http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/WildlifeFind stories, videos, and photos about Wildlife from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:16:42 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Wildlife14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Wildlife from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/03/georgia.dead.whale/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/03/georgia.dead.whale/index.html#cnnSTCTextA third beluga whale belonging to the world's largest aquarium has died, the Georgia Aquarium announced late Monday.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/24/intl.tsr.cove/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/24/intl.tsr.cove/index.html#cnnSTCText"The Cove" is a controversial documentary about dolphin slaughter that reveals the distressing secrets behind the multi-billion dollar industry in captive dolphins.Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:25:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20305379,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20305379,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnExperts say there are steps people can take to keep their pets safeFri, 18 Sep 2009 15:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/07/florida.tracking.bears/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/07/florida.tracking.bears/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt the heart of Florida researchers' high-tech efforts to protect black bears is a rather low-tech tool: day-old doughnuts.Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/08/27/vanishing.amphibians/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/08/27/vanishing.amphibians/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe world has a new alliance to save vanishing frogs, toads and salamanders.Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/14/skateboarder.kessler.bee.wasp.stings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/14/skateboarder.kessler.bee.wasp.stings/index.html#cnnSTCTextKnown for building skate parks and shaping the skateboarding scene in New York, Andy Kessler, 48, died this week after an allergic reaction to an insect sting, friends and family told news media.Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/13/exxon.mobil.birds/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/13/exxon.mobil.birds/index.html#cnnSTCTextOil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. has pleaded guilty and will pay $600,000 in fines for the deaths of 85 protected migratory birds in the company's wastewater ponds in five states.Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/30/florida.python.hunter/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/30/florida.python.hunter/index.html#cnnSTCTextJoe Wasilewski drives along a narrow stretch of road through Florida's Everglades. The sun is setting, night is coming on quickly, and Wasilewski is on the prowl for snakes -- and one snake in particular.Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:07:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20291446,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20291446,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe actress, surfer and new mom sets out to help sea creatures big and smallThu, 16 Jul 2009 14:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/14/new.york.shark.beached/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/14/new.york.shark.beached/index.html#cnnSTCTextA 26-foot-long dying shark washed ashore Tuesday on a Long Island beach, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation said.Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/06/08/danson.oceans/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/06/08/danson.oceans/index.html#cnnSTCTextToday, Monday, June 8, we recognize the first U.N.-sanctioned World Oceans Day. The event comes after years of pressure from conservation groups and thousands of activists who clamored for everyone to know and understand what's happening in our oceans.Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/08/usair.bird.strike/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/08/usair.bird.strike/index.html#cnnSTCTextYou can blame it on out-of-towners.Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/31/eco.historyoceans/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/31/eco.historyoceans/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf we don't know our history, then we can't know our future. Historians arguing the relevance of their subject often repeat that mantra.Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/28/eco.complexcoral/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/28/eco.complexcoral/index.html#cnnSTCTextAdvances in the study of coral in the last few years has led a group of scientists to conclude that corals almost rival humans in their genetic complexity and their relationship to algae is key to their survival.Fri, 29 May 2009 06:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/27/tiger.attack.new.zealand/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/27/tiger.attack.new.zealand/index.html#cnnSTCTextA white tiger mauled a zookeeper to death at a New Zealand wildlife park Wednesday as a group of tourists watched in horror, police say.Wed, 27 May 2009 15:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/19/human.ancestor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/19/human.ancestor/index.html#cnnSTCTextScientists hailed Tuesday a 47-million-year-old fossil of an ancient "small cat"-sized primate as a possible common ancestor of monkeys, humans and other primates.Wed, 20 May 2009 01:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/11/china.quake.pandas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/11/china.quake.pandas/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs people across China's Sichuan province continue to rebuild their lives one year after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake leveled some towns and cities, the region's famed giant pandas are still struggling due to the devastation wreaked by the deadly temblor.Tue, 12 May 2009 04:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/06/eco.madagascar.frogs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/06/eco.madagascar.frogs/index.html#cnnSTCTextAround 200 new species of frogs have been found in Madagascar, one of the world's biodiversity hotspots.Wed, 06 May 2009 08:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/22/earth.movie.disney/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/22/earth.movie.disney/index.html#cnnSTCTextA polar bear falls through thin Arctic ice while searching for food for his family. A humpback whale guides her calf on a perilous 4,000-mile journey. A herd of African elephants in search of water battles a sandstorm in the Kalahari Desert.Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/21/britain.bees.decline/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/21/britain.bees.decline/index.html#cnnSTCTextA British consortium pledged Tuesday to spend up to £10 million ($14.5 million) in research grants to find out what is causing a serious decline in bees and other pollinating insects.Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/borneo.orangutan.new.population/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/borneo.orangutan.new.population/index.html#cnnSTCTextConservationists have found a new population of orangutans in a steep, mountainous corner of Indonesia -- a discovery that significantly adds to the number of the endangered red-haired primates.Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/03/right.whale.rebound/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/03/right.whale.rebound/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Atlantic right whales, sort of the homely underdogs of the whale world, birthed a record number calves this year off the coast of the southeast United States, giving some scientists hope that the uber-rare and often overlooked species can recover.Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/01/dolphins.irrawaddy.delta.bangladesh/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/01/dolphins.irrawaddy.delta.bangladesh/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Irrawaddy, one of the world's rarest species of freshwater dolphins, have been found in surprisingly large numbers deep in the waterlogged jungles of Bangladesh.Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/30/python.patrol/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/30/python.patrol/index.html#cnnSTCTextJuan Lopez reads meters with one eye and looks for snakes with the other. Lopez is a member of the "Python Patrol," a team of utility workers, wildlife officials, park rangers and police trying to keep Burmese pythons from gaining a foothold in the Florida Keys.Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/03/26/pp.bird.usgs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/03/26/pp.bird.usgs/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 100 years ago, J.A. Loring had his eyes on the California sky and his hand on a pen.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/24/komodo.dragon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/24/komodo.dragon/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Indonesian fisherman has been killed by Komodo dragons after he was attacked while trespassing on a remote island in search of fruit, officials said Tuesday.Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/03/19/endangered.birds.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/03/19/endangered.birds.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextBird populations native to several areas of the globe are in decline, with some teetering on the brink of extinction, according to a multi-agency report, the first of its kind, released Thursday.Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/eco.charitycampaigns/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/eco.charitycampaigns/index.html#cnnSTCTextMost of us have grown used to conservation charities putting charismatic animals front and center of their fundraising campaigns.Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/05/primate.treatment/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/05/primate.treatment/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Humane Society has accused a federally funded primate center of mistreating chimpanzees and other primates, saying that some animals showed signs of psychosis and self-mutilation.Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/02/whales.stranded/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/02/whales.stranded/index.html#cnnSTCTextRescuers have saved more than 50 whales and five dolphins that stranded themselves on a beach in Tasmania, officials said Monday.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/24/primates.pets.bill/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/24/primates.pets.bill/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the wake of a highly publicized chimpanzee attack, the U.S. House made its first official move to ban humans from owning primates as pets.Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/02/19/shark.attack.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/02/19/shark.attack.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextShark attacks on humans were at the lowest levels in half a decade last year, and a Florida researcher says hard economic times may be to blame.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:22:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20257821,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20257821,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe actress helps intensify the debate over killing wolves and bears in AlaskaMon, 09 Feb 2009 17:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/02/06/yoga.whales/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/02/06/yoga.whales/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere's the cobra, the cat and the downward-facing dog.Sun, 08 Feb 2009 17:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/15/dolbeer.birdstrikes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/15/dolbeer.birdstrikes/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe problem of planes hitting birds comes down to a key fact: "We're competing for airspace," says Richard Dolbeer, a biologist who spent 20 years studying the problem at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/10/pip.shark.finning/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/10/pip.shark.finning/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere is no animal on earth more vilified than the shark. Pop culture references and annual, over-hyped reports of attacks on swimmers or surfers have put sharks on the top of the list of the world's most feared living things.Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/11/pip.shark.diving/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/11/pip.shark.diving/index.html#cnnSTCText"Planet in Peril: Battle Lines" traveled to a place off the coast of South Africa known as "shark alley," one of the best places in the world to see great white sharks.Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/12/03/pip.2008.post.questions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/12/03/pip.2008.post.questions/index.html#cnnSTCTextWatch "Planet in Peril: Battle Lines" on Thursday, December 11, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CNN, hosted by Anderson Cooper, chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta, and "The Oprah Winfrey Show" correspondent and National Geographic host Lisa Ling. CNN's award-winning series examines the environmental conflicts between growing populations and natural resources. After watching "Planet in Peril," use these questions to focus students' attention on the concepts explored in the program.Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/09/23/arctic.ice/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/09/23/arctic.ice/index.html#cnnSTCTextSummer is over in the northern hemisphere, but it's been another chilling season for researchers who study Arctic sea ice.Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/11/21/scottish.beavers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/11/21/scottish.beavers/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor the first time in 400 years, the beaver has returned to Great Britain.Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/11/12/navy.sonar.whales/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/11/12/navy.sonar.whales/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Supreme Court on Wednesday lifted sanctions placed on the Navy over its underwater sonar testing, a setback for environmental groups that claimed the warfare technology was harming whales and other marine mammals.Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/11/07/mf.presidential.pets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/11/07/mf.presidential.pets/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn his victory speech on Tuesday night, Barack Obama promised his daughters Sasha and Malia that they'd get to bring a new puppy with them to the White House in January.Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/11/10/hm.veterans.swimming.rehab.sharks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/11/10/hm.veterans.swimming.rehab.sharks/index.html#cnnSTCTextRetired Army Spc. Scott Winkler had many scary encounters while serving in Iraq, but they were nothing compared with his recent experience at the world's largest aquarium: swimming alongside a massive whale shark.Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:35:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1849226,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1849226,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsScientists have confirmed the second case of a "virgin birth" in a sharkFri, 10 Oct 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/06/iucn.redlist/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/06/iucn.redlist/index.html#cnnSTCTextNearly a fourth of the world's mammals are threatened with extinction, a leading international conservation group said Monday as it unveiled its latest global study of the problem.Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/08/rescued.penguins/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/08/rescued.penguins/index.html#cnnSTCTextFlying penguins are unusual. Especially when they fly on a C-130 Hercules military plane.Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/08/sonar.whales/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/08/sonar.whales/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Supreme Court appeared conflicted Wednesday as it juggled national security and environmental concerns in a case over whether the U.S. Navy is doing enough to protect whales from underwater sonar tests it conducts.Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/06/endangered.mammals/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/06/endangered.mammals/index.html#cnnSTCTextNearly a fourth of the world's mammals are threatened with extinction, a leading international conservation group said Monday as it unveiled its latest global study of the problem.Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:06:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1847644,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1847644,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHow habitat loss and degradation are driving down the numbers of thousands of mammalian speciesMon, 06 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1847461,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1847461,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsConservationists have taken the first detailed look at the world's mammals in more than a decade, and the news isn't goodMon, 06 Oct 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1847225,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1847225,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOne of North America's renowned bird migration and bird watching areas is strangely silent. Blame Hurricane IkeFri, 03 Oct 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/05/14/polar.bears.listing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/05/14/polar.bears.listing/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolar bears will now be listed as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act.Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:50:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1845993,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1845993,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWhether or not cuteness is a trait that evolves in the fittest, in some cases it sure boosts a species' chance for survivalWed, 01 Oct 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1846014,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1846014,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThousands of boats, ships and barges sink every year in American waters, and most of them remain abandoned forever wreaking havoc to undersea ecologyTue, 30 Sep 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/18/eco.natural.killers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/18/eco.natural.killers/index.html#cnnSTCTextSetting one species up to scare off or even kill another is nothing new.Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/17/technology/Hottest_tech_job_woody.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/17/technology/Hottest_tech_job_woody.fortune/index.htmIt looks like a scene from an old episode of The X-Files: As a red-tailed hawk circles overhead and a wild pronghorn sheep grazes in the distance, a dozen people in dark sunglasses move methodically through a vast field of golden barley, eyes fixed to the ground, GPS devices in hand. They're searching for bodies.Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/08/27/aquatic.boston/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/08/27/aquatic.boston/index.html#cnnSTCTextEveryone knows Boston is a city steeped in history, but on a steamy hot summer day, one of the best places to experience the city is from the ocean or the harbor.Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/08/25/manta.ray/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/08/25/manta.ray/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the world's largest aquarium, where most inhabitants settle for swimming, Nandi soars gracefully through her new home on majestic 9-foot wings.Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:50:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1835097,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1835097,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsDespite anguished cries of "Murder!" and "Shame!" from protesters who thought it could still be saved, wildlife officials on Friday euthanized the animal, which had strayed into the waters off north Sydney nearly a week agoFri, 22 Aug 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/20/baby.whale/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/20/baby.whale/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn abandoned baby whale that has been trying to suckle from yachts in an Australian harbor appeared to be weakening Wednesday as wildlife workers considered ways to save it.Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:51:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1831892,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1831892,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe humpback whale, nearly hunted into history four decades ago, is now on the "road to recovery" and is no longer considered at high risk of extinction, an environmental group saidTue, 12 Aug 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/05/primates.extinct/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/05/primates.extinct/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlmost 50 percent of the world's primates are in danger of extinction, according to a report from an international conservation group that cites habitat destruction and hunting as the two greatest threats.Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:30:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1829399,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1829399,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThree tigers attacked a worker at an exotic animal park in southwestern Missouri on Monday -- the state's second tiger attack in as many daysTue, 05 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/08/01/canada.northern.peninsula/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/08/01/canada.northern.peninsula/index.html#cnnSTCTextStanding atop an island cliff, Ed English looks out over the Strait of Belle Isle. "In March," he says, "this looks like peppered porridge -- a sea of ice floes speckled with seals." Now, on a soft summer evening, it's a salty blue stew flecked with white froth from waves and breaching whales. In the distance float the glacial fragments that give this part of Newfoundland (newfun-LAND) its nickname: Iceberg Alley.Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/10/rightofway/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/10/rightofway/index.html#cnnSTCTextDrive past a car accident, everybody slows down to look. Tell a toddler, "Don't touch that," and of course he or she does.Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:56:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1825244,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1825244,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGlobal warming and overfishing have turned the surf off France's south coast into a gelatinous mass swarming with menace Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:40:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1824676,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1824676,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA federal judge has restored endangered species protections for gray wolves in the Northern RockiesSat, 19 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1824206,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1824206,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe motherland of bullfighting is about to adopt a new law protecting humans' closest relatives. Rights for bulls, though, is otra cosa Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:35:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1821971,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1821971,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOne-third of reef-building coral are threatened, scientists say, making corals the Earth's most endangered speciesFri, 11 Jul 2008 17:40:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1821684,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1821684,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOut of Australia comes the story of a big fish out of its normal waters. Experts have their doubts, but there's one mighty frightened fisherman down underThu, 10 Jul 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/03/medicine.biomimic/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/03/medicine.biomimic/index.html#cnnSTCTextMedicine has much to learn from nature. There are literally millions of medical compounds out there that could cure diseases, help improve treatment and even protect us from some types of bacteria.Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:12:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1820840,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1820840,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOrangutan numbers have declined sharply on the only two islands where they still live in the wild and they could become the first great ape species to go extinct if urgent action isn't takenTue, 08 Jul 2008 00:30:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1820839,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1820839,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAlmost half the coral reef ecosystems in United States territory are in poor or fair condition, mostly because of rising ocean temperatures, according to a government report released MondayTue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1819355,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1819355,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe dwindling march of the penguins is signaling that the world's oceans are in trouble, scientists now sayTue, 01 Jul 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1818602,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1818602,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Navy has adopted a new plan for training in Hawaii waters that it says will allow it to accelerate some exercises and hold them more frequently while continuing to limit the effects of its sonar on marine mammalsFri, 27 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/11/smallbusiness/off_hours_cheetahs.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/11/smallbusiness/off_hours_cheetahs.fsb/index.htmThe vintage bush plane banks sharply to starboard, allowing me a bird's-eye view of a giraffe trotting along the red-orange Namibian desert floor.Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/23/scotus/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/23/scotus/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide if the Navy is doing enough to protect whales from the effects of its sonar testing.Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/12/stranded.dolphin/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/12/stranded.dolphin/index.html#cnnSTCTextInitial post-mortem examinations on some of the 26 dolphins found dead in southwestern England this week fail to explain why the animals swam ashore in Britain's biggest mass stranding of marine animals for nearly 30 years, scientists said Thursday.Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/11/stranded.dolphin/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/11/stranded.dolphin/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe British Royal Navy rejected claims Wednesday that one of its vessels using sonar could have caused 26 dolphins to fatally strand themselves in shallow water off the southwest coast of England.Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/10/panda.funeral/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/10/panda.funeral/index.html#cnnSTCTextTearful researchers at the world's most famous panda reserve in China on Tuesday buried one of their animals killed by the massive earthquake that hit the country last month.Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:20:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1813137,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1813137,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGroups of long-tailed macaques were observed four times over the past eight years scooping up small fish with their hands and eating them along riversTue, 10 Jun 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1812918,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1812918,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHumans hunting the docile creatures for research, food and blubber left the population unsustainable, say biologists who warn that Hawaiian and Mediterranean monk seals could be the next to goMon, 09 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/david_epstein/06/09/kung.fu.panda/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/david_epstein/06/09/kung.fu.panda/index.htmlRodolphe Guenoden, 39, originally from Noyon, France, is an animator at Dream Works, and a martial arts veteran. He's worked on blockbusters like Prince of Egypt, The Road to El Dorado, and Madagascar.Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:28:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1812614,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1812614,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Caribbean monk seal has gone the way of the dodoSat, 07 Jun 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1812428,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1812428,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsCity dwellers across the country are rapidly discovering the appeal of urban beekeepingFri, 06 Jun 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/06/05/rightwhales/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/06/05/rightwhales/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhaling fleets nearly wiped out North Atlantic right whales last century. Now these huge mammals are threatened by other human behavior: big ships, fishing gear and entanglement in federal bureaucracy.Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:02:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1810052,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1810052,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNo one could even remember a shark attack along this resort-studded stretch of Mexican coast popular with surfers and Hollywood's elite. Many of the large predators had been pulled from the ocean by fishermenWed, 28 May 2008 22:20:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1808938,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1808938,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOnce hunted to the brink of extinction, humpback whales have made a dramatic comeback in the North Pacific Ocean over the past four decades, a new study saysFri, 23 May 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1807689,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1807689,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMarine scientists surveying a large undersea mountain chain were amazed to find millions of tiny starfish swirling their arms to capture food in the undersea currentMon, 19 May 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/china.pandas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/china.pandas/index.html#cnnSTCTextChina's giant pandas are believed to be safe after Monday's earthquake, but concern is growing over how they will get their next meals.Thu, 15 May 2008 10:53:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1779634,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1779634,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysis: The US finally rules that global warming is indeed threatening the species' survival. Not that it will make any differenceWed, 14 May 2008 23:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/05/05/jaguars.fence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/05/05/jaguars.fence/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's a tale of homeland security concerns blocking wildlife management, and the hue and cry that ensues.Tue, 06 May 2008 14:50:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1736912,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1736912,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA colossal squid being examined by scientists in New Zealand this week is yielding amazing facts about one of the ocean's shy leviathansFri, 02 May 2008 09:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1736273,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1736273,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsLing Ling, the superstar denizen of Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, has died. Will China, which has stopped exporting pandas, make an exception and offer a replacement?Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/25/ca.shark.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/25/ca.shark.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextBeaches along the San Diego, California, coast will be closed Saturday after a 66-year-old man was fatally attacked by what authorities suspect was a great white shark.Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:03:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1735213,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1735213,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA shark believed to be a great white killed a 66-year-old swimmer with a single, giant bite across both legs Friday as the man trained with a group of triathletesFri, 25 Apr 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/04/24/zebras.gps/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/04/24/zebras.gps/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf you were a zebra, how would you spend your days?Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:16:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/15/technology/wonder_fish.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/15/technology/wonder_fish.fortune/index.htmNeil Sims is standing on the deck of a 35-foot feed boat off the coast of Kona, Hawaii, staring at a dorsal fin slicing through the calm morning sea below. For the past hour we've been snorkeling around the submersible cages owned by his aquaculture company, Kona Blue Water Farms. The nets house nearly half a million fish, a species of yellowtail known as Kona Kampachi.Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:36:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1731918,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1731918,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBorneo's pygmy elephants may be descendants of an extinct Javan elephant race, saved by chance by an 18th century rulerThu, 17 Apr 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/03/28/gray.wolves/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/03/28/gray.wolves/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe gray wolf was officially removed from the Endangered Species Act's "threatened" list Friday after three decades -- a decision that has stoked controversy among environmentalists and ranchers.Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:40:00 EDT