed that the area of occupancy of this species has significantly declined – close to 50% since the previous assessment in 2008!
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
Note that while many other species, such as the Red-crested Cardinal ( Paroaria coronata ) of Hawaiian fame, bear the name and even likeness of species in the genus Cardinalis , they are not true cardinals. This post was first published in August 2008 but has been republished because cardinals are always cool! ).
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 11, 2011
Ringer Proposition 491, recently submitted to the American Ornithologists’ Union South American Classification Committee (SACC), bears the esoteric title “ Change linear sequence of orders for Falconiformes, Psittaciformes, and Cariamiformes.&#
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 9, 2008
To the Editor: Re “ Bearing Up ” (Op-Ed, Jan. Sarah Palin of Alaska, the scientific literature is very clear that polar bear survival is highly threatened in the wild. Because polar bears are at the top of the marine food chain, their bodies accumulate persistent organic pollutants that disrupt their reproductive systems.
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