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Articles in Nov-Dec 1997 issue of Animals

• The mating game, snake style: for just a few weeks each year, thousands of snakes slither in search of mates - red-sided garter snakes; the Narcisse Wildlife Management Area near Winnipeg, Manitoba - Brief Article
  by Sy Montgomery
• Animals photo contest: fifth annual - Eberhard Brunner won the grand prize for his photograph of a mother cheetah and cubs - Brief Article - Illustration
• Ghost of a monk seal: has the Caribbean monk seal barked its final good-bye? - wildlife biologists fear that the seal is extinct; the last sighting of living monk seal was in 1952 - Brief Article
• An ounce of prevention - many pet owners neglect routine veterinary care for their cats such as vaccinations - Brief Article - Editorial
  by Gus W. Thornton
• Of elephants and men: some see profit, others see a creature worth protecting at any cost. What does the future hold for Africa's elephants? - Special Report - Brief Article
  by Wendy Williams
• Finding a future for elephants - preservation of the African elephant is a controversial issue involving cultural and economic concerns - Brief Article - Editorial
  by Joni Praded
• Dearly departed - many bereaved pet owners inter their pets in pet cemeteries - includes list of sources - Special Report - Brief Article
  by Rick Boling
• Female chimps play power games, too - University of Minnesota researchers say female chimps are not as aggressive as males, but do have social hierarchies - Brief Article
• A hawk's-eye perspective: to Brian Woodbridge, saving rare hawks is a family affair - the British biologist is an expert on Swainson's hawk - Special Report - Brief Article
  by Sharon Levy
• Point Reyes tule elk to get birth control - the California park's tule elk population increased 33% from 1995 to 1996 - Brief Article
• Kemp's ridley release set for 1998 - the Cayman Island Turtle Farm plans to release 200 captive-reared ridley turtles onto beaches near Rancho Nuevo, Mexico - Brief Article
• Is pollution behind a massive fish kill? - Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina have all experienced outbreaks of Pfiesteria piscida that harms fish populations - Brief Article
• The sarcoma scare: making sense of feline vaccines - although there is some evidence that vaccines can cause skin cancer, most vets still recommend that cats be vaccinated - Brief Article
  by Catherine Creegan