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U.S. and Canada to Increase Scrutiny of Flea and Tick Pet Products
3/8/10 SIDE EFFECTS: Side effects of Reconcile can include lethargy, reduced appetite, vomiting, shaking, diarrhoea, restlessness, excessive barking, aggression and seizures in a small number of dogs. ..............haven't had enough scandals and lawsuits from
the 'untested' and 'mal-tested' drugs on humans...now
they target our poor critters!!!.....OMG!....I'd
much rather call "The Horse Whisperer" thank you! 3/2/10 2/22/10 Animal Liberation Forum 2010 is a FREE 4 day conference in Long Beach, CA calling for a total abolitionist movement and animal liberation to action. Topics ranging from feminism, animal liberation, direct action and veganism will be discussed and strategized through speakers, panels, workshops and film screenings. Join usto kick off "World Laboratory Animal Liberation Week"! CSU Long Beach Last spring, Cease Animal Torture (CAT) launched their first
ever Animal Liberation Forum in April 2009 at California State
University Long Beach. CAT's Forum was the first conference
concerning animal liberation in all of CSULB's 60 year history. Watch the trailer for Skin
Trade here, a film produced by Shannon Keith
and Uncaged Films, which CAT will be screening at the Forum. Second: Please take a moment to sign these petitions demanding that JCPRD and KDWP implement nonlethal means of deer management in Death Park fka Shawnee Mission Park http://www.thepetitionsite.com/11/please-dont-massacre-the-deer http://www.change.org/actions/view/shawnee_mission_park_wants_to_slaughter_more_semi-tame_deer Exposed: Dark secret of the farm where tigers' bodies are plundered to make £185 wineBehind rusted bars, a skeletal male tiger lies panting on the filthy concrete floor of his cage, covered in sores and untreated wounds. His once-fearsome body is so emaciated it is little more than a pitiful pile of fur and bones. Death is surely a matter of days away and can only come as a welcome release. Wardens at the wildlife park in southwest China say, indifferently, that they do not expect him to see the start of the Year of the Tiger which began last Sunday. 'What can we do?' a female park official asks a small huddle of visitors with a sigh and a casual shrug. 'He's dying, of course, but we have to keep feeding him until he does. It's against the law to kill tigers.' Tigers have been used in Chinese traditional medicine for centuries. Their eyeballs are used to treat epilepsy, their bile to stop convulsions, their whiskers to sooth toothache and their penises as a potent sexual tonic. The most valuable parts, however, are the bones, which are used to make wine that is said to cure rheumatism and arthritis, and prolong life...the rest of the story at the link....
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2/3/10 Rescued animals need new homes, deputies say Deschutes County sheriff's deputies say six donkeys, a mare and her colt, and a pot-bellied pig were rescued from neglect and now need new homes.Officers rescued the six donkeys on Thanksgiving. The mare was pregnant when they rescued her in September, and since then has been in the care of a volunteer veterinarian...the rest of the story at the link....
Alien-like Squid With "Elbows" Filmed at Drilling Site A mile and a half (two and a half kilometers) underwater, a remote control submersible's camera has captured an eerie surprise: an alien-like, long-armed, and—strangest of all—"elbowed" Magnapinna squid. (See photos of Magnapinna.) In a brief video from the dive recently obtained by National Geographic News, one of the rarely seen squid loiters above the seafloor in the Gulf of Mexico on November 11, 2007. ..the rest of the story at the link....  It's
a fruit! It's a mushroom! It's a ... crab? New, strawberry-like
species is found in Taiwan
A marine biology professor at National Taiwan Ocean University says his scientific team has discovered a previously unknown -- and bizarre -- species of crab that looks alarmingly like an aquatic strawberry. The team, led by professor Ho Ping-ho, was conducting research at Taiwan's Kenting National Parkin June to determine the environmental impact of an oil spill there when they happened upon two of the unusual crabs. "Luckily the oil leak from the shipwreck was not serious, otherwise the two crabs might have been polluted and escaped our eyes," Ho told Agence France-Presse of the discovery.The crabs, both female, were tiny -- the larger is only an inch long -- and, at the time of the discovery, one was already dead and the other was dying. The two deceased crabs have since been made into specimens, and Ho plans to study them further and write about them...the rest of the story at the link.... PHOTOPUNCTURE . . . . Healing Horses with Light! Photopuncture is the use of light to balance the energy in the electrical meridians of the body. While light therapy is know to provide a wide variety of physical benefits, Photopuncture takes light therapy a large step further by adding the well documented benefits of acupuncture. In addition, by first scanning the entire body for energy blockages, or imbalances, we can add to our store of information for making informed decisions for additional therapy. ..the rest of the story at the link.... Scientists say dolphins should be treated as 'non-human persons' Dolphins have been declared the world’s second most intelligent creatures after humans, with scientists suggesting they are so bright that they should be treated as “non-human persons”. Studies into dolphin behaviour have highlighted how similar their communications are to those of humans and that they are brighter than chimpanzees. These have been backed up by anatomical research showing that dolphin brains have many key features associated with high intelligence. The researchers argue that their work shows it is morally unacceptable to keep such intelligent animals in amusement parks or to kill them for food or by accident when fishing. Some 300,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises die in this way each year.“Many dolphin brains are larger than our own and second in mass only to the human brain when corrected for body size,” said Lori Marino, a zoologist at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, who has used magnetic resonance imaging scans to map the brains ....the rest of the story at the link.... (perhaps they are brighter and much higher evoloved then humans, as evidenced by comparisons in 'behavior' ........??!!..) B.C. family's dog saves boy from cougar attack A cougar attacked a B.C. family's golden retriever Saturday night after the dog stepped in between the cougar and an 11-year-old boy. Police, who later shot the cougar dead, credited the 18-month-old dog -- Angel -- for saving the boy's life. Austin Forman had gone to retrieve some firewood outside his family's home in Boston Bar, about 200 kilometres northeast of Vancouver. Forman said before the attack, Austin had come into the house to tell the family how cute it was that Angel had been following him around. "She must've known something was up," Forman said. Last week, when Angel was frolicking in the snow, family members called her a "snow angel," Forman said...the rest of the story at the link.... "Now, she's our guardian angel." Rare Gorillas Spied Feasting on Figs See what could be the first professional footage of elusive Cross River gorillas, the most endangered subspecies of gorilla, filmed recently in Cameroon. ..the rest of the story at the link.... Pennsylvania’s Shame — Live Pigeon Shoots Killing Contests: Cruel and Cowardly in PennsylvaniaPigeon shoots are competitions wherein hundreds to thousands of live birds are shot at to win prizes. A typical 3-day shoot contest can kill and injure up to 15,000 birds. The pigeons are captured and collected for weeks ahead of time, then released from trap boxes only yards away from the so-called “sportsmen”. The birds are generally dazed and suffering from dehydration or starvation as they are sprung out of the boxes. Rather than mercifully being given a quick death, 70% of the birds are injured when shot and either left to suffer slow deaths or collected and killed by pigeon shoot “trapper boys” or “wringers”, traditionally children, who break their necks, step on them, tear off wings, suffocate them, or cut off their heads with garden shears, among other abuses. Pigeon shoots are nothing more than a vile excuse for entertainment for the dull-witted or psychopathic. Illegal in other countries and in all but a couple of American states, most people realize the despicable nature of these bird-killing contests...the rest of the story at the link.... Equal Representation For Non-hunters in Wisconsin (and eventually in each state)
Bird
that looks like a Furby or Gizmo
Barred Eagle owl - Bubo Sumatranus Dillie The Deer video..... Meet Dillie the deer. Dillie is five years old and has been living with her owners in Canal Fulton, Ohio for the past five years. And I mean really living WITH Melanie Butera and Steve Heathman. Not in the backyard, but in their living room. ..the rest of the story at the link.... From service dog to SURFice dog video....wow! Surf dog Ricochet (Rip Curl Ricki's) inspirational journey from service dog training, to turning disappointment into a joyful new direction, to surfing with quadriplegic surfer, Patrick Ivison, to fundraising for charitable causes.http://www.ripcurlricki.com ..the rest of the story at the link.... El Baile del Perrito video...... Un Perro Bailando Merengue (the dancing dog...great!) Florida man in hot water after bust on turnpike reveals undersized lobster tails Another example that people are abusing Florida's natural resources, endangering future generations of lobsters breeding, growing, laying eggs, just 'living' in nature, let alone become 'tasty dishes' for those who can afford them. The traffic stop uncovered a large cooler with 232 lobster tails, 167 of them undersized. This is a criminal misdemenor. Perhaps 'someone' needs to send these people back to school, to learn lessons on how everything evolves and depends on surrounding conditions and learn cause and effect from the ground up. ..the rest of the story at the link.... Birdfeeding Changes Evolution FREE LUNCH ROCKS BIRDS' FUTURES Darwin never made allowances for birdfeeders, but modern-day scientists have discovered that giving feathered friends a helping hand can have profound evolutionary consequences. Filling up birdfeeders with seeds and suet can convince birds to hang around for the free lunch, rather than take off of their migratory routes, researchers have found. European blackcaps who snack at birdfeeders in England instead of migrating to winter grounds in Spain to feast on fruit are on the verge of becoming their own stay-at-home species ..the rest of the story at the link.... $3M Ill. Fish Kill Yields 1 Carp The 3-day, $3 million attempt to purge a canal leading to Lake Michigan of invasive Asian carp has so far yielded just a single dead specimen. Biologists are still sifting through the tens of thousands of other fish poisoned in the purge, the largest deliberate fish kill in Illinois history. They say they’ll be happy even if they don’t find many more of the invasive fish, taking it as a good sign the area’s clean. ...(gee, for three million dollars, i would have scooped all the water out by hand with a cup and run it all through a sieve to find that expensive carp....and wouldn't have killed all the rest of the fish that were in there...how about you?)..the rest of the story at the link.... Snake spits out new species of chameleon at scientist's feet It was so nearly known as dinner. Instead, a small and not terribly impressive chameleon has become the newest discovery of the natural world, after a startled Tanzanian snake spat a still-undigested specimen at the feet of a British scientist, who identified it as a previously unknown species. Kinyongia magomberae, literally "the chameleon from Magombera", is the result, though Marshall told the Guardian today the fact it wasn't easy to identify is precisely what made it unique. ..the rest of the story at the link.... Orca Encounter "Absolutely Righteous" A MILLION DOLLAR MOMENT": The seven-metre male orca also known as a killer whale with divers near the Port of Gisborne. "No fear" is the motto when up close with an orca, Gisborne diver Jim Kahukoti says. He was still buzzing yesterday after an "absolutely righteous" experience when he ran his hand along most of the seven-metre length of an orca – also known as a killer whale – near the Port of Gisborne."I could sense it was a powerful being. It was phenomenal, absolutely righteous, a blessed moment for me – a million-dollar moment."..the rest of the story at the link.... Female Elephants Rescue A Drowning Baby video.....watch as the elephants come together as a group, with one focus only, to save the baby!......why can't humans be more like elephants, they have great lessons to teach! Doberman Protects baby Doberman sets up protective perimeter around baby video..the rest of the story at the link.... 11/21/09 Thousands of strange creatures found deep in ocean The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr. Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "dumbos" that flap ear-like fins, and tubeworms that feed on oil deposits...the rest of the story at the link.... A report released Sunday recorded 17,650 species living below 656 feet, the point where sunlight ceases. The findings were the latest update on a 10-year census of marine life. Gigantic Belgian Monster Cows Genetically bred and selected to produce super cows...!! 10 Weirdest Animal Friendships
11/19/09
Pictured here is a bearded splash pullet Silkie.
11/18/09 3
new ancient crocodile species fossils found A 20-foot-long
crocodile with three sets of fangs — like wild boar
tusks — roamed parts of northern Africa millions
of years ago, researchers reported Thursday.While
this fearsome creature hunted meat, not far away
another newly found type of croc with a wide, flat snout
like a pancake was fishing for food.And a smaller, 3-foot-long
relative with buckteeth was chomping plants and grubs in
the same region. • Kaprosuchus saharicus, nicknamed "BoarCroc," found in Niger. BoarCroc was a 20-foot-long meat-eater with an armored snout for ramming and three sets of dagger-shaped fangs for slicing. The tusks stuck out above and below the jaw like a modern warthog, said Larsson. "This has never been seen before on any crocodile." • Araripesuchus rattoides, which the researchers call "RatCroc," found in Morocco. This 3-foot-long croc was a plant- and grub-eater with a pair of buckteeth in the lower jaw it used to dig for food. • Laganosuchus thaumastos, or "PancakeCroc," found in Niger and Morocco. Also 20 feet long, it was a squat fish-eater with a 3-foot pancake-flat head and spike-shaped teeth on slender jaws. Sereno said it probably remained motionless for hours, its jaws open and waiting for prey. In addition the researchers found new fossils of two previously named species: • Anatosuchus minor, "DuckCroc," found in Niger, a 3-foot-long fish-, frog- and grub-eater with a broad snout and Pinocchio-like nose. Special sensory areas on the snout end allowed it to root around on the shore and in shallow water for prey. Its closest relative is in Madagascar. • Araripesuchus wegeneri, or "DogCroc," found in Niger, a 3-foot-long plant- and grub-eater with a soft, doglike nose pointing forward. Sereno has focused since 2000 on fossils in the Sahara Desert, his first find being Sarcosuchus imperator, a 40-foot-long creature that would have weighed 8 tons and which he called "SuperCroc." ..the rest of the story at the link.... 11/16/09 B REX Lesley Stahl meets the inspiration for the lead character in the classic film Jurassic Park and reports on how famed dinosaur hunter Jack Horner is shaking up the paleontology world. See the video at the link ..what was found that was so surprising and challenges conventional ideas once more...the rest of the story at the link.... 11/13/09
11/5/09 Thousands of Northwest seabirds killed by algal foam The killer foam that hit Northwest seabirds has subsided but conservationists are worried about a death toll they say numbers in the thousands. The first algal foam that hit Washington's Olympic Peninsula in mid-September claimed more than 10,000 scoters, or seaducks, said Julia Parrish, a University of Washington marine biologist and seabird specialist. She says that toll, mostly surf scoters and white-winged scoters, amounts to 5 percent to 7 percent of their overall population on the West Coast..the rest of the story at the link.... 10/30/09 Musical birds on a wire Inspiration comes in many forms. A Brazilian artist was flipping through a local newspaper. He saw a photo of birds sitting on power lines. To most people it was just a pretty picture. But the artist saw music.The birds were sitting on five evenly spaced power lines. It looked like a musical staff. What would happen if you turned the birds into notes? Could nature have written a unique melody? See and hear for yourself...the rest of the story at the link.... Massive ant colony This YouTube video will change how you think about ants. You’ve all seen ants crawling from cracks in your driveway. But there are more powerful breeds of ants.Ants live in underground kingdoms. We see the relatively small exits on the surface. But you won’t believe the structures they build below. A group of researchers, armed with tons of cement, will show you. ..the rest of the story at the link.... 10/27/09
10/26/09 Elephant Gives Birth and Kick Starts Baby video This is an incredible video of a baby elephant being born.
As it seems more and more likely that this is a stillbirth,
mom's encoding takes over and she frantically tries to get
baby to breathe.
10/25/09 Kansas Agency Confirms Mountain Lion Sighting Kansas wildlife officials confirm a deer hunter's close encounter with a mountain lion in the northwestern part of the state.The Department of Wildlife and Parks said its staff have verified that a big cat photographed by the hunter northwest of WaKeeney was a mountain lion. The agency said it's the first documentation of a live, wild mountain lion in the state...the rest of the story at the link.... 10/21/09 'Giant' orb web spider discovered A new and rare species of "giant" orb web spider has been discovered in Africa and Madagascar.Only the females of this groups of species are giants, with a leg span of up to 12cm (4.7in); the male spiders are tiny by comparison. Scientists say the female spiders are capable of spinning webs that reach up to 1m (3ft 3in) in diameter. ..the rest of the story at the link.... Toxic algae 'wiped out dinosaurs' Previous studies had claimed an asteroid impact produced devastating climate changes and rising sea levels which caused the mass extinctions over the earth's 4.5 billion year existence. But a team of American geologists and toxicologists claim algae commonly found naturally around the world could be the culprit that led to the demise of the dinosaurs. They say the current environmental conditions show significant similarities to times when previous mass extinctions occurred and warned that levels of toxic algae are increasing. ....(are they saying this is what point we also have come to and are facing extinction also? ...more at the link 10/17/09 Bear Run! Black bear chills in Wis. beer cooler Mystery 125 pound black bear surprises shoppers at Marketplace Foods in Hayward, going right through automatic doors and heading for the Beer Cooler. Climbing up 12 feet onto a shelf, he sat for about an hour while employees got customers out and then wildlife officials tranqualized him and took him out. He seemed sober at the time but they didn't do a sobriety test on him. ..the rest of the story at the link.... 10/6/09 Flying feline, hidden kitten: The fur flies in amazing 'Ninja' cat fight Leaping through the air, claws outstretched these cats appear locked in mortal combat. But rather than a deathly duel over a mouse or territory, this acrobatic pair are simply play-fighting.Dubbed the 'ninja cats' after the Japanese feudal warriors, the sparring pair are in fact Muffi and his friend Tiger...the rest of the story at the link.... 10/2/09 Custer of Dinosaur Eggs found in Southern India Geologists have found a cluster of fossilized dinosaur eggs, said to be about 65 million years old, in a village in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, according to media reports."We found layer upon layer of spherical eggs and body parts of dinosaur and each cluster contained eight eggs," M. Ramkumar, a geologist at Periyar University who led a survey team, said Thursday, according to The Hindu newspape..the rest of the story at the link....
10/1/09 Fossil of giant 'Devil Toad' found A frog the size of a bowling ball, with heavy armor and teeth, lived among dinosaurs millions of years ago -- intimidating enough that scientists who unearthed its fossils dubbed the beast Beelzebufo, or Devil Toad. But its size -- 10 pounds and 16 inches long -- isn't the only curiosity. Researchers discovered the creature's bones in Madagascar. Yet it seems to be a close relative of normal-sized frogs who today live half a world away in South America, challenging assumptions about ancient geography..the rest of the story at the link.... 9/24/09 12-ft. shark carcass washes up on Ore. beach Beach-goers may have gotten more than they bargained for Monday when a 12-foot-long thresher shark washed ashore in Seaside. Adult thresher sharks can grow up to 20 feet long, Chandler said. “It’s a pretty good sized shark - thresher sharks are half tail. This shar is 12 feet but 6 feet of that is tail; they have these really long tails and swim through schools of fish, stunning them,” he said, adding, “They’re really cool fish.”..the rest of the story at the link.... 9/8/09 The Unintended Consequences of Wolf Hunting By GEORGE WUERTHNER (excerpt) As the ecologist Aldo Leopold noted years ago, wolves also play an important biological role as a top down predator that has many ecological ramifications across the landscape. Unfortunately most hunters have not yet developed the ability to “think like a mountain” as Leopold admonished...the rest of the story at the link.... 9/2/09 Charlie
Vandergaw's "Bear Haven" may have hosted its last
summer camp for bears.
Long unhappy with Vandergaw's intimate relationship with
wild Alaska bears, state authorities are moving
to put Bear Haven out of business. Vandergaw
has already been cited for feeding bears, but
the charges levied against him next could go much farther. 8/30/09  Coelacanth
In Ganges River?
Breaking news out of the country of India gives some
pause. Has a new population of coelacanth been discovered?
Reports are being accompanied by the photograph above
that a coelacanth (Latimeria sp.?) has been recovered from
the Ganges River.
Of course, such a find would be a remarkable discovery, extending the known ranges of the fish often called a “living fossil” beyond those of Latimeria chalumnae near the Comoros, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Madagascar, and in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Kwazulu-Natal in South Africa, and Latimeria menadoensis off the shore of Sulawesi, Indonesia...the rest of the story at the link.... 8/12/09 Video: Aesop's Fable - or fact? Meet the world's cleverest bird As the 2000-year-old story goes, the crow filled the bucket of water with stones until the level became high enough for him to quench his thirst. Just a fable? Apparently not. Footage shows a rook - a relation of the crow - performing the feat to reach a worm floating on the water's surface. ..the rest of the story at the link....8/2/09 King salmon vanishing in Alaska, smokehouses empty ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Yukon River smokehouses should be filled this summer with oil-rich strips of king salmon — long used by Alaska Natives as a high-energy food to get through the long Alaska winters. But they're mostly empty. The kings failed to show up, and not just in the Yukon. One Alaska river after another has been closed to king fishing this summer because significant numbers of fish failed to return to spawn. The dismally weak return follows weak runs last summer and poor runs in 2007, which also resulted in emergency fishing closures ..the rest of the story at the link....8/1/09 Melissa Schultz: Wastewater chemicals affect fish Antidepressants may benefit people, but they’re not much help to fish. That’s according to Melissa Schultz, an environmental chemist at the College of Wooster, in Ohio. She said that antidepressants and other medications we excrete and flush down the toilet are winding up in rivers, possibly harming wildlife. ..the rest of the story at the link....7/31/09 Beluga whale 'saves' diver A drowning diver has told how she was saved by a whale that pushed her back to the surface when she suffered crippling cramps. Yang Yun thought she was going to die when her legs were paralysed by arctic temperatures during a free diving contest without any breathing equipment."We suddenly saw the girl being pushed to the top of the pool with her leg in Mila's mouth. She's a sensitive animal who works closely with humans and I think this girl owes her life." Intelligent Belugas were among the first whales to interact with man and have facial muscles that allow them to smile...the rest of the story at the link.... Pet cat catches the daily bus for four years Casper, which is 12 years old, boards the No3 service at 10.55am from outside his home in Plymouth, Devon, and travels the entire 11-mile route before returning home about an hour later. On the route, the cat passes an historic dockyard and naval base, a city centre, several suburbs and the city's red light district. He has been making the journey for so long that all First Bus drivers have now been told to look out for him to ensure he gets off at the right stop. ..the rest of the story at the link....
7/27/09 Oldest Animal Fossils Found in Lakes, Not Oceans Conventional wisdom has it that the first animals evolved in the ocean.Now researchers studying ancient rock samples in South China have found that the first animal fossils are preserved in ancient lake deposits, not in marine sediments as commonly assumed. These new findings not only raise questions as to where the earliest animals were living, but what factors drove animals to evolve in the first place. For some 3 billion years, single-celled life forms such as bacteria dominated the planet. Then, roughly 600 million years ago, the first multi-cellular animals appeared on the scene, diversifying rapidly. The oldest known animal fossils in the world are preserved in South China's Doushantuo Formation. These fossil beds have no adult specimens - instead, many of the fossils appear to be microscopic embryos. ..the rest of the story at the link.... Near-extinct frog coming back in Southern California Once, the sweet croaking sound of the mountain yellow-legged frog could be heard in various spots of Southern California. Then modernity all but wiped it out.Now, the frog seems to be making a comeback, with help from mankind.As The Times' Louis Sahagun reported recently, a frog was discovered in the Tahquitz Creek area of the San Jacinto Mountains. Another discovery was made about two miles away, suggesting a possible colony in the making. (Other extant colonies are more bunched up.)Now, the San Diego Zoo's Institute for Conservation Research reports the first successful breeding of the frog in captivity. The long-range plan is to release captive-breed frogs into the wild...the rest of the story at the link.... 7/25/09 ‘Extinct’ Leopard Cub Discovered in Bangladesh Conservationists in Bangladesh are thrilled after the discovery by local villagers of a clouded leopard cub, a species which was previously thought extinct in that country.This is the first time a clouded leopard has been spotted in Bangladesh in 20 years. The cub, which was captured by the villagers, was seen with a sibling and their mother while they were eating a dead monkey. That means there may be a small but healthy breeding population surviving in the wild. ..the rest of the story at the link.... Scientists Discover Dragon A new species of monitor lizard closely related to the Komodo dragon has been discovered by German scientists in Indonesia.The discovery was made after close examination of the new specimen using morphological characteristics and DNA analysis. Taxonomically classified as Varanus lirungensis, the new species “illustrates the high diversity of monitor lizards in Indonesia,” according to André Koch, who found the lizard. ..the rest of the story at the link.... 7/14/09 Massive Shark Washes Up on Long Island Surfers off Long Island, N.Y., caught more than waves Tuesday morning, as they watched a 20-foot-long shark circle the waves and then wash ashore. The basking shark was dead on the beach at Gilgo State Park by the time officials arrived, Newsday reported. ..the rest of the story at the link....
7/709 New monkey discovered in Brazilian Amazon Researchers have discovered a new sub-species of monkey in a remote part of the Amazon rain forest, a U.S.-based wildlife conservation group said on Tuesday.The newly found monkey was first spotted by scientists in 2007 in the Brazilian state of Amazonas and is related to the saddleback tamarin monkeys, known for their distinctively marked backs, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said.The small monkey, which is mostly gray and brown and weighs 213 grams (0.47 pound), has been named the Mura's saddleback tamarin after the Mura Indian tribe of the Purus and Madeira river basins where the new sub-species was found.It is 240 millimeters (9.4 inches) tall with a 320 millimeter (12.6 inch) tail...the rest of the story at the link.... 6/27/09 Wildlife Faces Cancer Threat While cancer touches the lives of many humans, it is also a major threat to wild animal populations as well, according to a recent study by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).Green turtles around the globe are dying from fibropapillomatosis, a disease that causes tumors on the skin and internal organs. (Credit: Cynthia Lagueux)more at the link 6/26/09 Sharks threatened with extinction The first assessment of the global fortunes of 64 species of pelagic, or open ocean, sharks and rays found 32 per cent were under threat including the great white shark and basking shark.The study by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) blamed tuna and swordfish fisheries that often catch sharks as accidental "by-catch". Sharks are also being increasingly targeted themselves to supply growing demand for shark meat and fins...the rest of the story at the link.... 'Immortal' jellyfish swarming across the world The Turritopsis Nutricula is able to revert back to a juvenile form once it mates after becoming sexually mature. Marine biologists say the jellyfish numbers are rocketing because they need not die. Dr Maria Miglietta of the Smithsonian Tropical Marine Institute said: "We are looking at a worldwide silent invasion."..the rest of the story at the link.... (oooo theme for a new movie? "Invasion of the Jellyfish", be afraid, be very afraid!) Suryia and Roscoe - Friends at First Sight This is video footage of Suryia the orangutan and Roscoe the dog who became best friends upon meeting each other. Woman houses over 700 cats, saves lives vid Fossil Solves Mystery of Dinosaur Finger Evolution' Bird wings clearly share ancestry with dinosaur "hands" or forelimbs. A school kid can see it in the bones. But paleontologists have long struggled to explain the so-called digit dilemma. Here's the problem: The most primitive dinosaurs in the famous theropod group (that later included Tyrannosaurus rex) had five "fingers." Later theropods had three, just like the birds that evolved from them. But which digits? The theropod and bird digits failed to match up if you number the digits from 1 to 5 starting with the thumb. Theropods looked like they had digits 1, 2 and 3, while birds have digits 2, 3 and 4.That mismatch failed to support the widely accepted evolutionary link between dinosaurs and birds. ..the rest of the story at the link.... Now, newly described fossilized hands from a beaked, plant-eating dinosaur, called Limusaurus inextricabilis, reveal a transitional step in the evolution of modern wings from dino digits. The finding could resolve a debate over which fingers ultimately became embedded in the wing. "Limusaurus is another one of those discoveries that makes one excited to be a paleontologist," said Matthew Lamanna of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, who was not involved in the new study. "The discovery of a toothless, plant-eating Jurassic ceratosaur, from Asia of all places, is something that nobody in our field ever expected." The remains of the dinosaur were discovered in the Junggar Basin of Xinjiang, in northwestern China. The deposits date back some 159 million years. ..the rest of the story at the link....
Only 50 years left' for sea fish There will be virtually nothing left to fish from the seas by the middle of the century if current trends continue, according to a major scientific study. Stocks have collapsed in nearly one-third of sea fisheries, and the rate of decline is accelerating..the rest of the story at the link....
The bernhardi monkey has a striking red beard
A Dutch scientist working in Brazil, Marc Van Roosmalen,
has discovered two previously unknown species of
monkey in the Amazon jungle. ..the rest of the story at
the link....
'Noah's Ark' forest clings on in Brazil A few hotspots around the world hold the key to the survival of a large proportion of the world's endangered species. Tim Hirsch visits one of them as part of Planet Under Pressure, BBC News Online's series on some of the world's biggest environmental problems. It is barely the size of Manhattan in New York, and despite being protected in Brazilian law, continues to face severe threats which could wipe out the unique species it harbours. ..the rest of the story at the link.... Fighting a fatal fungus There is an international pandemic killing off millions of amphibians, and university biology professor Karen Lips is trying to save them. Lips and her colleagues discovered an unusual fungus called Chytridiomycosis that thrives in cold, moist environments and infects the skin of amphibians, killing them by hampering their ability to absorb both oxygen and water. The effect on international ecosystems has been drastic, Lips said, and while she's not optimistic about finding a cure for the fungus, she is trying to develop a better understanding of "chytrid" to better predict where it will hit next...the rest of the story at the link.... The secret life of penguins revealed Famous for its cuteness and comic gait on land, the penguin also has an enigmatic life at sea, sometimes spending months foraging in the ocean before returning to its breeding grounds.Zoologists have long wondered where the flightless seabird goes during these long spells away from land -- and now French scientists, in a study published in Wednesday, believe they can supply the answer..the rest of the story at the link.... PBSO and state investigations launched in deaths of 21 horses in Wellington The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office launched parallel law enforcement investigations of the horses' deaths today as scientists and veterinarians try to figure out what killed them...the rest of the story at the link.... Females get along fine without males - in the world of tropical ants
Thousands of dolphins block Somali pirates Thousands of dolphins blocked the suspected Somali pirate ships when they were trying to attack Chinese merchant ships passing the Gulf of Aden, the China Radio International reported on Monday. The Chinese merchant ships escorted by a China's fleet sailed on the Gulf of Aden when they met some suspected pirate ships. Thousands of dolphins suddenly leaped out of water between pirates and merchants when the pirate ships headed for the China's..the rest of the story at the link....
Mystery woman looked after elephant in back yard Belfast Zoo has launched a bid to identify a mystery woman who looked after one of its elephants in her backyard to save it from German bombs during the Second World War. The baby elephant, Sheila, was moved out of the zoo because of fears it could be killed or freed to wreak havoc by bombers during the 'Belfast Blitz' of 1941.Zoo manager Mark Challis said: "The care provided by our mystery lady is unique to zoo history and we would like to make contact with her family and properly document this gap in our past."The zoo has a couple of grainy black and white photographs of two women sitting on a garden seat watching Sheila drinking out of a tin bucket beside the back door of the house...the rest of the story at the link.... Spookfish Have World's Strangest Eyes The four-eyed spookfish may have seemed strange enough. Now researchers say it doesn't really have four eyes. Instead, it is the known first vertebrate to use mirrors, rather than lenses, to focus light in its eyes. ..the rest of the story at the link.... Cache of Ice Age fossils found in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES – Scientists are studying a huge cache of Ice Age fossil deposits recovered near the famous La Brea Tar Pits in the heart of the nation's second-largest city.Among the finds is a near-intact mammoth skeleton, a skull of an American lion and bones of saber-toothed cats, dire wolves, bison, horses, ground sloths and other mammals.Researchers discovered 16 fossil deposits under an old parking lot next to the tar pits in 2006 and began sifting through them last summer. The mammoth remains, including 10-foot-long tusks, were in an ancient riverbed near the fossil cache.The La Brea Tar Pits ranks among the world's famous fossil sites. Between 10,000 and 40,000 years ago, mammoths, mastodons, saber-tooth cats and other Ice Age beasts became trapped by sticky asphalt that oozing upward through cracks and fissures in the ground. The newly recovered fossils were also in asphalt. Page Museum: http://www.tarpits.org/ ..the rest of the story at the link.... Golden Ray Photos of Amazing Mass Migration Looking like giant leaves floating in the sea, thousands of Golden Rays are seen here gathering off the coast of Mexico . The spectacular scene was captured as the magnificent creatures made one of their biannual mass migrations to more agreeable waters.
Love your down pillows? Even wonder where the down comes from?....link 50 Wolves Dead in Alaska -- New Hope to Stop Palin As America looks toward a new era of hope and change, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and special interests are working feverishly to expand her out-of-control wolf killing frenzy. With your compassionate support, Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund can fight Palin’s wolf-killing program and expose her determined efforts that will harm wolves, polar bears, belugas and other imperiled species.
Texas drought worsens, cattle dying Drought conditions in Texas are so bad cattle are keeling over in parched pastures and dying. Drought conditions worsened significantly in the past week, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor map released Thursday. Seventy-one percent of the state is now in some stage of drought, up from 58.3 percent last week. A week ago the two worst drought designations - extreme and exceptional - covered 9.1 percent of the state. This week the two categories cover 15.1 percent of the state, with a circle near San Antonio and Austin widening in all directions. Only the eastern and southeastern parts of Texas are without any drought status..the rest of the story at the link....
1/24/09 45 sperm whales beached off Australian island HOBART, Australia: Rescuers poured water on the parched skin of sperm whales beached on a remote sand bank off Australia's coast Friday to keep them alive until the next high tide, after a stranding that left at least 38 whales dead. Wildlife officials said the whales had beached Thursday on the bank about 160 yards (150 meters) off Perkins Island on the northwest of Tasmania state, and all but seven had died by the time they were spotted...the rest of the story at the link.... Did whale beaching foretell disaster?
Removing cats to protect birds backfires on island It seemed like a good idea at the time: Remove all the feral cats from a famous Australian island to save the native seabirds.But the decision to eradicate the felines from Macquarie island allowed the rabbit population to explode and, in turn, destroy much of its fragile vegetation that birds depend on for cover, researchers said Tuesday...the rest of the story at the link.... Pelicans fall out of sky from Mexico to Ore.Pelicans suffering from a mysterious malady are crashing into cars and boats, wandering along roadways and turning up dead by the hundreds across the West Coast, from southern Oregon to Baja California, Mexico, bird-rescue workers say...the rest of the story at the link.... Baby Fish In Polluted San Francisco Estuary Waters Are Stunted And Deformed Striped bass in the San Francisco Estuary are contaminated before birth with a toxic mix of pesticides, industrial chemicals and flame retardants that their mothers acquire from estuary waters and food sources and pass on to their eggs, say UC Davis researchers...the rest of the story at the link.... Sticking it to the Man,21st Century style…..Here is the back and forth between Captain Paul Watson (animal defender extraordinaire, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, and courageous practitioner of extensional self defense on behalf of marine animals) and Jason Miller (associate editor of Cyrano’s Journal Online and founding editor of Thomas Paine’s Corner):..the rest of the story at the link.... Native hunters say climate affecting herds Chief Bill Erasmus of the Dene nation in northern Canada brought a stark warning about the climate crisis: The once abundant herds of caribou are dwindling, rivers are running lower and the ice is too thin to hunt on...the rest of the story at the link.... WHAT IS KILLING THE BEES? An article in Natural News by David Gutierrez on September 30, 2008 has linked the bee die-off in the Baden-Wurttemburg state of Germany to direct contact with the insecticide clothianidin found on corn seeds..the rest of the story at the link.... A Tale of Two Whales Pity the poor whale. All it wants is to peacefully swim in the ocean. Instead it finds itself caught up in a net of litigation and rule making processes. Writing for the majority, Chief Justice Roberts said, “the most serious possible injury would be harm to an unknown number of marine mammals” whereas imposing restrictions on Naval exercises would force “the Navy to deploy an inadequately trained antisubmarine force” that would jeopardize “the safety of the fleet.” ..the rest of the story at the link.... Whales
and penguins at risk in krill harvest Mystery
of the 5-Legged Freaks In
Hard Times for Humans, Hardships for Pets, Too Wildlife
gives early warning of 'deadly dozen' diseases spread by climate
change NEPA Buzz Kill: Is the Agency Hiding Colony Collapse Disorder Information? RDC Forced to Sue to Get Public Records on Bee Mystery. The Natural Resources Defense Council filed a lawsuit today to uncover critical information that the US government is withholding about the risks posed by pesticides to honey bees. NRDC legal experts and a leading bee researcher are convinced that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has evidence of connections between pesticides and the mysterious honey bee die-offs reported across the country. The phenomenon has come to be called “colony collapse disorder,” or CCD, and it is already proving to have disastrous consequences for American agriculture and the $15 billion worth of crops pollinated by bees every year...the rest of the story at the link.... Plastics Suspect In Lobster Illness The search for what causes a debilitating shell disease affecting lobsters from Long Island Sound to Maine has led one Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) visiting scientist to suspect environmental alkyphenols, formed primarily by the breakdown of hard transparent plastics...the rest of the story at the link.... Waves
of disaster By Roberta
Staley Extraordinary
Creative & Psychic Powers of Animals vid The Bush Administration’s Plan To Make The Endangered Species Act Extinct Today, the AP reports on new draft rules being proposed by the Bush administration to gut the Endangered Species Act. This would be the biggest change to the groundbreaking legislation since 1988, and would not require the approval of Congress...the rest of the story at the link.... 8/1/08 Rough to the Gills: Judge says Calif. salmon in trouble but offers no short-term solution 5/22/08Soldier's donated horses head for Slaughter5/17/08 An epidemic of extinctions: Decimation of life on earth
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