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Story Archives of 'Wildlife'
Nectar from the Maple
By Chris Martin on Friday, March 5, 2010.Many species tap maple trees to see them through the final days of winter, Chris tells us about a few of them.
(Wild) Love is in the Air
By Dave Anderson on Friday, February 12, 2010.Wild furbearers are breeding.
Haven't We Discussed This Before?
By Chris Martin on Friday, February 5, 2010.Groundhogs tends to be pretty quiet in February. Chris explains what's behind this inactivity.
The Evidence of Things Not Seen
By Chris Martin on Friday, January 22, 2010.You may not see many bears out and about this time of year, but Chris tells how you might still find signs of them.
Wildlife in Deep Snow
By Dave Anderson on Friday, January 15, 2010.Not all New Hampshire wildlife are adapted to deep snow.
The Hidden Life of Deer
By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, September 15, 2009.Author Elizabeth Marshall Thomas spent the better part of a year observing deer outside her Peterborough home. She learned these creatures are a lot more than “potential venison”, but complicated animals with communities, social hierarchies and intricate patterns of eating, communicating, and finding places to rest. We look at deer, from the whitetails in our own backyards to their close relatives, moose, elk and caribou.
Guest
- Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, author of The Hidden Life of Deer: Lessons from the Natural World
No Lions, No Tigers, But Lots of Bears
By Chris Jensen on Tuesday, August 25, 2009.Black bears in the North Country are not unusual. But this summer Bethlehem has got more bears than it wants and people are to blame. NHPR correspondent Chris Jensen has the story.
Lemmings Don't Jump
By Rebecca Sheir on Wednesday, August 12, 2009.
The first thing you should know about lemmings is that they don't commit mass suicide by jumping off cliffs, no matter how many Far Side cartoons you’ve read or what Walt Disney documentaries told you.
Wildlife cinematographer Mario Benassi has filmed species from jaguars in Mexico to gorillas in Rwanda to vipers in Costa Rica.
Cancer in the Wild
By Virginia Prescott on Tuesday, July 7, 2009.
Cancer is a leading cause of death for humans and also kills millions of dogs, cats and other pets. Now researchers are tracking cancers in wild animals. Dolphins, green sea turtles, and beluga whales are just a few of the animals that have been shown to develop cancers in the wild, and researchers believe polluted waters may be to blame.
Denise McAloose is Chief Pathologist for the Wildlife Conservation Society's Global Health Program and the author of a paper published in the current issue of Nature Reviews Cancer. She joined us to uncover why wild animals are developing tumors and what can be done to slow the spread.
Nature Reviews Cancer: Wildlife Cancer, A Conservation Perspective
Scientific American: Cancer joins threats to wildlife
(Photo by Michael Hanscom via Flickr/Creative Commons)
