Science Finds Smallest Deer. DNA analysis confirms that a small barking deer discovered in Burma is a new species. June 30, 1999. Canada lynx gives birth in Maine. The discovery of Canada lynx kittens in Maine on June 18 is evidence that the animals do exist and reproduce in the state, federal biologists announced Monday.
Islands disappear under rising seas.
Two south Pacific islands have disappeared beneath the waves, as climate change raises sea levels to new heights. More info at BBC Online . June 14, 1999. Yucca Mountain found high and dry. June 3, 1999.