Results for keyword: Other Species
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Tiny stream invaders may harm Western trout
The tiny New Zealand mud snails that are rapidly invading the West’s waters may pose a threat to the region’s trout
by Ray Ring, Feb 06, 2006 -
The end of something really big
The writer visits the remains of a dead whale — so big that a dignified resting place proves elusive
by Michelle Nijhuis, Oct 03, 2005 -
Lions and cheetahs and elephants, yippee
The writer imagines a West populated by African wildlife as a bizarre "home on the veldt"
by Linda M. Hasselstrom, Sep 26, 2005 -
Lions and tigers and wolves, oh my, even in the Midwest
The writer says lions are moving east into Nebraska and other Midwestern states
by Pete Letheby, Jun 20, 2005 -
You've come a long way, bison
The writer sees a leaner bison on the nation’s new nickel, an animal that yearns to roam free
by Mary Ann Franke, Mar 14, 2005 -
Are mountain lions in danger of disappearing?
Disappearing habitat and an increase in hunting quotas based on politics and guesswork are threatening the stability of mountain lion populations in the West.
by Jodi Peterson, Apr 12, 2004 -
Crawdads get the boot, but not the boil
Volunteers at Arizona's Fossil Creek tackled the problem of invasive crawfish by rounding them up and leaving them on the ground to die, when they proved too small to eat.
by Anne Minard, Sep 30, 2002 -
In the lion's eye
Personal tale of a biologist in southeastern Idaho who had a mountain lion as her guardian during a bout with the flu.
by Miriam L. Austin, Jun 24, 2002 -
Help search for snakes
Biologist Nikolle Brown is seeking photographs and information on any reptiles seen in the Grand Canyon for her Snakes of the Grand Canyon Identification and Distribution Project.
by Kayley Mendenhall, Jul 31, 2000 -
Crawdads colonize the West's waterways
Exotic crayfish are invading streams throughout the West, and devastating the native crayfish and other riparian wildlife.
by Guy Webster, Jun 19, 2000
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