National Geographic

Extinction nears for Madagascar’s radiated tortoise

From Nat Geo Madagascar’s radiated tortoise–considered one of the most beautiful tortoise species–is rapidly nearing extinction due to rampant hunting for its meat and the illegal pet trade, a team of biologists from the Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) and Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) reported today. “The team predicts that unless drastic conservation measures take place, [...]

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Ready to go WILD? National Geographic WILD!

New TV Network Nat Geo WILD Launches Monday, March 29, 2010 For more than 30 years, National Geographic has been the leader in wildlife programming. Now, against a global backdrop of increasingly urgent conservation challenges facing wildlife, Nat Geo WILD is giving the animal kingdom center stage as it features the work of some of [...]

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Deadly Bat Fungus Spreading in U.S.

White-nose syndrome confirmed farther south and west Ker Than for National Geographic News A deadly fungus responsible for tens of thousands of bat deaths in the eastern United States is on the move, according to recent tests that confirmed the killer’s presence in Tennessee. White-nose syndrome, which appears in hibernating bats, has been linked to [...]

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“Surreal” Vegetarian Spider Found — A First

Matt Kaplan – National Geographic News A new discovery has taken the bite out of spiders’ status as meat-eaters. A tropical jumping spider that eats mostly plant buds has been identified, a new study says—making it the only known vegetarian out of some 40,000 spider species. In the late 1800s, naturalists named the spider Bagheera [...]

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France-Size Shark Sanctuary Created — A First

Ker Than for National Geographic News The world’s first shark sanctuary will protect the declining fish in waters off the tiny island republic of Palau, the country’s president said today. Johnson Toriboing announced the creation of a shark haven without commercial fishing during an address before the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. [...]

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SECRETS OF THE MANGROVES

Saturday, September 19 at 8PM ET/PT – National Geographic Channel The Mangroves are called Tidal Forests because the life of a mangrove depends on the tidal ebbs and flows of the sea. The shape of the story will be governed by the tides and the seasonality, so individual species will be used to link the [...]

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AMERICAN BEAVER

Saturday, September 12 at 8PM ET/PT http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/wild/4042/Overview American Beaver is a tale of power, domination and triumph over adversity. A little pond set against the backdrop of the Grand Teton Mountains may not look like much, but it is the hub of action. A tireless engineer, one determined rodent takes on the job of building [...]

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Chimps Do Get “AIDS,” Study Finds

Matt Kaplan for National Geographic News For the first time, and in a surprise to scientists, chimps have been found infected with what is essentially AIDS, a new study says. The monkey and ape equivalent of HIV—simian immunodeficiency virus, or SIV—has long been thought to be harmless in the animals, never developing into a lethal [...]

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Dozens of Jumbo Squid Beached After Quake–Coincidence?

Ker Than for National Geographic News Residents near a San Diego-area beach awoke to find dozens of jumbo squid, also called Humboldt squid, flapping helplessly on the shore Saturday—about an hour after an earthquake had struck off the California city at 7:34 a.m. Raw Video (La Jolla, California, July 11, 2009) According to local news [...]

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More Rhinos Hacked Apart as Horn Demand Spikes

John Roach for National Geographic News Bloody and incomplete, their horns hacked away by poachers, rhinoceros carcasses are appearing in greater numbers, due to growing Asian demand and international trade, groups say. In Zimbabwe, for example, gangs of poachers use rifles to shoot the one-ton animals and then hack off the horns with axes, according [...]