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Sharon Matola on Tapirs and Saving Scarlet Macaws
Published: Monday, 20 December 2010 22:25 Written by Laurel Neme This episode of The WildLife is close to my heart (from my MDB Treasury days). Sharon Matola (Belize Zoo founder) discusses how and why she fought the Challilo Dam – a fight she unfortunately lost since the impacts have been severe (and everything she’d predicted). We also…
Read MoreAnimal Wise Radio
This Sunday (12/19/10) I’m going to be on Animal Wise Radio! I’m looking forward to a great wildlife discussion with hosts Mike Fry & Beth Nelson. Even better, Animal Wise Radio will be broadcasting episodes of The WildLife. I’m thrilled to be collaborating with them. Animal Wise Radio can be heard live in Minneapolis/St. Paul…
Read MoreWildlife Filmmaking with Chris Palmer
Published: Monday, 15 November 2010 18:21 Written by Laurel Neme Go behind-the-scenes with wildlife filmmaker Chris Palmer on today’s broadcast of “The WildLife.” Learn about the dark side of nature documentaries, and find out how we–as audience members–can help expose the deceptions and promote ethically-produced films so that can have a greater conservation impact. Photo from Chris…
Read MoreTiger Summit Briefing
The International Tiger Forum will take place Nov 21-24 in St. Petersburg, Russia, capping a year-long process to get high-level political support to move tiger conservation forward and double the number of tigers in the wild. Learn more at this Nov 16 pre-summit briefing by World Wildlife Fund and TRAFFIC International.
Read MoreDNA profiling for Wildlife Crime in Australia
Wildlife authorities in Western Australia now apply the same DNA profiling techniques used in human forensics. Criminals involved in wildlife crimes are often extremely well-organized and intelligent, and they use new technology in innovatives ways. But wildlife law enforcement is catching up and adapting human DNA profiling techniques to wildlife. Increasingly, scientists can tell where a…
Read MoreAmazon Rankings – #1 in Conservation Wildlife
May, 2009
Read MoreNorthshire Book, Booksigning Fri. May 1, 2009, 7PM
Northshire Books, Manchester Ctr, VT 4869 Main Street Manchester Center, Vermont 05255 Web site 802-362-2200 I had a great time at Northshire Books in Manchester Center, Vermont. Here are a few photos from the event. Thanks to all who came!
Read MoreEagle Feathers Illegally Sold
Feathers from protected bird are a coveted item in many parts of the world. While Animal Investigators details a case of feathered body costumes of Brazil’s Amazon Indians, feathered artifacts from Native Americans in the United States are equally as coveted. In March 2009, four men were arrested by federal fish and wildlife agents after an investigation…
Read MoreBear Bile Trafficking Stopped in Los Angeles, California
On March 27, 2009 the press reported that a South Korean woman living in LA illegally imported nearly a kilogram of bear bile via mail into the United States for traditional Chinese medicine. One kilo of bear bile has a street value of about $40,000, and is worth more than a kilo of cocaine. This…
Read MoreOperation Shellshock Breaks Up Reptile Smuggling Ring in New York
On March 19, 2009, New York’s state Department of Environmental Conservation announced one of its largest and most extensive undercover operation into illegal wildlife trafficking that resulted in the arrest of 18 individuals on 14 felonies and 11 misdemeanors for poaching, smuggling and illegally selling protected reptiles and amphibians. The two-year undercover investigation, called “Operation…
Read MoreAnini Beach in Kauai Inspires
Published: Saturday, 31 January 2009 19:45 Written by Laurel Neme What a change from Vermont! Just a day of traveling and I find myself swimming at Anini beach in Kauai with my sister while her kids play in the sand with my husband and son. Imagine my surprise when a green sea turtle pops his…
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