Animals

Exotic Climes

Going the extra mile for bears and bats

April 2003

To the Rescue

Las Vegas showman Jonathan Kraft went from riches to rags to turn a patch of Arizona desert into a refuge for abused and abandoned exotic animals

March 2003

Three Kiwis?

No, dear reader, this isn’t Auckland Today

October 2002

Incident at Big Pine Key

A pod of dolphins stranded in the Florida Keys reignites an emotional debate over how much human “help” the sea mammals can tolerate

July 2002

Stimulants

Both ginseng and dolphins evoke passionate emotions

July 2002

Give the Devil His Due

Blame Bugs Bunny and a nasty yawn for the Tasmanian devil’s bad rap

February 2002

Tiger Tracks

Revisiting his old haunts in Nepal, the author looks for tigers and finds a clever new strategy for saving them

January 2002

Eureka! Fell Swoops and Stubborn Molars

December 2001

Risky Business

The Australian pact with the world’s largest crocodiles seems to be working—but critics say that the costs are fatally high

November 1, 2001

A Glimmer of Hope in The Sunset

Wayne Sentman on the extremely endangered Hawaiian monk seal

August 31, 2001

The Little Foxes

Their habitat is disappearing fast, but San Joaquin kit foxes are finding ways to survive

July 31, 2001

Camping at the Zoo

Popular “snore and roar” sleepovers give visitors an up close nighttime adventure with animals

August 2001

Following the Track of the Cat

The Bushmen of Namibia are so good at reading the language of footprints they can tell what a leopard did the day before they started pursuing it

June 30, 2001

The Rhinos Are Baaack!

In South Africa these hefty, unpredictable and inquisitive beasts are flourishing and have become very big business

March 1, 2001

Dear Smitty

Our authors write Smitty, our travel editor, about their journeys

January 1, 2001

Every Dog Wants to Have Its Day in Court

July 2000

Evidence from the Skies

July 2000

Horning In?

Bighorn sheep have made a big comeback in recent years, but some developers out West think they’re intruders

May 31, 2000

Last of the Wild Buffalo

Long displayed, long dispersed, the famous Hornaday bison “family” is reunited in a new home

February 2000

Sloth Bears: They Eat Ants, but Take on Tigers

Still used as “dancing bears,” they can hold their own with the big cats but not with human expansion

January 1, 2000