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Six Modern Plagues - Correspondence
In his generally positive review of my book, Six Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them (Walters 2003), Donald S. Burke (2004) neglected to...
Environmental Health Perspectives, 04/01/04 by Mark Jerome Walters · More from publication -
A Bird in Hand - Cape Sable sparrow - Brief Article
There was a time, barely beyond the memory of some old-timers, when a wide, shallow, slow-flowing sheet of fresh water known as the River of Grass...
Animals, 01/01/00 by Mark Jerome Walters · More from publication -
A Roar Heard in the Night - lions have been steadily reduced in number throughout the world, and some subspecies, such as the Barbary lion, are on the verge of extinction - Brief Article
The lion--Panthera leo--is among the most recognized wild mammals in the world. Worshiped as a god in many ancient civilizations, the lion is one...
Animals, 11/01/99 by Mark Jerome Walters · More from publication -
Frosty Welcome Back for Crocodile - Brief Article
What big reptile lives in a Florida swamp and has a long tail and a snout with rows of sharp teeth? There was a time when there would be a single...
Animals, 09/01/99 by Mark Jerome Walters · More from publication -
Some Species Get No Respect - protection for the Aruba Island rattlesnake - Brief Article
But on Aruba, a rattlesnake manages it. But on Aruba, a rattlesnake manages it. Glamorous personalities have long monopolized the role of...
Animals, 07/01/99 by Mark Jerome Walters · More from publication -
Silent Spring for a Grouse? - Texas' Attwater prairie chicken faces possible extinction - Brief Article
Can Attwater's prairie chicken fly away from the extinction vortex? Can Attwater's prairie chicken fly away from the extinction vortex? Each...
Animals, 05/01/99 by Mark Jerome Walters · More from publication -
Where Eagles Try to Dare - efforts to save the Philippine eagle - Brief Article
On just four islands of the Philippines a rare raptor struggles. On just four islands of the Philippines a rare raptor struggles. The...
Animals, 03/01/99 by Mark Jerome Walters · More from publication -
The Sandpiper and the Crab - declining horseshoe crab population affecting red knots - Brief Article
The red knot's late is tied to the fortune of the horseshoe crab. The red knot's late is tied to the fortune of the horseshoe crab. After the...
Animals, 01/01/99 by Mark Jerome Walters · More from publication -
Saying Goodbye - mourning the loss of extinct species
People do not show enough remorse when a species of animal dies out. They may ponder the scientific significance of this in terms of future...
National Wildlife, 12/01/98 by Mark Jerome Walters · More from publication -
The Cruelest Delicacy - population of sturgeon declines as world appetite for caviar expands
While human palates greedily seek caviar, sturgeon decline. While human palates greedily seek caviar, sturgeon decline. Take a freshly caught...
Animals, 11/01/98 by Mark Jerome Walters · More from publication
