Wildlife News Articles From September 2009

• Huge seizures of 1169 kgs of elephant ivory in Kenya and Ethiopia
• New lizard species discovered in India
• Critically endangered Jerdon’s Courser seen for the first time for several years
• Suffolk coastal sites being assessed for possible release of white-tailed eagles
• Unusual bird in Kent
• Unlocking the mystery of European eel migrations
• The winners of the 2009 British Wildlife Photography Awards
• Lesser spotted eagle shot in Malta as illegal bird hunt continues
• Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust acquires coastal strip
• Cheetahs going back to India? – The next step
• Marine seismic surveys are a major disturbance for blue whales
• 850 new invertebrate species discovered in Australian caves
• First ever live Sei whale sighting off Ireland
• Global warming causing parasitic outbreaks in frogs
• Vital Capercaillie habitat threatened by golf course plans
• Kokako released onto Doubtful Sound Island to boost new population
• Pacific Islands of Palau declare world’s first shark sanctuary
• Upland birds face disturbance threat from poorly sited wind turbines
• Desperate year for Northern bald ibis as birds are shot and electrocuted
• Seabird decline on some Scottish islands
• Foxes removal from Scottish Island boosts nesting ducks
• Rare winter marsh warbler in first for Slimbridge
• New safe havens created in China and Vietnam for two of world’s most endangered primates
• Yellow-crowned kakariki released on Maungatautari Eco Island
• Alaskan congressman wants to change rules to allow polar bear trophy imports
• Iberian lynx – Reintroduce into olive groves
• Clouded leopard cubs to be released into the wild in India – Can you help?
• New species record for Nairobi National Park – Red duiker!
• Turkmenistan leopards moved to Russian Caucusus to boost dwindling population
• Giant squid caught off Louisiana – Not very ‘Giant’
• Butterflies less choosy when the weather is warm
• Egyptian construction group sees the light and recreates destroyed salt marsh
• Hedgehog trappers out in force in Hebrides
• Record breaking year for sea eagles
• Amur tiger orphan reintroduced into the wild
• New species discovered on whale skeletons
• London wildlife survey results
• First ever record of a Tufted puffin in the UK
• New species of ghostshark has sexual appendages on forehead
• Shocking bird slaughter continues in Malta – Mass bird graveyard found including 34 Marsh harriers
• Croatia and Hungary to establish Europe’s largest river protected area
• Prize winning new fishing system to save thousands of seabirds
• Moths tagged to discover their flight tracks
• 300 Gorillas killed every year for Bushmeat in southern Congo
• How a new forest road can destroy wildlife – A study from Ecuador
• May Moss bog about to double in size
• Legendary Mountain gorilla silverback dies of old age
• Pacific Brant geese wintering in Alaska as the sea warms
• Dramatic biological responses to global warming in the Arctic
• Scientists trace evolution of butterflies infected with deadly bacteria
• Yellowstone’s Bison population booming
• Western Australian islands to be cleared of rodents
• First ever recorded Humpback in Thames found dead
• Frogs building nests by folding leaves
• Huge increase in butterfly numbers on Worcestershire reserve
• Lancashire police step up hunt for deer poachers
• New species of high altitude frogs discovered in Peru – No tadpoles
• £700,000 cash boost for urban wildlife oasis
• £200,000 needed to purchase rare floodplain habitat
• 40 lakes in Kazakhstan given Ramsar protection
• One of the world’s least-known birds, the Fiji petrel, seen at sea for the first time
• New breeding colony of greater flamingo discovered in Abu Dhabi
• 45 new species of snails found on Western Australian Islands
• EU Backs total ban on bluefin tuna trade to stave off species collapse
• EU bans Maltese bird hunt
• Brown hairstreak butterflies found on 6 Worcestershire reserves
• Is organic farming good for birds? - Mostly
• Oil installations in Arctic are bad for birds, good for predators
• Kokako released in Auckland’s ‘Ark in the Park’
• White ibis becoming urban birds in Australia due to drought
• Shooting declines in Spain but threat to wildlife now coming from infrastructure
• Flower pots help recreate rock pools lost to coastal defences
• Rhino poaching in South Africa escalates - More rhinos butchered
• Osprey update - Final 2009.
• Another Golden eagle poisoned in Scotland – Fitted with a satellite tag
• Arakan Forest turtle seen in the wild for the first time
• Leucistic sunbird in Malawi
• First successful captive breeding paves way for reintroduction of extinct bumblebee to UK
• Mink clearance bringing back the ground nesting birds
• Giant rat and new marsupial amongst 40 new species discovered in Papua New Guinea
• Are pesticides poisoning UK bees?
• ‘Extinct’ butterfly rediscovered in India after a 100 year absence
• Record year for Bitterns in UK
• Red squirrels in Yorkshire to get funding boost
• Ganges River dolphins threatened by oil prospecting
• Best breeding year for Scotland’s sea birds for a decade
• Moray Firth dolphins given extra protection from boats, development, dredging and the military
• Plankton uses super powers to ambush prey
• Gardens can be wildlife havens, or deadly traps
• Saola antelope, only discovered in 1992, is on the brink of extinction.
• Major study of day-flying moths finds 64 new species & 7 new genera
• 400 rare lizards released into wild as part of ‘rescue operation’ for UK’s reptiles and amphibians
• Two Northern bottlenose whales strand in Ireland
• Albino otter spotted in north of Scotland
• Where have the Fin whales gone? Absence from Biscay feeding grounds alarms watchers
• Tribes people blocking roads in Sarawak logging protest
• Huge Golden orb weaver spider eating a bird. – Photos.
• A million acres of Amazon rainforest declared a national reserve in Peru
• Basking shark strands in Cornwall
• TV chef and well-known racing trainer convicted on hare coursing charges
• Rhino poaching in Zimbabwe – Midlands Conservancy carnage
• Drought crisis in Nairobi National Park exacerbated by grazing
• 10 Kilometres long wildlife corridor established in Colombia