Wildlife News Articles From April 2007

• Photographing elephants, where I went wrong.
• Photography tips: Photographing mountain gorillas.
• Crown-of-Thorns Starfish outbreak devastating Philippine Reefs
• Whaleshark watching in the Philippines
• New design of pest proof fence proving a saviour for New Zealand's wildlife.
• A DISTINCTIVE NEW SPECIES OF TYRANT FLYCATCHER (PASSERIFORMES: TYRANNIDAE: CNIPODECTES) FROM SOUTHEASTERN PERU
• Critically endangered Perija Parakeet photographed for the first time.
• Sail to the Antarctic with Peregrine and help save the Albatross.
• Peregrine’s eggs hatch on Derby Cathedral
• Pensthorpe Barn Owl Box Success
• Doubts raised over Australian ´New Parrot` claims.
• Pensthorpe Conservation Trust opens first conservation centre dedicated to species reintroduction
• Parrot smuggling in the USA
• Fifty new species discovered off Indonesia's Papua coast.
• 24 Species Believed New to Science in found in Papua New Guinea Highlands
• Oystercatchers dyed yellow – Help track their movements.
• Smithsonian Scientists Discover New Marine Species in Eastern Pacific
• US calls for moratorium on fishing of eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna
• UK Government Must do More to Prevent Extinction of Threatened Wildlife in UK Overseas Territories
• Wildlife and bird watching in Oxfordshire
• October 2006. Compact one-bedroom home, eco-friendly design, would suit single otter.
• Mystery parasite threatening otters continues to spread through South West England.
• International campaign against fur trade launched to protect otters.
• 13 new fish species recognised in the Orinoco
• Ospreys in the Middle East
• National Whale and Dolphin Watch 2007.
• 1000 Orangutans to be released into the wild
• Orangutan habitat all but destroyed by 2022
• Orange-fronted parakeets off the critical list.
• Six endangered Orange-Breasted Falcons released into the wild in Belize
• Olympic Delivery Authority starts ecology action plan
• Two new species of coral discovered off Oman
• London a hotspot for wildlife crime
• Thousands of birds die in two oil spills
• Lake Oloidien flamingos
• Albatrosses to help measure ocean temperature
• Endangered Ocelot gets protection in USA.
• Plains bison reintroduced to Grasslands National Park of Canada
• Blow for critically endangered dolphin survival
• Elk Island National Park of Canada elk and bison recovery programmes
• Norwegian whale hunt resumes with increased quotas.
• The North Wales Wildlife Trust
• Endangered White-clawed crayfish thriving in Northumberland.
• Another highly endangered northern right whale killed by a ship-strike
• Night parrot find causes controversy in Australia
• World's rarest giraffe species clinging on in West Africa.
• The impact of whaling on deep-sea biodiversity
• Twenty three new species found in newly protected Amazon region.
• Key rhino sanctuary expanded in Kenya
• Canadas rarest mammal, the Vancouver Island marmot, is making a strong recovery.
• Endangered water voles released in London
• Waved albatross in danger.