Posts by Laurel Neme
First Elephant Underpass to Address Habitat Fragmentation
Wildlife all over the world is under increasing pressure from human development. The result is fragmentation of habitat that makes it harder for wildlife to survive. One solution is to encourage connectivity by protecting corridors or building them. Where roads and railways are a problem, highway wildlife crossings — as underpasses or overpasses — are…
Read MoreThe WildLife: Simple Things to Help Wildlife, Mark Fraser
Naturalist Mark Fraser discusses some of the simple things you can do to help wildlife–from less mowing to avoiding pesticides. Plus, he takes “The WildLife” host Laurel Neme on a “virtual tour” of New England forests to meet local wildlife. He reveals the special characteristics of fishers, coywolves, salamanders, songbirds and more so that you’ll gain a new appreciation…
Read MoreWildlife Forensics Helps Evaluate Death of Vietnam’s Last Javan Rhino
Wildlife forensic analysis proves the Vietnamese Javan rhino discovered last April in Cat Tien National Park was shot a few months before it died. The Javan rhino is extremely rare. There are just an estimated 60 left in the world and are found only in two small protected areas in Viet Nam and Indonesia.…
Read MoreOperation Flying Turtle: Two Indicted for Turtle Smuggling into the US
Two men from Osaka, Japan who were arrested earlier this month at LAX airport for smuggling live turtles into the United States, were just indicted by a grand jury in Los Angeles. The arrests were tied to an undercover investigation–code named Operation Flying Turtle–that began about a year ago. As part of that, in…
Read MoreSouth Africa develops Rhino DNA Sample Kit
South Africa has developed a new Rhino DNA Sample Kit. The new kit can help investigators link a crime scene with a particular rhino and the movements of that rhino since documentation.The aim is to not just to use it at crime scenes but to have all rhino population owners and managers document all the individual…
Read MoreSimple Things You Can Do to Help Wildlife
Coming up this Monday on “The WildLife,” naturalist Mark Fraser details simple things you can do at home to help wildlife–from less mowing to avoiding pesticides. Plus, we’ll go on a “virtual tour” of New England forests to meet local wildlife-from coywolves and fishers to salamanders and songbirds. You’ll gain a new appreciation of what’s in your…
Read MoreThe WildLife: Whale Poop (and Whales), Joe Roman
Joe Roman, Assistant Professor at the University of Vermont’s Rubenstein School for the Environment and Natural Resources and author of the book Whale, discusses whale dung and its importance to the ecosystem. He tells “The WildLife” host Laurel Neme that, contrary to most other marine species, whales feed at the ocean depths but defecate near to the…
Read MoreBid for the Barn – bid on signed copy of Animal Investigators
This is why I love living in Vermont. We all enjoy eating local produce and were devastated after hearing of the tragedy that struck one of our favorite producers — Pete’s Greens. On Wednesday morning, Pete’s barn burned down to the ground. It was a complete loss. Localvores throughout the state wanted to do something…
Read MoreThe WildLife: Seahorses, Helen Scales
Helen Scales, author of Poseidon’s Steed: The Story of Seahorses from Myth to Reality, reveals the unusual anatomy and strange sex lives of seahorses. She tells “The WildLife” host Laurel Neme that seahorses live mysterious lives, tucked away out of sight on the seafloor, and provides insights into their strange characteristics, including: kangaroo-like pouches for the males to…
Read MoreThe Wildlife Professional: Wildlife’s Most Wanted
First posted on 2011-01-12
Read MoreThe WildLife: Elephant Trauma & Psychology, Gay Bradshaw
Gay Bradshaw, author of Elephants on the Edge: What Animals Teach Us about Humanity, discusses the psychological health of abused and traumatized elephants and what can be done to help them. She tells “The WildLife” host Laurel Neme that elephants are traumatized by a number of events – including mass slaughter due to culling (which she compares to…
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