wild cats are indeed a distinct species not simply domestic cats that live in the wild they look stockier and have blood stripes and distinct black rings on the tails they started to appear millions of years ago. in europe excessive hunting at the end of the nineteenth century saw them almost completely wiped out on the continent within just a few decades. then nocturnal way of life made them objects of superstition. that they would targeted by hum tis for allegedly killing dia and phones but in fact mice are their primary prey today wildcat said classed as an endangered species and enjoy legal protection in many parts of the world. to come to the aid the german geneticists teamed up with wildlife biologists and conservationists the first stage involves looking for characteristic d.n.a. sequences that only occur in the genetic makeup of wild cats their aim was to assign individual heads and all the tiny structures specifically to wild cats which proved complicated to. the heart and tightens a hair contains very little d.n.a. after a few days or a week in the forest that d.n.a. gradually d

there are sixteen species of macaws left in the wild down from more than twenty the populations of all of the species remaining are on the decline . seven such as the blue throated macaw in danger of becoming extinct why. because of deforestation close to three hundred thousand square miles of amazon rain forest gone since one thousand nine hundred seventy eight. timber and we're culture and mining. then there's the illegal pet trade it's not easy being one of the world's most beautiful birds pack these these juvenile. to bank to smuggle than and more than half of the an individual dying during this process. any hawkinson is the fuel leader for the macall project at the tumbled pata national reserve she's one of a team of researchers who are using science to save the macaws why study because our very special and they're intelligent and yet they face a lot of threats and their habitats today's mission takes is deep into the reserves for those threats are constantly mad play where in the middle of the breeding season tumble part is essentially a giant laboratory in the wild six species o

the women are also starting to rely less on wild oysters this is an improvised oyster farm. it's a project that sees oysters grown on rocks rather than mangrove roots. it takes a year for them to mature these oyster aqua cultures have improved working conditions for women from fifteen villages in the area if i mean change our way off harvesting it stop us from far away and it also gives chance to the fish that delay its heat to reduce also. this to tell you i miss you take a long trip by duty trying to get. the oysters so i thought of them have a drought here before all of them have. prickly why we lost the program when one time. accidents are now a thing of the past. the women have even begun planting new mangroves. mungo to see everything you see i planted myself now they've all grown big thanks to fact so we now know how to conserve and protect my. phone to john as organization is trained around and women and sustainable oyster harvesting techniques their standard of living has improved and the delicate mangrove eco system is thriving. that's all we have time for we will

settle down for breakfast in the wild. this is the last day of safari for the couple from new zealand. the highlight here became the food and we're going so we're taking a break first does and so it's all paid for as we go way up. we find a lovely location we sit there. on the other side of the camp. and he's to move in just keep watch simon has worked as a senior why didn't put in a half years now but still has to convince the locals the protecting the environment is important. when i talk about environmental security so that people don't cut trees down don't cause fires on a wide life you know. so that they become the war dogs of. the community and then we have the government. saying one benefits from the partnership between you know course and two safari companies. in this partnership members of the neighboring must say community lease now more than seven thousand five hundred victims of land for the safari companies they receive a monthly payment depending on the number because they have least when none was of the subd

is we protect the eggs and the hatchlings until they grow enough until we can put them back in the wild. and at that time, they're large enough and their shell is hard enough where most predators, especially the ravens, cannot prey upon them. we monitor their reproductive status, and if they have eggs, thehen we bring them into the facility and allow them to nest in the facility. our facility's actually in the middle of theieir habitat. so there are natural conditions where they can lay their eggs and they can move around in their habitat at their own free will. we just bring them in temporarily so that they can lay their eggs and then they can move on. narrator: the projectct includes two captive females, thelma and louise. they enjoy some perks the other tortoises don't. brian henen: because it actually is a research project to decide whether or not we can head-start animals, protect those young, release them to the wild, and have those offspring help stabilize the population. we want to be able to do it now while--and we still have animals that we can work with. if we wait until the

our coverage of the wild fires continues months after of the deadliest wild fires in the states historyescaped tells their story tonight. they were s >>> six months since the north bay fires. one couple is thankful to be alive. >> they were surrounded by fire. a helicopter located them. by the lights of their car. as they were driving around looking for way to escape. their out look on life after coming face to face with death. >> that's all i could think about. one of us has to make it out. so our kids aren't alone. >> reporter: they were determined to stay alive. even though they knew the odds were against them. >> it was becoming clear no matter where we went. fire was near us or catching up. >> reporter: the burn marks are still visible. a reminder of their daring escape. that could have ended their life. it's a night that haunts them. >> it's still fresh. i can't hear wind or smell smoke. >> the experience changed their life. forcing them to reprioritize what's important like family. >> it's very important that i do that. it's just part of who we are now. >> reporter: as crazy and

vivienne rickman-poole wild swimming in wales and we will have more incredible journeys wild swimmingncrediblejourneys for you soon. to finish up though, we are to china, which strangely the sum has been described as the birthplace of the skiing ever since cave paintings of skiers were discovered in the country's altaic prefecture. —— altay. i'm afraid that is all the time we have had this week coming up next week... if you invite was lost in the post like mine that, we visit windsor to experience waves to experience britain's upcoming royal wedding without heading to the church on the big day. don't forget, you can follow us wherever we are in the world byjoining is on our social media screens. all the details on your screen right now. but for me and all the team, he and alice springs, it is goodbye. —— here in alice springs. hello. let's bring you right up to date with how the weather is going to pan out across the british isles for the weekend and the start of next week. friday was none too sparkling for many parts of the british isles. here in western wales, pretty typical of what

it is one of the last wild habitats. narrator: the lra raids the 1,900 square mile park with impunity and trades ivory for arms, ammunition, food, and cash. their trading partners include the armed forces of sudan. sudan is a country designated by the u.s. government as a state sponsor of terrorism. hutson: one particular former lra fighteter said that he was with a group who shot six elephants on kony's orders, and they hand carried the tusks through central afafrican republic. and they went to the kafia kingi enclave on the border of sudan, and there in the presence of joseph kony, they sold the i ivory to a sergeant in thehe sudanan armed fororces. narrator: garamba is a converging point for military units from several countries looking to kill elephants. hutson: so you've got the lra rebels, you've got a armed forcs from sudan, from south sudan, and from uganda all competing with fardc, the congolese forces to poach the last wild elephants that remain in the park. narrator: these units come armed with satellite phone

revenue wild wide every year thousands of. traded in. many. private homes where they will never see another bought or even a tree. in south africa a small organization operates a safe haven for that have been rescued. but can't be released into the wild. feeding these twice and be. done with any time. living free is an experience many. is a big vincent has. pretty much. the sweetest little. he's going to stick with the birds if he challenges all the big face even the rules and i think if you could just. as a protection to keep fighting. this huge native if he recovers twenty three thousand square meters and he's up to fifty metres in height. there are more than three thousand beds including a group of red eye descends from a private zero so it's a come you need to learn to be birds so they need to learn to fly they need to learn to eat the right food things and of course we have to also see that to act well was each other that they can interact with the people that come here because they need to be so. sure who is responsible for the integrati

. >> a change at the oakland zoo, a newest addition sure to take you back to the wild wild west. >>> here are today's top business headlines, wall street is set for a positive open, stocks rallied yesterday as concerns over a potential military strike in syria eased. bank shares led to gains anticipating strong earnings across the financial sector, dow closing 294 points higher. the nasdaq gaining 71 points to close at 7,140. after spending months criticizing amazon and ceo jeff bezos, president trump signed an executive order creating a task force to evaluate the u.s. postal offices operations and finances. while the executive order doesn't mention amazon by name, the president accused the e commerce giant of harming the postal service in the weeks leading up to the announcement. the newly minted task force is expected to submit findings within 120 day. >>> credit card signatures are about to become a thing of the past. major credit card companies will no longer require signatures to authenticate purchases. it goes into effect for master card and discover and visa will follow suit l

and the wild weather continues in the west. storms from california to hawaii, we get all of it from nbc's katy beck. >> just had these windows put in a month ago yesterday. >> reporter: if only shattered windows were all alva gripper will need to replace. >> it came and took the roof and just sucked everything. >> reporter: the 72-year-old grandmother rescued moments before a deadly tornado. >> this is the first home i've ever bought on my own. i haven't cried yet but it's coming, too. >> reporter: in greensboro, north carolina, the tornado came sunday evening. another hitting in virginia. >> this is utter devastation. >> reporter: the storms claiming the life of one man crushed in his car. battering hundreds of homes. some blowing several feet off the front stoop and portable classrooms, now no place to learn. >> it's just a total disaster. >> reporter: and across the country, more destructive spring weather. in oakland, california, a hailstorm trapping cars on roads, flooding from historic rainfall in hawaii causing island la

leave us wild animals even in the aviary. around half of the two hundred twenty species here are from africa the rest from other parts of the wild. and. every year millions of birds for victims to try to deny. the. africa is a huge huge industry if you just think of a single one like africa south africa exports something like ninety thousand parrots to other countries and it's part a lot of the original the wall of eden was going to place a big role in actually teaching people about it but sadly. many more take care of people who come. here they can live their lives in relative freedom a bit of faith and that of many other birds held in captivity. the bobs we just saw in that report are part of our lads eco system we often hear the time buyer they see when we are referring to eco systems like an option off for us a wide variety of plants and animals living within the system often depend on the one about for their various of five zero but sadly all but a hundred of our planets he says are dying every day and that in time may b

these cattle again, were wild animals.uring the day, there brushed up in the brush -- they are hidden. just like dear. in the night, -- just like deer. then, in the night, they walked out into the prairie. so just as things were settling, the sun was drifting though, they let them out onto the prairie, jim cook and these young cowboys. base plates, one line wants to the right and another to the left. and they began to sing another tune which he called the "texas lullaby." i wish someone had made a recording of it. y split. it was a soft melody which kept everything quiet and at the same time, everyone knew where everyone was in a deep brush, and so did the cattle. as they rode into the brush, they closed the circle in, and once it was closed, the signal was given and all the riders turned inward. inward, the cattle surrounded began to move away from them. so he is writing forward into the rush and he said, "nice and and he secured the who's in front of him and he could hear horns crashing into the brush. the horse is picki

yesterday the wild weather disrupted flights. san francisco, 46 degrees.land you dropped down to 40 degrees. 36 in livermore. the areas that are dealing with cold conditions, most of the north bay, 34 roanoke park, calistoga, 33. danville 33 degrees. we are getting closer to the freezing mark. afternoon highs, we will be below average, should be in the low 60s to 70 degrees for concord and san jose. it will feel more comfortable than yesterday. 65 in palo alto. mostly sunny throughout the south bay, the east bay, should be nice out there. 65 concord and pittsburgh, fairfield 64. the fog should burn off after our sunrise and things should be clear, 61 kentfield. up north, wine country, temperatures in saint helena 64. clear lake 60 degrees. we have that low that came and brought us the wild weather moving out east. we will stay cool for today. we have another low that's going to dip through, bringing us our chance of rain. it's not going to arrive until 4:00 or 5:00 tomorrow afternoon. 6:00, we could see light showers. after that rs nothing but clear skies

speaker, i rise today to speak in strong support the bill, h.r. 3961, kissimmee wild river study act of 2016. i thank the chairman, the ranking member and chairman mcclintock and ranking member hanabusa and congressman webster for all their support on this important bill. the kissimmee river forms the headwaters of both lake okeechobee and the everglades. decades ago, the federal and state governments including florida ininstructed the army corps of engineers to channelize this river leading to a decline in the ecosystem. decades later both the federal government and state government got together and spent nearly a billion dollars to restore this iconic river in order to improve recreation activities for floridians and all americans, to protect local ecosystems, including endangered species and to clean the water that goes to lake okeechobee and eventually to the everglades. this bill now that we have spent nearly a billion dollars will start the road down for potential protection and i'm proud to work with both sides of the aisle to make sure we get it right. and with that, i believ

the incredible journey of one woman who has a passion for wild swimming. water is my domain.and we learn to ski the traditional chinese way. so, stay with us for that. next up, we continue our series looking at incredible journeys happening around the world, as we visit snowdonia national park in wales. it's here where one woman's passion for swimming has led her to exploring this wild and unique landscape in a completely different way. it feels pure. i don't think i feel anything more pure than swimming in a mountain lake. the water is my domain. i am happiest in there. over the last few years i have been exploring snowdonia national park, by wild swimming its 250 lakes. i have swum about 150 now. i am always searching for somewhere for a quick swim. if i can squeeze in a new lake then i will always go for that. snowdonia national park is a mountain range in north wales. it is a beautiful area to live in. the mountains here feel very rugged. much more tightly packed. and in between that is where you get the lakes, and although they may be much smaller and a bit of a trek to

of all the wild critters who call this place home, one is more wild than others. >> a 21st century phenomenon, coming back into the area. they used to be in san francisco. >> reporter: for the last couple years, jonathan young has tracked the population of coyotes. >> each collar has different radiofrequency. following them around, tracking to see their behavior, their habits. >> reporter: through gps tags and tracking devices, they have kept close tabs on the population of six coyotes. for the most part, they exist fine within the part. in april when pupping season begins, warning signs come out. >> during spring when the coyote puppies with born, the parents will become aggressive towards dogs if the dogs get too close to the den. >> reporter: which a dog owner experienced. >> one time down by lands end with my dog and the coyote was stalking us. when the signs come out that say coyote in an area, don't have dogs, i take it seriously. >> reporter: david harroldson is a coyote tracker. he came across this 1-year-old female in the grass. >> looks like a dog on the couch, sitting by the window

more than twelve hundred wild elephants also live in zion goes on. in the middle of the rain forest is a clearing the animals are attracted to the mineral salts in the soil. for the past year luis out on has been working here for the world wildlife fund for nature he's had many years of experience dealing with nature conservation in crisis regions. elephants are a favorite target for poachers. but ons has spent thirty seven years working as a conservationist in africa and during that time he's observed how elephants are gradually disappearing from the continent. the last of the fun. is here we had we had. finished with all of the we know that and if you do. i want to live on so we have to be really different from them. even though rangers patrol the work they don't have enough weapons and ammunitions to ward off the professional poachers the situation is similar in the rest of africa. there are. a lot of people and that is depriving the people buying the things that only their lives. a lot of people. did for that. during previous posts in chad and no

over the last few years i have in exploring snowdonia national park, and wild swimming its 250 lakes.searching for somewhere for a quick swim. if i can squeeze in a new lake then i will always go for that. snowdonia national park is a mountain range in north wales. it is a beautiful area to live in. the mountains here feel very rugged. much more tightly packed. and in between that is where you get the lakes, and although they may be much smaller and a bit of a trek to get to, i don't know, for me, it makes it a little bit more special. i have always found since childhood, my mum was a swimmer. my mum passed away 11 years ago and i found grieving was very hard for me, so i think the time alone was part of it. i do obsessively swim now and i did not before, but i did not make a conscious decision to start swimming this way, it was definitely subconscious. i have always had this, i call it a nervous anticipation in the tummy, but the nerves can be intimidation because sometimes the water is dark, you don't know what is inside, beasties or weeds, but that's an important part for me, is wa

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they were wild animals. and het them on a horse said i don't know what i am doing and they said don't worry about it. he said they have been doing it for generations and you just follow their lead and do what they do and when things get to rolling, you let that horse do his work. they went out into the brush country. these cattle are wild animals. during the day, they are brushed up in the brush. you don't see them. they are hidden, like dear. -- like deer. at night, they work their way out onto the open prairie. settling,ings were the sun is drifting low, the -- they led john cook and these other young cowboys out onto the prairie. as they rode toward the brush, they split and one lying went to the left and the other went to the right and he began to sing a little tune that he called the texas lullaby. i wish somebody had made a recording of it. we don't know exactly what it was but it was just kind of a soft melody that kept everything quiet and at the same time, everyone knew where everyone was in that de

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the past we used to have a lot of problems with wild animals attacking our livestock. lens would attack and kill our cows and goats but since we go to the bomb they have no nine months or a year as a techno i mean once anymore. but not everything is rosy having fenced enclosures within the protected area poses a problem as the scene of one explains. the problem caused by the census one it blocks the wildlife quite. migratory route but one of the challenge secondly it drops wildlife when they try to jump over. all inside the fences. that cause conflict. they can summon sea management i'd use that the government needs to engage more with locals by providing compensation for attacks on their lifestyle and more suitable protection measures if the locals care for the wild animals in the truck more tourists like the ones from new zealand and in the end everyone will benefit. the tourists. widely. about. the job of a shepherd has a long standing tradition in germany too it might sound quite romantic but it can be a tough life some of actually play i mean parts and drawn in by

the wild weather of yesterday is now gone. it has moved out further east and leaving us with mostly sunny skies. we have a chance of rain tomorrow but not until tomorrow afternoon. we will time that out coming up. >>> now, we are tracking slowdowns for drivers headed along northbound 880. this is near 66. near the colosseum. further ahead, you will start tapping on those brakes. that's around high street. we have got all lanes shutdown in the northbound direction of 880. that is between 23rd and 29th. caltran has a detour set up in place. that should be wrapped up by the 5:00 hour. your travel time through that stretch is clocking in at 38 minutes. that's additional 22 minutes you will knead to tack on to your morning ride. if you want to use 580 that looks great, in the green. a big back up developing over at the bay bridge toll plaza. this seems to be the norm, in the cash lanes, 11 minutes in to san francisco. >>> the city is cracking down on electric scooter companies and riders behaving badly. joe vazquez reports. >> repo

this is a different kind of wild. a fast and furious kind of wild the mint 400 is kicking off.have a co-driver, they are off, a relapse of 111 males each. this is seth's first attempts at the mid-4 humidity. seth is an incredibly good driver. this is video put out by red bull. here's the issue. seth is racing. however he can't even get his driver's license yet. okay. 15 a sophomore in high school near the zbag i san diego area. so he's a pup. >> i want to hear that. >> this is a big miss me. there is a classic. >> you really don't need a license, right? he's not on the road. so ba da bing ba da boom. >> seth started like 80 other drivers, in total about 160 suvs in the class, in all, at the end of this race. >> we were waiting for a finish. >> second place in the class. >> that's incredible. >> congratulations to seth on that second place finish, finishing the mid-400s is an accomplishment. a team's plan to prank zero dads starts with -- >> the boyfriend is down on one knee holding a ring. >> what happens when she pulls it off a little if you live in a tiny area, you can feel l

a wild start to the week. when i got in the vehicle i saw the dark clouds and said i need to beat this so as soon as i got here we started to see it. really alameda they have had a lot of hail as well as pockets of oakland.>> a lot of hail with heavy rain. it looks like snow when you are far away but up close it is hail. >> that reminds me of springtime in kansas. >> essentially this is driving on ice. that is something people don't know how to do around here. we have reports of people being stuck in traffic now let's bring in steve paulson for the weather. are we done with the hail?>> no we are just getting started. the scene over oakland looked like the mountains or something there was so much hail causing issues. some of it has melted but just wait a little bit. now we have a lot of thunder and rain and hail in moraga and look at that. that is headed into alamo, danville, san ramon, walnut creek and lafayette. we also have some around kensington as well as el cerrito into berkeley headed over into pleasant

. >> it has been a bit of a wild morning around here. we have live team coverage on the storm watch. first, jackie, live in -- oakland, where streets are covered in white. >> reporter: it was not your typical april shower. in fact, it looked like a winter storm that would happen somewhere near lake tahoe, and this white stuff is why. the wonder of it all, and the slipperiness made it a tough start. >> it sounded like heavy rain, and when i looked at it, it was hail. >> reporter: leslie moved to the oakland area from boston, she said seeing the winter wonderland was not what she was expecting to wake up to. >> one little tiny dusting of hail about 8 years ago, but this is the most amazing since then. >> reporter: from chopper 5, you get a sense how the hail blanked the area. roof tops, cars and streets were covered with a slick icy layer. that made getting to school difficult, and sometimes dangerous. >> everybody was trying to get to school, which made it crazy up here. traffic was backed up, people were spinning out. there were emergenc