Wildlife News Articles From August 2009

• New species of scarab beetle discovered in Florida
• Vast Mediterranean driftnets killing thousands of dolphins illegally
• Pearl-bordered fritillary butterflies boost in Devon
• Venomous crustacean amongst new species discovered in Canary Islands
• New species of fungus found on the New Forest
• Increase in Whooping crane deaths leads to population decline – Starts alarm bells
• Skylarks have dialects – And don’t take kindly to strangers
• Flying fox hunting unsustainable in South East Asia
• Small neglected tiger reserve in Northern India enjoys baby boom
• 1200 + incidents of bird-crime reported in 2008 – Home office ignores
• 46 Black rhinos moved to safer areas in Zimbabwe – 8 poachers killed
• Western Australia oil spill a potential disaster for marine life
• Living structures & buildings – made from plants – being made in Germany
• Tanzania to ruin major flamingo nesting site?
• Irreplaceable Caledonian Forest faces developer's axe – Register your complaint
• First positive signs for birds in Malta after hunt ban
• Scientists shed new light on behaviour of shark “teenagers”
• Rare big horn sheep population threatened by single puma
• Poachers kill endangered Sumatran tiger in Indonesia Zoo
• Bizarre newt sticks ribs out of body for protection
• Scientists discover bioluminescent deep sea worms that fire light missiles
• Lemurs slaughtered for bushmeat
• Punjab forest saved from tourism development
• Endangered Javan Hawk-eagle released in Indonesia
• Florida enlists all hunters to help exterminate invasive Burmese python numbers
• Last chance for Madagascar pochard – World’s rarest duck
• Avocet island restored on Humber
• Albino Humpback spotted off Queensland
• Search for 47 species of ‘extinct’ birds is launched
• Call for birds of prey to be culled on grouse moors – RSPB offers alternatives
• Sand lizards thriving in Dorset
• Six critically endangered western lowland gorilla orphans released onto an island
• Critically endangered mountain chicken breeds in captivity
• Another rhino poached in Kwa Zulu Natal
• Exxon guilty again – Fined for killing migratory birds
• Second brood of Duke of Burgundy butterflies raises hopes for species survival
• 18 new species of invertebrate discovered in South Africa
• Kenya at risk of losing all lions in the next 20 years
• Invasive mosquitoes threaten many Galapagos species
• World’s most threatened crocodile released into the wild
• UK conservationists call for shake up of wildlife policing
• New study to help save the world’s most spectacular hummingbird – Other rare birds to benefit
• Ecological disaster looms in Colombia : Mining companies granted rights over unique habitats yet to be explored by science
• 19 more Russian Great Bustards now in the UK
• Extinct Tasman booby seabird rediscovered - in laboratory
• Butterfly counts launched in China, Australia and Israel
• Britain’s oldest know Golden eagle found dead
• Endangered New Zealand sea lion shot
• Scottish beaver trial – Beaver disappears after shots heard
• Ray of hope for critically endangered vultures in India
• Silver Studded Blue butterfly found on Devon reserve for first time in 20 years
• Disease threat may change how frogs mate
• Wood white butterfly gets extra protection in Herefordshire
• Exxon ignores pleas from 50,000 people to halt damaging activities that threaten rare whales
• World’s largest contract caterer bans 69 species of fish from menu
• Painted dog conservation in Zimbabwe
• Bat Conservation Trust wants details of your bat sightings
• Bird club vice president convicted for illegally keeping red-backed shrikes
• UK dolphins travel much further than previously thought
• Cornwall beach-goers warned to watch out for Portuguese man-of-war
• Congo’s wildlife rangers launch offensive against armed groups trafficking charcoal in gorilla zone of Virunga
• First Ayrshire record for Speckled Wood butterfly
• Amboseli elephants dying in worst drought for 50 years
• Pine marten survey launched in UK
• Second wolf pack confirmed in Washington State
• Europe’s oldest puffin lives off Scotland - Probably
• Two found guilty of badger digging