Program Term Archive
Terrestrial Wildlife
Wild Burros; Tough Survivors Face Harsh Landscape and Hostile Management
Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeIt's easy to fall in love with Bernadette, Valerie and Wee Willy, three wild burros, adopted earlier this year from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Their charismatic personalities and...
Groups Challenge N.C. Spotlighting of Coyotes near Endangered Red Wolves
Press ReleaseSeptember 7, 2012Terrestrial WildlifeAccidental shootings resulting in death or injury are a primary concern outlined in a court challenge filed today against an illegal, temporary state rule that allows spotlight hunting of coyotes...
Wildlife Litter Boxes? An Investigation on the Role Latrines Play in the Social Ecology of Bobcats
Terrestrial WildlifeRapid assessment of wild animal population abundance is problematic, particularly for rare, cryptic felid species. However, estimates of population abundance are critical for effectively targeting conservation and management actions. Traditional...
Wildlife Shooting Galleries Wildly Inconsistent with Endangered Species Act
Terrestrial WildlifeThe Endangered Species Act (ESA) is one of the country’s strongest environmental laws. It has reportedly safeguarded 99 percent of the 1,482 species placed under its protection from extinction—in contrast...
Animal Torture in Military Training Exercises
Farmed Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeEvery year, more than 10,000 animals are shot, stabbed, mutilated, and killed in military training exercises that purportedly prepare soldiers for treating trauma on the battlefield. Although more advanced military...
Wildlife Services Continues Killing Spree
Terrestrial WildlifeWildlife Services is a little-known program of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) that uses brutal methods and taxpayer dollars to kill approximately 5 million animals each year under the guise...
Feathers
Terrestrial WildlifeFeathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle is an apt title for this book about exactly that—from the evolution of the first feathers and birds, to man’s desire to use feathers...
The Last Great Ape
Terrestrial WildlifeThe Last Great Ape: A Journey Through Africa and a Fight for the Heart of the Continent, by Ofir Drori and David McDannald, chronicles the path of Ofir, an adventure seeker...
And Then There Were None: Lonesome George Dies in the Galapagos
Terrestrial WildlifeLonesome George, the last known Pinta giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra abingdoni) in existence, has died. Galapagos National Park Service officials announced in June that George—believed to be around 100 years...
Horror in the Congo: Rebel Soldiers Slay Wildlife Defenders
Terrestrial WildlifeSix people and 14 rare okapi at a conservation center in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were brutally murdered June 24 by mai mai rebels. The killings occurred in...