Natural resource management
Scientists: Don't drop federal wolf protections
Scientists urge federal officials not to remove grey wolf protections across Lower 48 states
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Groups of scientists are urging federal officials not to remove protections for grey wolves across the Lower 48 states.
In letters to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week, carnivore specialists say the wolf population has only begun to recover and is absent from most of its historical territory after being driven to near-extinction in the past century.
They say there's enough habitat and prey to support wolves in other parts of the country.
A snake named Matilda: New species in Tanzania
World's newest snake, Matilda, has menacing yellow scales, horns, and a little girl's name
NAIROBI, Kenya - The world's newest snake has menacing-looking yellow and black scales, dull green eyes and two spiky horns. And it's named after a 7-year-old girl.
Matilda's Horned Viper was discovered in a small patch of southwest Tanzania about two years ago and was introduced last month as the world's newest known snake species in an issue of Zootaxa.
6 pandas amble toward freedom in China preserve
6 panda bred in captivity amble into nature preserve as China is reintroducing more to wild
DUJIANGYAN, China - Six pandas bred in captivity wandered into an enclosed nature preserve in their native central China on Wednesday, a step toward eventually being reintroduced to the wild.
