21.   It will take at least two or three more annual counts before wildlife experts are convinced that the otters are in fact recovering, they said.

22.   Many harbor seals will suffer a similar fate from March through May, wildlife experts say.

23.   Meanwhile, wildlife experts and Brownsville city officials are warning residents against feeding alligators they might encounter.

24.   Neither character is popular with wildlife experts in Tasmania.

25.   Often dehydrated and near death, these rookie raptors lack the hunting skills to deal with winter and a diminished food supply, wildlife experts say.

26.   Still, wildlife experts said, those captive-bred animals are, by their nature, wild, and owning them carries risks.

27.   The consensus of wildlife experts is the lions prefer secrecy, stalking deer at night, and that most will avoid people.

28.   The grizzly bear, abundant in Alberta and British Columbia only a decade ago, is now in decline, according to many wildlife experts.

29.   The rails are on their way back because wildlife experts were able to pinpoint the cause of their decline quickly and take steps to remove the foxes.

30.   Various state and federal agencies regulate the private keeping of exotic animals like tigers and lions, but wildlife experts say monitoring is haphazard.