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Read MoreNational Geographic: Hundreds of elephants mysteriously died. We may finally know why
A massive die-off of the endangered species has been happening in sub-Saharan Africa since 2020. Until now, the culprit was unknown. BY JEFFREY BARBEE AND LAUREL NEME PUBLISHED Dec. 5, 2023– When hundreds of African savanna elephants dropped dead in Botswana’s Okavango Delta in 2020, conservationists were alarmed. As the death toll rose—from dozens in…
Read MoreNational Geographic: Story10 ReconAfrica pauses controversial oil drilling in Namibian wilderness
ReconAfrica has stopped drilling in the Okavango Delta watershed—for now— leaving in its wake lost jobs and environmental concerns BY JEFFREY BARBEE AND LAUREL NEME PUBLISHED June 27, 2023– Standing at the border post between Botswana and Namibia, next to the looping streambed of the Okavango River, Max Muyemburuko waved goodbye. As chairperson of Namibia’s…
Read MoreNational Geographic: FINAL ReconAfrica ripped through the Okavango watershed to find oil. Instead, they found trouble
Canadian driller ReconAfrica, facing lawsuits and investigations, has left angry communities and fractured landscapes in the wildlife-rich Okavango Delta watershed. BY JEFFREY BARBEE AND LAUREL NEME PUBLISHED March 28, 2023– For the Canadian company hoping for an oil bonanza in the watershed of the wildlife-rich and visually spectacular Okavango Delta, 2022 was another grim year,…
Read MoreSnares: Low-tech, low-profile killers of rare wildlife the world over
BY LAUREL NEME PUBLISHED Aug. 18, 2022– Snares are simple, low-tech, noose-like traps that can be made from cheap and easily accessible materials such as wire, rope or brake cables. Easy to set, a single person can place thousands, with one report warning that snares “are a terrestrial equivalent to the drift nets that have…
Read MoreNational Geographic: Oil Company Accused of Drilling in African Wildlife Reserve, Offering Jobs for Silence
Canada-based ReconAfrica appears to have flouted Namibian law, legal experts say. BY JEFFREY BARBEE AND LAUREL NEME PUBLISHED December 13, 2021 — 20 MIN READ RUNDU, NAMIBIA Canadian oil and gas exploration company Reconnaissance Energy Africa has bulldozed land for a test oil well inside a protected wildlife area in northeastern Namibia, and two local…
Read MoreTigers: Did you know…
First posted on 2015-04-14 A group of tigers is known as an ‘ambush’ or ‘streak’. Tigers scratch trees and use their urine to mark their territories. Their urine smells strongly of buttered popcorn.
Read MoreBear Pond Books: Students Take On International Wildlife Issues
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 Students Take On International Wildlife Issues As part of our author-educator event series, we’re excited to have author Laurel Neme coming to the store on Saturday, January 24th at 11:00 am to talk about creating global connections from the classroom. As with all events in this series, this workshop is…
Read MoreMongabay — One clever ape: new book celebrates real-life Orangutan Houdini
One clever ape: new book celebrates real-life Orangutan Houdini By: Jordanna Dulaney January 07, 2015 An interview with Laurel Neme about her new children’s book, Orangutan Houdini When no one is looking, a gangly orangutan named Fu Manchu reaches into his mouth and pulls out a wire. Carefully, Fu, housed at the Henry Doorly Zoo in…
Read MoreNational Wildlife Forensic Lab Director interviewed on Here & Now
Want to hear what it’s like at the National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory? Listen to the lab’s director, Ken Goddard, talk about his work with Here & Now’s Robin Young. Go to this link: http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2014/11/04/animal-forensics-lab
Read MoreToday show visits USFWS Lab
On September 19, 2014, the Today show aired a segment on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Wildlife Forensics Lab. The segment is called Fowl play? Scientists investigate wildlife crime in secret Oregon lab. It takes you inside the high-tech crime lab where investigators use forensics to solve cases — in which the victims are…
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