Wildlife News Articles From April 2009

• Sea turtle nesting threatened by beach lights
• US Administration moves to restore endangered species act butchered by Bush
• Western Australia’s coastal islands survey reveals surprising biodiversity & 27 new species of snail – Possible solution to Cane toad problem
• Illegal quarry devastates vital wildlife corridor and local communities in Kenya
• Orchid search launched on 60 UK farms
• Hedgehog clearance gathering pace in Hebrides
• Credit crunch increases pressure on Amur tigers & leopards
• Watching the Whale Warriors – Sea Shepherd on TV
• Traditional orchards – National Trust launches conservation project
• One of the world’s rarest birds, the Tahiti Monarch, gets a boost.
• Baby gorilla found in hand luggage in Congo trafficking ring bust - Video
• Wadi Wurayah becomes the UAE’s first mountain protected area
• Coto Doñana threatened by agricultural contaminants
• Rare Indus dolphin rescued and tagged in Pakistan
• Dig a pond to help Britain’s frogs – Free advice
• Oil and gas consortium agree to suspend seismic activities to protect gray whales
• Cornwall nature reserve blighted by dog mess
• 500 Kgs of ivory seized from poachers in Kenya
• Cape Gannet threatened with extinction
• Some coral reefs resistant to climate change
• US Study shows lead from bullet fragments in venison can be absorbed into bloodstream, cause risk of lead exposure
• Afghanistan declares its first national park
• Leucistic crow spotted in Kendall
• Albino Fallow deer spotted in Sussex
• Masai Mara wildlife in sharp decline due to increase in human population
• Fishery observers in New Zealand surprised by amount of bycatch
• Feral goats targeted in Western Australia to save local biodiversity
• Papua New Guinea declares first National Conservation Area to protect tree kangaroos
• Satellite tracking lambs to monitor predation by Sea eagles
• Bryde’s whale found dead after ship strike in the Gulf
• Plan to reintroduce ‘Extinct’ Hawaiian crow into the wild
• Mountain chicken frogs flown to Europe to avoid killer fungus
• Beware nesting birds in the most unexpected places this spring
• Leatherback turtles tagged – For a race and research
• Maltese Poachers defy spring hunting ban
• Is overfishing a cause of mass marine stranding? Melon headed whales strand in Philippines.
• BP & Exxon ignore pleas to help worlds most endangered whales
• 18 black rhinos killed in 3 months in Zimbabwe
• Seen any owls? – BTO needs your help with owl sightings
• Why are some animals brightly coloured, others camouflaged?
• New research reveals extraordinary habits of rare Australian Snubfin dolphin
• Orangutan pet trade threatening the survival of the species in Sumatra
• Dormice spreading through of Lincolnshire woodlands
• New population of Orangutans found in Borneo – as many as 2000
• The David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation's Wildlife Artist of the Year 2009 competition approaches its exciting climax
• Climate change makes migrations longer for birds
• Tiger and leopard skin seized in India
• Chinese poachers caught with dead Sea turtles
• Last of the Bewick’s leave Slimbridge for the Russian Arctic
• UK South Coast seals to be tracked by satellite to reveal cause of population decline
• The Scottish Marine Wildlife Watching Code
• Elephant fertility affected by competition from cows
• Mediterranean bluefin to be functionally extinct by 2012
• Private investigator hired to investigate condor shootings - Reward increases to $40,500
• 4 African wetlands become RAMSAR sites
• Black-footed ferret population count shows continued increase
• Eco-Islam: Malaysia’s imams to preach against poaching
• New species of rattlesnake discovered in Vietnam
• $2,000 reward offered after otter and Elephant seal beheading
• Malta spring Birdwatch protecting migratory birds
• Help record migrant birds in Ireland this spring
• Record year for kakapo breeding leads to kakapo chick relocation
• Woodcock research in South Yorkshire
• Conserving & studying Australia’s endemic Hooded plover
• Rare Megamouth shark found in Philippines
• Underwater photography competition winners announced
• Scotland’s oldest osprey lays a record-breaking 53rd egg
• Go peat free before it’s too late
• Woodland birds get a lift in Newcastle
• Three leopards ‘removed’ from Kathmandu in the last month
• North Pennines black grouse population down 40% in 2 years
• Wicken Fen complete natural history goes online
• UK butterfly numbers plunge to new low
• Second California Condor Shot in three weeks
• Scottish Countrywatch Partnership doubles in size
• UK Biodiversity Indicators show further deterioration
• Rare species recorded in Iraq – But marshes endangered again by drought and dams
• Cuckoo numbers down by nearly 60%
• Marine Protected Areas woefully inadequate for whales and dolphins
• First UK ‘stock-take’ for reptiles and amphibians - Your help is needed
• Congo wildlife officers in prison after government crackdown on illegal destruction of gorilla habitat
• Platypus twins boost to drought hit species
• US Great Backyard Bird Count results
• Isolated wolf packs endangered due to inbreeding
• Adders thriving – In North Yorkshire
• UK in bottom 6 for nature conservation in Europe
• Spoon-billed sandpiper surveys imply numbers still falling
• Hawksbill turtles no longer sold as souvenirs in Dominican Republic
• One of the Kruger’s largest tuskers has died
• South Downs become a new National Park
• Beetles found after going missing for more than 100 years
• ‘Giant’ lions roamed Britain just 13,000 years ago
• Venomous mammal, the Hispaniola solendon, and Hispaniola hutia targets of new study.
• Reintroduced platypus thriving in Melbourne suburbs
• More native wildlife released into Maungatautari Ecological Island