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Meet South Africa’s Dr. Dolittle

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Posted by stevegh   
Thursday, 07 August 2008
parrots.jpgCheetahs threatening the livestock? Call Brian. A crocodile attacking people? Brian will take it – the way he takes everything – to his Moholoholo Wildlife Rehab Centre for injured and endangered animals. He is the answer to all variety of animal problems that vex humans in the scrubby lowlands of eastern South Africa. (Christian Science Monitor)

(Photo by Elan Sun Star)
 

Massive Numbers of Gorillas Discovered, Doubling Population

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Posted by geri   
Tuesday, 05 August 2008
 /images/stories/animals/gorilla-mountain.jpgWildlife researchers said Tuesday that they've discovered 125,000 western lowland gorillas deep in the forests of the Republic of Congo, calling it a major increase in the animal's estimated population. (AP article via MSNBC) This, on the same day that the AFP reports on a study that says primates are "disappearing from the face of the Earth". . .  hmmm. A couple years ago I also reported that Gorilla populations had grown 17 percent in Uganda's Bwindi park, home to almost half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas during the 1990's, with similar trends in another park.

 

Indian Army to Help Prevent Rhino Poaching

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Posted by geri   
Monday, 28 July 2008
Authorities in northeastern India have asked the army to help protect endangered one-horned rhinoceroses from poachers and have made the soldiers honorary wildlife wardens, officials said Saturday. (Full story in the Guardian)
 

New Mexico Researchers Work to Halt Depletion of Native Herb by Encouraging Farmers

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Posted by geri   
Sunday, 27 July 2008
yerba_mansa.jpg"Described by local residents as magical, a native herb called yerba mansa, known as the "the calming herb," has been used for centuries throughout the Southwest by American Indians and Hispanics for ailments ranging from toothaches to sinus infections. Anticipating the herb's rising popularity, a researcher has made yerba mansa a viable and desirable agricultural crop for New Mexico's small farmers, helping to protect the ecologically threatened plant from depletion." (Chicago Tribune Business section)
 

Glimmer of Hope for Botswana's Rhinos

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Posted by geri   
Friday, 25 July 2008
whiterhino.jpgAfrica's white rhinos were driven to the brink of extinction in the early 20th century as poachers hunted the animal for its horn. A breeding program launched in Botswana has been successful in bringing the white rhino back to Botswana's bush and it gives hope that black rhinos, which are still seriously endangered, may also survive.

 
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