K. David worked as a wildlife tracker for Sri Lanka's Department of Wildlife for 30 years. He was near Yala National Park when the tsunami hit. What happened the morning the tsunami hit? We set out at about 6 a.m. on the morning of December ...
Sunrise, December 26, 2004. Wit Aniwat, whose family runs an elephant camp for tourists in Thailand, was awakened by an unusual alarm clock: the trumpeting and wailing of elephants. It was a bit out of the ordinary, but Wit thought nothing of it as the ...
We've all heard them: the tales of dogs barking before the big earthquake hit; wildlife behaving strangely before the big hurricane; earthworms pouring out of the ground just before the big flood strikes. Tall tales ... or true? Researchers say it's probably a little bit ...
As the grizzly bears of Yellowstone settle into their winter hibernation, the debate concerning their future will remain decidedly active. A formal proposal to remove the grizzlies from the federal government's list of endangered species is expected in 2005. But the proposition is an extremely ...
It was a sight that became an icon of American tourism: A shaggy brown grizzly bear ambling down a roadside in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park, surrounded by gawking adults and wide-eyed children leaning out car windows. Indeed, as NATURE's The Good, the Bad, and the ...
They told him not to go. They told him the animals were dangerous and unpredictable. Diving at night so far offshore was also risky. But did Bob Cranston listen? The expert underwater cameraman decided to wave off advice from local fishermen along the coast of ...
The blue-ringed octopus may be one of the world's most infamous cephalopods. It's just the size of a teacup, but it packs a potent poison that can paralyze and kill a person in hours. There is no known antidote. In NATURE's Encountering Sea Monsters, one ...
WEB RESOURCES: CephBase http://www.cephbase.utmb.edu/ Pictures, facts, videos, and more on all living species of cephalopods. Cephalopod News http://zapatopi.net/cephnews/ Get the latest headlines on all things cephalopod. Live Giant Squid Caught on Camera http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4288772.stm Read more about the giant squid story by BBC News. Humboldt Squid ...
Web Sites: Interview with filmmaker Bob Landis http://www.studiodaily.com/main/searchlist/8699.html FILM & VIDEO recently interviewed Bob Landis about wildlife cinematography, working in Yellowstone, and the experience of making "In the Valley of the Wolves." Yellowstone http://www.nps.gov/yell/index.htm Home page of Yellowstone National Park. National Parks Conservation Association http://www.npca.org/ ...
