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From fur to flippers: Endangered and threatened mammals

Gordo, a male ocelot, is believed to be one of only about 100 left in the U.S. Dallas Zoo researchers are working with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Department to save the endangered ocelot cat from extinction.

Posted On : May, 17 2008 | Comments : 0

From fur to flippers: Endangered and threatened mammals

Manatees swim near a federal sanctuary in Crystal River, Florida. Blue paint on the manatee at left is from an apparent encounter with the bottom of a boat. West Indian manatees are large, gray aquatic mammals that are concentrated in Flo [...]

Posted On : May, 16 2008 | Comments : 0

Dwarf Cloud Rat Rediscovered After 112 Years

A team of Filipino and American scientists have rediscovered a highly distinctive mammal a greater dwarf cloud rat that was last seen 112 years ago. Furthermore, it has never before been discovered in its natural habitat and was thought by [...]

Posted On : May, 03 2008 | Comments : 0

'Bizarre' new mammal discovered

The bizarre-looking creature, dubbed Rhynochocyon udzungwensis, is a type of giant elephant shrew, or sengi. The cat-sized animal, which is reported in the Journal of Zoology, looks like a cross between a miniature antelope and a small ant [...]

Posted On : Feb, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

More attention being focused on three endangered mammals nat...

KOTA KINABALU: WWF Malaysia is focusing more attention on the endangered Borneo pygmy elephants, Sumatran rhinoceros and orang utan, all which make their home on Borneo. The newly-established Borneo Species Programme (BSP) will work with t [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2008 | Comments : 0

wo unknown mammal species discovered in "lost world"

Two mammal species — a tiny possum and a giant rat — discovered on a recent expedition to Indonesia's remote Foja Mountains in New Guinea are likely new to science, report researchers from Conservation International (CI) and I [...]

Posted On : Dec, 17 2007 | Comments : 0

New fossil armoured mammal from Chile

The only reason that most people ascend to 14,000 feet is to go skiing. For a group of U.S. and Chilean scientists, however, such altitudes are ideal fossil-hunting terrain. In fact, over the past 10 years their explorations have taken them [...]

Posted On : Dec, 12 2007 | Comments : 0

Manatees to Stay on Fla. Endangered List

The commission did not specify when the classification review may be done."Delisting the manatee has basically invoked concerns over the listing process," commission chairman Rodney Barreto said.The commission had been consi [...]

Posted On : Dec, 06 2007 | Comments : 0

The Monkey Place - saving endangered drills in Nigeria

The Monkey Place - saving endangered drills in NigeriaIn 1988, Peter Jenkins and Liza Gadsby, a building contractor and a zoologist from Portland, Oregon, were driving through Nigeria on a 10-day tourist visa, when they chanced upon an orph [...]

Posted On : Dec, 04 2007 | Comments : 1

Two New Large Mammals Discovered

# Well, discovered by western scientists anyway. In one case, the Giant Peccary was the local's main hunted animal for food. The other new mammal is a Dwarf River Manatee, the second totally freshwater manatee discovered. Both animals disco [...]

Posted On : Nov, 05 2007 | Comments : 0

Naming Rights for New Species a Time-Honored Tradition

And not so handsome has a fancy, Latin-sounding name, assigned by scientific specialists called "taxonomists." But now ordinary people with winning auction bids can get species named after them Have you ever heard of "t [...]

Posted On : Oct, 04 2007 | Comments : 0

Nat Geo Hypes Inside the Living Body, Incredible Human Machi...

MaNational Geographic Channel cut two unique marketing deals to promote two new original series – Inside the Living Body and Incredible Human Machine.The network is marketing the series through the unusual “Bodies: the Exhibitio [...]

Posted On : Sep, 12 2007 | Comments : 0

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes : The red fox is found in Canada from coast to coast. Resembling a small, slender dog, it is a shy, nervous animal, and, for the most part, it tries to remain hidden from view. Unlike the dog, it is equipped with furred foot [...]

Posted On : Aug, 17 2007 | Comments : 0

hairy-eared dwarf lemur

The Hairy-eared Dwarf Lemur (Allocebus trichotis) is a nocturnal primate, the only member of the genus Allocebus of the family Cheirogaleidae. This species is endemic to Madagascar. Hairy-eared Dwarf lemur has been found at the nature reser [...]