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Aug 29 2007
Mexican authorities have seized a large consignment of endangered turtle eggs. Nearly, 57,000 Olive Ridley turtle eggs were recovered from smugglers, near the Oaxacan beach in southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. The eggs are very popular in this...
Aug 29 2007
A new study published by the USDA has found that increasing carbon dioxide level in the air is fueling a global ’shrub invasion’. Providing evidence to support this theory, the research has suggested that current environmental conditions...
Aug 29 2007
Have you ever wondered how water spiders survive underwater? It all comes down a well- spun home! Recently scientists at the University of Bern in Switzerland conducted a study that examined eight female water spiders. This new research has revealed...
Aug 28 2007
The dreaded algae Didymosphenia geminate or didymo has found its way to the clean waterways of New England. Otherwise known as rock snot due to its cottony green or white appearance, this algae has become a cause of worry for fishermen and naturalists....
Aug 28 2007
The UK has published a new Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP). Established in 1997 as a response to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the BAP is acknowledged to be the authoritative reference for the state of wildlife on the British Isles....
Aug 20 2007
How do you feed your family when you are living in one of the world’s poorest nations? Where every home you know has young wage earning population infected by HIV? And where every day a child loses one or both her parents to AIDs? This is the...
Aug 13 2007
The British Isles are resident to around 2500 moth species, of which over 300 species are garden moths. While moths in general are in decline in Britain, one particular species the Common Clothes Moth is seeing an unprecedented rise in its population....
Aug 4 2007
Bordering what is probably North America’s busiest travel hub, the JFK Airport in NY is the Jamaica Bay. A cluster of salt-water marsh lands, this estuary covering around 25,000 acres is nutrient-rich with marsh grass and sea lettuce. No. 7:...
Aug 4 2007
Scarlet Macaw in Natural Habitat The exotic Scarlet Macaw is native to the South American tropical lowlands. Concentrated in the jungles of Guatemala, the Macaws are also found in isolated populations across Central America and in the Amazon basin....
Jul 30 2007
At a time when concerns for global warming and climate change are at their zenith, and nations striving to reduce green house gas levels, the US can expect to see an increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Released into the atmosphere when fossil...