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Posted by on September 3, 2010
Fully computer generated news sections from Carnivore Conservation.org are permanently updated, so check often!
- Whether you’re a fan of Twitter or not, you can now read what people around the world are saying about wildlife. We’ve set up a #Wildlife Daily newspaper that gathers all the tweets using the #wildlife hashtag and puts them in the form of a newsletter. You can have it send a reminder email each time it’s updated, so you get notification right in your inbox. It’s also a terrific way to find other twitter users to follow who are concerned about the world’s wild species.
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The Week In Carnivores #15
Posted by on August 27, 2010
This is a weekly roundup of news items featuring the wild carnivores of the world. If you miss the news during the week, check our blog on Fridays!
Felidae
- Where have all the bobcats gone?
- Scientist tracks jaguars in Venezuela
- Safety in cougar country
- Campaign to release rare South China tigers into the wilderness
- Police shoot dead rare leopard in Indonesia
- Conservation groups call for tripling of Florida panther refuge
Canidae
- Red wolf makes comeback in North Carolina
- Two new wolf pups in eastern Oregon
- New brochure brings facts about wolves and coyotes to light
- NM ranchers sue over changes in wolf program
Ursidae
- Grizzly research unites Alberta expert, NHL star Mats Sundin
- Sow grizzly in Yellowstone National Park has quadruplets
- Threat to polar bears worries Russian experts
- Facebook campaign to save Canadian bears caught in drug bust
- Grizzlies going hungry due to lack of whitebark pine cones
- Grizzly bears transplanted to Cabinet Mountains return home to Whitefish area
Procyonidae
The Week In Carnivores #14
Posted by on August 20, 2010
This is a weekly roundup of news items featuring the wild carnivores of the world. If you miss the news during the week, check our blog on Fridays!
Felidae
- Six rare North African Cheetah cubs born at the Whipsnade Zoo, UK
- Wisconsin cougars, gone since 1908, are confirmed back in the State
- How domestic cats could save the ‘Highland tiger’ (Scottish wildcat)
- Endangered snow leopard clawing its way back in Pakistan
Canidae
- Montana aims to settle wolf lawsuit or remove / kill gray wolves
- Gray wolves: a successful recovery in the Rockies?
- Oregon cowboy rides the range to help track wolves
- Furore over black-backed jackal and maintaining natural balance in South Africa
Ursidae
- Mine’s grizzly study suggests higher population numbers
- Grizzly in Yellowstone maulings was stressed and had parasites
- The horror behind bear bile farming- as many as 13,000 Asiatic black bears are suffering
- Grizzly bear research wins award
- Two more bears found dead in Yellowstone National Park
- Stranded tolar bears threaten migratory birds
- Ten or more black bears found guarding pot farm
Mustelidae
- Sea otter deaths in California caused by great white sharks
- A coast-to-coast search across northern England aims to track down the pine marten
Procyonidae
Viverridae
The Week In Carnivores #12
Posted by on August 6, 2010
This is a weekly roundup of news items featuring the wild carnivores of the world. If you miss the news during the week, check our blog on Fridays!
Felidae
Canada lynx: the cross border cat
US F & W Service ordered to re-evaluate 39,000 square miles of potential habitat for Canada lynx
Russia tiger habitat gets a boost with protection of key tree species – IUCN
More tigers found as Nepal-India trans-boundary efforts for tiger conservation intensify
World’s largest tiger reserve created in Myanmar
Re-introducing cheetahs to India.. is it a good idea? Controversy mounting over India’s new plan
North Dakota increases lion hunting quota despite just a few cougars in the state
Canidae
A Federal judge on Thursday reinstated ESA protections for wolves in Montana and Idaho
Idaho wolf hunt effectively canceled
Big Game Forever launches campaign against wolves
U.S. Feds to review the status of Mexican gray wolf
Wolves not causing most elk losses in Idaho
Vehicle kills wolf in Grand Teton National Park
Ursidae
Grizzly cubs whose mother killed one person and mauled two others were malnourished
Grizzly charges cyclist at Minnewanka Lake near Banff, AB trail closed
Mustelidae
Back from the brink…Black-footed ferrets breeding in Saskatchewan
Former MP supports petition opposing cull of badgers in UK
As California sea otter population declines, conservation fund falters
The Week In Carnivores #9
Posted by on July 16, 2010
This is a weekly roundup of news items featuring the wild carnivores of the world. If you miss the news during the week, check our blog on Fridays!
Felidae
- Eastern cougar photo confirmed by Michigan DNRE
- Officials seek ways to double the number of tigers in the world
- Lions now threatened by Asia’s growing thirst for tiger bone wine
- Dangerous and exploitative: a look at pet wildcats
- Wild tiger population has dropped by 98.6% in 20 years
- Tiger kills man in Aceh, Sumatra
- Can captive snow leopards be released in the wild?
- Mississippi officials hunting for possible Florida Panther
Canidae
- Electronic calls are fair game in Idaho wolf hunts
- Wolves and oil
- Four new wolf pups born In Oregon
- More hybrid lovin’: coywolves, wolves and coyotes
Ursidae
- Young grizzly that made 2 trips to prairies to be euthanized in Montana
- After swim, bear treed, tranquilized in Parsippany, NJ
- Grizzly sightings prompt Upper Green River closure in Wyoming
- Grand Teton Park grizzly returned home after killing cattle
- Bear sightings close overnight camping in Wyoming forest
- N.J. wildlife officials are expected to re-establish 6-day bear hunt
- Hudson Bay polar bears ‘Could Soon Be Extinct’
- Yellowstone grizzly deaths comparable to past years
- How To Save The Polar Bear?
Mustelidae
- Welsh badgers saved as cull declared unlawful
- Giant otters found to be caring for their elderly family members
- Workmen painting white lines on a road left gap for a dead badger – not their job to move it.
Carnivora
The Week In Carnivores #7
Posted by on July 2, 2010
This is a weekly roundup of news items featuring the wild carnivores of the world. If you miss the news during the week, check our blog on Fridays!
Felids
- Feral cats as invasive species in Africa – new study
- Two more tigers for Sariska Reserve
- Tiger farming and traditional Chinese medicine
- Idaho DFG relocates cougar but claims sport hunting makes the cats fear people
- Yet another Florida panther killed on a road
- Biologists track young male mountain lion over 1,000 mi
Canids
- Sixteen wolves, including 10 pups killed in Wyoming week for killing 3 calves and a lamb
- Wild dog, crocodile and hyaena fight over kudu
Ursids
- Another Yellowstone bear falls victim to hit-and-run driver
- Grizzly train death prompts call for protection
- Washington officials euthanize 5 black bears habituated to being fed
Mustelids
Procyonids
Carnivora
The Week In Carnivores #6
Posted by on June 25, 2010
This is a weekly roundup of news items featuring the wild carnivores of the world. If you miss the news during the week, check our blog on Fridays!
Felids
- Farmers vs. Lions: A Battle to the Death in Kenya
- Jaguars’ Hunting Patterns Revealed
- Lioness Hunt
- Indonesian Man Arrested for Killing Tiger in Zoo
- Signs of Wild Siberian tiger Discovered in Northeast China
- Colorado State University To Research Wild Cats
- Leopard Cat Found for 1st time in Decades on Tsushima’s Lower Island
- Eastern Cougar is a Myth No More, says Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
- Lion Decline Continues In Kenya
- Wyoming Trying to Suppress Its Mountain Lion Population
- Siberian Tigers Now Threatened by Mysterious Disease
- Malaysia to Probe Killing of Tiger
- Arizona Game & Fish Granted Permit to Take Jaguars 15 Months After Botched Job
- Panther Encounters Growing More Common in Naples, Florida
- Santa Monica Mountains Welcomes 1st Litter of Cougar Kittens in 6 Years
- Three Mountain Lion Cubs Being Tracked in Santa Monica National Recreation Area
- Arizona Restaurant Serves African Lion Meat Hamburgers
Canids
Ursids
- Only Laws with Teeth Can Save Our Grizzlies
- Hiker Killed by Bear Near Yellowstone
- Two Dead Yellowstone Grizzlies in Less Than a Week
- Asiatic Bears on the Brink – The West Australian
- Pregnant Pandas to be Released Back Into Wild
- Montana Kills Bear That Bit Man’s Ear Through Tent; Cub Also Euthanized
Viverrids
- Whose Poos? Camera Traps Show Shy Civet
- Evidence of Culture, or Social Learning, in Banded Mongooses
Carnivora
The Week In Carnivores #5
Posted by on June 18, 2010
This is a weekly roundup of news items featuring the wild carnivores of the world. If you miss the news during the week, check our blog on Fridays!
Felidae
- Jaguars Obsessed with Calvin Klein Scent
- Is the Ocelot Headed for Extinction in South Texas?
- Walking with lions: The Myth of Conservation
- Saving a Cat That Calls the Iranian Desert Its Home – Asiatic Cheetah
- Asiatic Lion Population Increases
- Indian Poachers Shift Spotlight From Tigers To Leopards
- AZ Game & Fish Kills Mountain Lion That May Have Chased Man
- Camera Trap Captures Image of Rare Spotted Leopard in Malaysia
- Brazilian Jaguar Predation Patterns Revealed Through Use of GPS
- White River National Forest Must Re-Map Lynx Habitat
Canidae
- Bedford African Wild Dog Pack Splits
- Allowing Wolves to Express Natural Social Behaviour Benefits Ecosystems
- Why Protect Wolves in Wyoming, But Not Montana and Idaho?
Ursidae
- BEAR Group Asks Court to Invalidate New Jersey Bear Management Policy
- Vehicle Kills Grizzly Bear in Grand Teton National Park
- Alberta Grizzly Protection Missing From Province’s Resource Board Decision
- Eight Dancing Bears Rescued from Nepal
- Grizzlies On the Prairie in Montana Will Be Trapped.
Procyonidae
Carnivora
The Week In Carnivores #4
Posted by on June 11, 2010
This is a weekly roundup of news items featuring the wild carnivores of the world. If you miss the news during the week, check our blog on Fridays!
Felidae
- Study Offers Suggestions to Increase Jaguar Population in Brazil
- 30 leopards have died in the Indian state of Maharashtra this year
- A large, wild cat has been sighted again in Northampton, UK
- Tiger that attacked three people returned to the wild in Manas National Park, India
- Ocelot fatality renews call for wildlife crossings in Texas
- Scientists find the perfume Obsession for Men also attracts big cats
Canidae
- Alaska loses bid to kill wolves in the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
- A powerful argument for more wolves in the Northern Rockies
- Montana Fish &Wildlife strategy allows for doubling of wolves killed
- Newbury Park, CA residents advised to scare away coyotes with paintball guns
- Can coyotes and people occupy the same space?
Ursidae
- Grizzly bear victory in Alberta – and now for the real work of recovery
- Man mauled by grizzly after smoking pot gets workers’ compensation
- The Hudson’s Bay population of Manitoba’s polar bears could disappear in 30 years
- The Sloth Bear’s Tale: The plight of India’s dancing bears
- Young grizzly killed by hit-and-run motorist in Yellowstone National Park.
- Rescued Asiatic black bear cub to be rehabilitated and released to the wild
- People feeding bears raises alarm in Jasper National Park Canada
- Groundbreaking grizzlies make it to the Missouri River.
- Captive-bred giant pandas to be gradually reintroduced to the wild
Mustelidae
The Week In Carnivores #3
Posted by on June 4, 2010
This is a weekly roundup of news items featuring the wild carnivores of the world. If you miss the news during the week, check our blog on Fridays!
Felidae
- WWF announces partnership with Leonardo DiCaprio to save tigers.
- Wildlife Institute of India sets fire to trees to chase away leopard
- Curious Caracal – Remote Camera Trap South Africa
- India tigress gives new hope for conservation after first-time births
- Galadriel – Snared serval kitten
- Mountain Lion Killed by DOW for Eating Deer and Not Harming Dog.
- Illegal tiger farms in China.
- Indian Prime Minister steps in to save the tiger
Canidae
- Maine biologist advises coyote coexistence with people
- Dramatic wild dog kill witnessed in the Channel at Savuti Camp
- Videos of the first African wild dog puppies from the African Wildlife Conservation Fund
- How we can coexist peacefully with coyotes
- Helena Independant Record reports “5 deadly days for wolves”
- Alaska’s request to kill wolves in wildlife refuge rejected by federal judge
Ursidae
- Train kills female grizzly near Banff National Park, Alberta.
- Volunteer’s Diary: Sun bears & human-animal conflict
- Battling time and local resistance to save France’s brown bears
- Orphaned “Moon Bear” Cubs “Mothered” by Scientists.
- People biggest threat to Alberta’s grizzly population report concludes
- All-terrain trails, wilderness roads hastening grizzly decline.
- Man caught selling bear gall bladder at food expo
- Polar bear cubs make a splash as they are introduced to the world.
- New Jersey environment group finds potential bear hunt unbearable.
- Province of Alberta, Canada finally declares grizzly bears a threatened species
Mustelidae
Hyaenidae
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