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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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Results for keyword: Other Species

Tiny stream invaders may harm Western trout

The end of something really big

Lions and cheetahs and elephants, yippee

Lions and tigers and wolves, oh my, even in the Midwest

You've come a long way, bison

Are mountain lions in danger of disappearing?

Crawdads get the boot, but not the boil

In the lion's eye

Help search for snakes

Crawdads colonize the West's waterways

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