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Wildlife officers consider reintroducing wolverines to Colorado
December 14, 2010 6:35 PM
DENVER (AP) - Wildlife officials are taking another look at bringing wolverines back to Colorado. The state started considering the idea when it looked at reintroducing lynx years ago, but the state proceeded with lynx first, in 1999. Colorado Division of Wildlife Director Tom Remington says wildlife officials are... more » -
Denver Zoo hatches dragons in time for Halloween
October 15, 2010 8:37 AM
The Denver Zoo is hatching dragons - Komodo dragons. The zoo said Thursday that four have hatched and four are still in the incubator. Denver Zoo Curator of Reptiles and Fishes Rick Haeffner says the zoo is only the second one in North America to hatch the dragons... more » -
Colorado receives grant to fight invasive mussels
August 25, 2010 10:00 AM
Colorado has been awarded a $124,000 grant from the US Fish and Wildlife Service to battle invasive mussels. The Colorado Division of Wildlife will use the money to publish a manual outlining procedures to stop the spread of mussels from a waterway that's already contaminated. The manual will be available... more » -
New invader in Colorado waterways
August 6, 2010 10:07 AM
First it was zebra mussels, then quagga mussels--now comes a new invader to Colorado lakes and streams--New Zealand mudsnails. The Colorado Division of Wildlife reports that the aquatic nuisance species was discovered at South Delaney Butte Lake in Jackson County. "The New Zealand mudsnail competes with our native... more » -
Turtle hatchlings from Gulf now in Atlantic
July 14, 2010 9:13 AM
The first sea turtle hatchlings whose eggs were evacuated from the Gulf Coast oil spill to Florida's Kennedy Space Center have been released into the Atlantic Ocean. Biologist Jane Provancha says the newborn Kemp's ridley sea turtles did well after their release. About 700 sea turtle nests -... more » -
Scientists find new species in New Guinea
May 17, 2010 1:52 PM
Scientists are reporting the discovery of a host of new species, including a tiny frog nicknamed Pinocchio. An international team of researchers faced torrential rain, flooding and lots of mud as they conducted a biological survey in the Foja Mountains on the western side of the island of New... more » -
'Extinct' frog species found again after 30 years
March 4, 2010 10:48 AM
A species of frog thought to have been extinct for 30 years has been found in rural Australian farmland, officials said Thursday. The rediscovery of the yellow-spotted bell frog is a reminder of the need to protect natural habitats so "future generations can enjoy the noise and color of... more » -
Rare Charles Darwin book found on toilet bookshelf
November 22, 2009 9:07 AM
An auction house says it is selling a rare first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" found in a family's guest lavatory in southern England. Christie's auction house said Sunday the book - one of around 1,250 copies first printed in 1859 - had been on a... more » -
Over 17,000 species threatened by extinction
November 3, 2009 11:32 AM
A rare Panamanian tree frog, a rodent from Madagascar and two lizards found only in the Philippines are among over 17,000 species threatened with extinction, a leading environmental group said Tuesday. The Rabb's fringe-limbed tree frog, only discovered four years ago, is one of 1,895 amphibian species that could... more » -
Shovelnose sturgeon proposed for listing
September 29, 2009 12:32 PM
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing federal protection for the shovelnose sturgeon to help protect the endangered pallid sturgeon. The agency says anglers accidentally harvest the pallid sturgeon when they're seeking the more plentiful shovelnose sturgeon, which is valued for its roe, sold as caviar. Fewer than 40... more »
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