http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife The latest news brought to you by MySpace! Thu, 22 May 2008 19:36:56 GMT http://newscdn.myspace.com/web.2.17/content/springwidget/wildlife.xml http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17663883 - Grace Gabriel, IFAW IFAW's Asia Regional Director Grace Gabriel continues to share with us her perspective of the situation in China: “I have been frantically trying to figure out how to get toward the epicenter of the earthquake to assess the situation IFAW's Animal Rescue Blog Thu, 22 May 2008 17:13:33 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17663883 http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17655386 May 22, 2008 -- Caribou in West Greenland migrate inland in spring, to the western edge of the country's inland ice sheet, where they give birth to their calves. Plants are emerging earlier, and all at once across the landscape, so the caribou are arriving to Animal Planet Thu, 22 May 2008 13:03:36 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17655386 http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17648324 Later in the article, he refers to sentience as a basis for extending moral consideration to other beings ("the wrongness of causing needless suffering to sentient beings is not culturally specific") but, unfortunately for some animals, Singer does not seem to view sentience as a sufficient An Animal-Friendly Life Thu, 22 May 2008 07:28:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17648324 http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17650165 By Madeline Chambers BONN, Germany, May 19 (Reuters) - One in eight of the world's birds are at risk of extinction as climate change puts birds under great pressure, a leading conservation group warned on Monday. The population of rare birds such as.. The Nature's Corner Thu, 22 May 2008 09:23:44 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17650165 http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17623762 It's a well-known fact that lichens are useful environmental indicators. Lichens are much more plentiful in the western woodlands of the British Isles, for example, because they are very sensitive to sulphur dioxide pollution, and so the clean air blowing off the Atlantic is better for them. The Ranger's Blog Wed, 21 May 2008 20:01:01 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17623762 http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17621966 OK, the guy I found crumpled on the Roanoke River Greenway last year wasn't trying. I was coming back from an assignment in Vinton when this pack of teenaged kids on BMX bikes converged on the intersection of 8th and Wise. That spot is on one of my road bike The Roanoke Times: The Wild Life Wed, 21 May 2008 19:41:05 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17621966 http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17598072 Contact us Copyright notice Western Hog-nosed Skunk Length: 55-60 cm (22-24 inch) Weight: 1.9 kg (4.18 lbs) The Common Hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus mesoleucus) or Western Hog-nosed skunk or Rooter skunk can be found in the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas) and through Mexico to Animal of the Day Wed, 21 May 2008 10:07:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17598072 http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17590116 Pronghorns (Antilocapra americana) are native to the sagebrush plains, grasslands, and deserts of western North America. Although Pronghorns look similar to antelopes, goats, and deer, they are actually none of these and are instead the last surviving member of their own family, Antilocapridae The Firefly Forest Wed, 21 May 2008 04:03:26 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17590116 http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17458730 Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced today that the Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) is to be granted protection under the US Endangered Species Act. "I am also announcing that this listing decision will be accompanied by administrative guidance About.com: Animals/Wildlife Fri, 16 May 2008 09:30:56 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17458730 http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17386241 Additional Info: Chimpanzees, along with gorillas, humans, and orangutans, are members of the Hominidae family but it is chimpanzees that are the closest living evolutionary relatives to humans. Renowned primatologist Dr Jane Goodall, who has dedicated her Wildlife Pictures Online: Blog Wed, 14 May 2008 13:20:45 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17386241 http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17499401 The club mosses and spike mosses belong to the Class Lycopodiopsida (formerly Lycopsida), and are usually lumped with the other non-flowering vascular plants in a group known as the fern allies. The following list is based on the Online Atlas of Michigan Birds Etcetera Sun, 18 May 2008 03:04:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17499401 http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17364924 This lizard cam comes to you from the United Kingdom and gives you a live view of a Ambilobe Panther Blue Bar Chameleon living in his little habitat. You might not see him right away, but keep watching and he’ll probably show up. This lizard cam updates every few seconds. Watch the Ambilobe AnimalCameras.com Tue, 13 May 2008 20:00:02 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17364924 http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17624703 The International Fund for Animal Welfare is working on the deployment of one of the largest response teams we've every sent to aid people and animals in China after the devastating earthquakes there this month. Grace Ge Gabriel, Asia Regional Director for IFAW's Animal Rescue Blog Wed, 21 May 2008 20:53:29 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17624703 http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17606576 May 21, 2008 -- A Japanese center which says it has trained a dog to sniff out human cancer cells is cloning the animal in South Korea, a Seoul-based biotechnology company and the dog's owner said Wednesday. Cloned fetuses from the black labrador retriever Animal Planet Wed, 21 May 2008 14:30:30 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17606576 http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17623763 Ranger reader Dave Larkin has been to Slovenia again - and once more he's brought back some remarkable images of traditional Slovenian bee houses. Above is a typical traditional bee house in use - the coloured boards by each entrance can be clearly seen. Dave The Ranger's Blog Wed, 21 May 2008 20:01:01 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17623763 http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17563695 Dr. Ian Tizard of Texas A&M's Schubot Exotic Bird Health Center announced on 19 May 2008 that they have made a breakthrough in development of a diagnostic test for Proventricular Dilatation Disease, PDD. Dr Tizard reports they have developed a serologic test that seems to be absolutely specific for Nature's Corner Tue, 20 May 2008 13:14:27 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17563695 http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17413826 The fundamental flaw with this ban, as I have come to understand it, is that it was based on the cruelty of foie gras production in particular (primarily the forced feeding), as opposed to the immorality of unnecessarily using any animals as an instrumental An Animal-Friendly Life Thu, 15 May 2008 03:17:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17413826 http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17426100 Contact us Copyright notice Geoffroy's Cat Length (avg): 60 cm (24 in) Weight (avg): 2–4 kg (4–9 lb) Geoffroy's Cat (Oncifelis geoffroyi) is the most common cat of South America. The Geoffroy's Cats living more south have a more grayish coat, while the ones living more north have a brownish Animal of the Day Wed, 14 May 2008 21:25:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17426100 http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17534272 Here's a shot of Pennsylvanian Chris Kocher with a pretty brown trout from the Lehigh River not far from Allentown. We floated with guide Dean Druckenmiller of Fly Fish Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River. It was chilly and poured all day -- this was one of the The Roanoke Times: The Wild Life Mon, 19 May 2008 16:47:20 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17534272 http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17525072 A tiny moth, only 3-4mm long, in numbers at Bainton GP. They seemed to be displaying to each other and were doing the characteristic wing-pumping action. Cocksfoot Moth Glyphipterix simpliciella Canon Powershot A640 The Natural Stone Sun, 18 May 2008 11:06:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/wildlife/item/17525072