Wildlife News Articles From February 2007

• Amphibian crisis; project launched to prevent further extinctions.
• Aplomado Falcon to be re-introduced into New Mexico.
• 2000 new mammal species about to be discovered
• African Grey parrot numbers in steep decline due to wild bird trade.
• Albatrosses endangered on British Overseas territories.
• New Zealand’s sea-lions under threat from fishing
• Newly discovered spitting spider shows very unusual social tendencies.
• New chameleon-like snake discovered in the Heart of Borneo
• Laotian rock rat rediscovered after 11 million years.
• A New Species Of Stripe-Faced Fruit Bat discovered in The Philippines
• Researchers find new species of sea anemone living on a dead whale
• Tigers business plan to increase numbers by 50%.
• Only Lesser flamingo breeding site in East Africa thrown a lifeline
• Elephants, large mammals recover from poaching in Africa's oldest national park
• Wildlife, whale and dolphin watching in and around Mull.
• The great storm of 1987 revisted.
• Four cheetah released into Mountain Zebra National Park
• Three new species of Mouse Lemur recognised
• Successful Reintroduction of Rare Mountain Gazelles
• Government of Grenada statement concerning the development of Mount Hartman National Park and the conservation o fthe Grenada dove
• Mongolian wildlife being decimated
• Conservation success as 22 endangered Galliwasp lizards are born in Jersey
• Biodiversity assessment carried out on rare species on the volcanic island of Montserrat
• MOD Conservation award for moving badgers
• Modern gardens, decking and patios, bad for wildlife and birds
• Minsmere moths and butterflies.
• Minke whale stranded in Cornwall
• Minsmere 60th anniversary
• RSPB Minsmere and Dingle Marshes damaged by surge tides
• New butterfly discovered in Mexico, naming rights being auctioned.
• Minke whales being cught in large numbers in Korea as 'accidental bycatch'.
• Meru National Park set to benefit from ‘The Great African Ungulate Translocation’:
• Tourism to save the last 80 Mekong River Dolphins
• Maungatautari Ecological Island under attack from pests.
• 40 percent of Mediterranean sharks and rays threatened with extinction
• Five more kaka boost Maungatautari numbers
• Beetles population trebles after pests eradicated
• Buffer zones to be created around important NZ wildlife sites
• Male kiwi wired for nesting
• Fourth Maui's dolphin found dead
• IUCN Marine Summit calls for dramatic increase in ocean protection
• Canada’s Most Endangered Animal – The Vancouver Island Marmot – on the road to recovery.
• Marine Conservation Can Reduce Poverty and Improve Health
• NASA images help global coral ref survey.
• Basking sharks and sightings.
• UK Marine Hotspots highlighted for protection
• Rare Giant Turtle Discovered in Thailand
• Minke whales off the Isle of Man in November
• Man eating on the increase in African lions.
• Two rhinos released into Manas National Park in India.
• Manchester Peregrines hatch 4 chicks
• Large Mammals Missing from 80 Percent of their Range due to Human Pressure
• Man Eater shot dead in India