Wildlife News Articles From October 2008

• Forth islands cleared of invasive plant that is forcing puffins out
• First Protected Area Established for Critically Endangered Blue-throated Macaw
• Another endangered Dugong found dead in Abu Dhabi
• Knysna elephants – No evidence for more than 1 survivor
• 3 Northern bald ibis poisoned in Jordan
• Grouse and Hen harriers living in harmony on Langholm Moor
• Endangered Wetar Ground-dove rediscovered on Wetar Island, Indonesia
• New reserve created in Colombia for the Orange-breasted falcon
• Bonobos hunt and eat other primates
• 78,000 acre ranch bought by NZ government for conservation
• First kiwi chick of 2008 released onto Maungatautari Ecological Reserve
• New logging road challenges pact to save Sumatra
• Bad weather brings record year for wild birds at WWT Slimbridge
• New coral reef discovered in the Seychelles
• High numbers of deer lead to high numbers of reptiles and invertebrates
• World's rarest cockatoo rediscovered in Indonesia
• Dormice reintroduced into the Yorkshire Dales
• Corncrake found in Manchester car park
• Kokako reintroduced into New Zealand’s Doubtful Sound
• Alarming declines in Irish bird populations
• President Bush signs up to protect albatrosses
• eBay bans ivory sales in response to IFAW report
• Argentina bans fishing in key marine wildlife area
• Appeal to help save Cornwall’s dolphins
• Balance of fish vital to the health of coral reefs
• Natural History Museum acquires huge Hawkmoth collection – potential new species
• World’s longest insect discovered in Borneo
• Endangered leatherback turtle needs protected 'swimways'
• West Africa chimp numbers down by 90%
• Getty conservation prize awarded to Madagascar community leader
• Scottish seal populations plummet
• Devon Wildlife Trust launches appeal to save rare grasslands
• Woman Injured by Buffalo on Mountain Zebra National Park Hiking Trail
• ‘Lost’ Harlequin frog rediscovered in Colombia
• UK Blue tit population - Is it suffering?
• 120 tons of ivory to be auctioned in Southern Africa
• New Antpitta subspecies described from Colombia
• A record 18 osprey chicks fledged in the Scottish borders in 2008
• Black-tailed prairie dogs return to historical site in Arizona
• The search for the Ivory-billed woodpecker goes on. Wildlife Extra questions why?
• New Zealand sea lions on red alert
• Cliff top farm wins first prize for wildlife conservation
• Free BTO guide to planting for birds
• Surprise vote to close Mediterranean tuna fishery
• 210 Red kite chicks fledge in Scotland in 2008. New visitor centre opens at Argaty
• Parts from 107 Tigers on open sale in Myanmar
• Scottish support for total snare ban grows to 79%
• Extinction – why it may not be forever. Desert mouse rediscovered in New South Wales
• Some red squirrels are immune to squirrelpox virus
• Mississippi Man Sentenced for Killing Bald Eagle
• Special area designated to protect Scotland’s Taiga bean geese
• Scientists discover UK's common earthworms are many different species
• Beavers are good for birds
• Reintroduced Lorikeets start breeding on remote Cook Island
• Entire Western Gray whale population threatened by new pipeline
• Rare visitors washed up on Cornish beach – Columbus crabs
• Climate change may devastate penguin colonies
• Legendary deer rediscovered in Sumatran national park
• Czech biologists protests against Indian jail term.
• Virgin birth of a shark confirmed
• Climate change is pushing many species towards extinction
• 274 new marine species discovered off South Tasmania
• Climate change is pushing many species towards extinction
• Indonesia and Paraguay act to halt deforestation
• Wild dog and cheetah survey in Kruger National Park – You can help
• Live fish found 5 miles down – caught on camera
• WWT London Nikon Photograph Competition Winners Announced
• Critically endangered Brazilian Mergansers tagged for the first time
• Fin whales off the coast of Ireland – And 5 other cetacean species
• Eurobirdwatch 2008
• New Zealand's fishing industry ignoring science - endangering dolphins
• Butterfly boom on the New Forest
• International shark protection needed to protect Atlantic Porbeagles, Mako and others
• Mammals in crisis - New IUCN Red List published
• Massive flouting of tuna rules in Italy
• Sahara wildlife survey
• Leucistic chaffinch in northern Scotland
• Caspian seal population declines 90% - Now endangered
• Bluefin tuna migration patterns revealed for Mediterranean and Western Atlantic populations
• Black bears moving into to towns, getting fatter, dying younger
• Orca killing Sea otters means Bald eagles kill more birds
• Oil spill threatens Caithness coastline
• Elusive insect population survives MSC Napoli disaster
• Surrey down land purchase links important wildlife habitats
• Satellite tagged Loch Garten osprey ditches in Atlantic
• Critically endangered Yellow-eared parrot has record breeding year – Edging away from the abyss