Wild Skunks Dragoo Institute for the Betterment of Skunks and Skunk Reputations http://dragoo.org/ Jerry Dragoo’s Web site provides basic biological information pertaining to wild skunks. For information about the classification of the Mephitidae family, check out Dragoo’s detailed account. Skunk Spray Information http://www.humboldt.edu/~wfw2/skunkspray.shtml William Wood, ...
What type of dog makes the best sled dog? What commands does a musher use? What equipment is required to race? In Dogsledding 101, you can learn all this and more. [SWF] /wnet/nature/files/2008/11/sleddogs-game.swf, 550, 400 [/SWF]
Shane Moore has been a nature and wildlife documentary filmmaker for more than three decades. He has made several films for NATURE, include most recently The Good, The Bad and the Grizzly. Below, he shares thoughts on the making of Christmas in Yellowstone. Q: ...
Carol Buckley spent more than 20 years performing with her elephant, Tarra, in zoos and circuses before deciding the animals deserved a different life. In 1995, she and Scott Blais founded The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tennessee, an 800-acre preserve that is now home to ...
An urban elephant roams the streets of Bangkok, Thailand. On the streets of Bangkok and other large cities in Thailand, unemployed and homeless Asian elephants are becoming a common -- and controversial -- sight. While some of the animals are popular tourist attractions, with mahouts ...
An elephant jam. It's not an uncommon sight on the streets of Bangkok, Thailand, where Asian elephants are known to walk the streets, sometimes snarling traffic with their lumbering bulk. Drivers may curse and horns honk, but the elephant will not be hurried. This week, ...
NATURE explores the unusual problems created as the struggle to give Asian elephants a home is fought worldwide. They have a history of captivity that stretches over 200 years. They participate with humans in a surprising array of professions, including tourism, construction, and performance. And ...
