Biodiversity
Bill would make it easier to kill Ore. wolves
Originally Published by The Deseret News – Frustrated that a judge has blocked a kill order on two wolves, the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association is pushing legislation to boost the state’s authority to okay the slaughter.
Posted on
February 3rd, 2012
Biodiversity, Politics
Satellite Study Reveals Critical Habitat and Corridors for World’s Rarest Gorilla
Originally Published by Wildlife Conservation Society
– Protection of forest habitat could support larger population of Cross River gorillas.
Posted on
February 3rd, 2012
Biodiversity, Earth Observation
Male spiders sacrifice their genitals to fertilise big hungry females
Originally Published by The Guardian – Study suggests breaking off their own sexual organs during sex allows males to fertilise their mate despite being eaten alive.
Posted on
February 1st, 2012
Biodiversity, Would You Believe?
Wandering albatross gets boost from rising winds
Originally Published by New Scientist – It is a small comfort, given the dire effects climate change is having on birds worldwide, but industrial emissions may be giving the endangered wandering albatross a turbo boost.
Posted on
January 31st, 2012
Biodiversity, Weather
In Winter Weather, Flying to Find Wolves
Originally Published by NY Times – As the winter study of wolves and moose begins on Isle Royale in Lake Superior, scientists wonder what they will find and how much flight time the weather will allow.
Posted on
January 26th, 2012
Biodiversity
Antarctic icefishes have translucent bodies and blood
Originally Published by earthsky
– Antarctic icefishes are living examples of the wondrous possibilities that can arise during evolution in a cold environment.
Posted on
January 23rd, 2012
Biodiversity
Carbon dioxide is ‘driving fish crazy’
Originally Published by ScienceDaily
– Rising carbon dioxide emissions may be affecting the brains and central nervous system of sea fishes with serious consequences for their survival.
Posted on
January 22nd, 2012
Biodiversity, Climate
Elephant Poachers in Kenya Kill Rukinga Ranch Ranger
Originally Published by ENS
– Kenya Wildlife Service and Kenya Police are pursuing suspects believed to have fatally shot a community ranger and seriously injured another.
Posted on
January 19th, 2012
Biodiversity
Deepest Hydrothermal Vents Teem With Strange Shrimp
Originally Published by Live Science
– Researchers exploring the seafloor south of the Cayman Islands have discovered the world’s deepest-known hydrothermal vents.
Posted on
January 12th, 2012
Biodiversity, Oceans
Remote Sensing of Alkaline-Saline Lakes: Applications to Flamingo Conservation
The lesser flamingo of Kenya and Tanzania is a near-threatened species that feeds on bacterial biomass growing in the soda lakes of the Rift Valley. This interdisciplinary project investigates the connections between ecological and hydrological processes in alkaline-saline lakes, and demonstrates how satellite data can contribute to remote monitoring of ecosystems.
Tebbs et al., posted on
January 11th, 2012
Articles, Biodiversity, Earth Observation, Water
NASA Daily Image
Panorama of the East Coast
This Jan. 29 panorama of much of the East Coast, photographed by one of the Expedition 30 crew members aboard the International Space Station, provides a look generally northeastward: Philadelphia-New York City-Boston corridor (bottom-center); western Lake Ontario shoreline with Toronto (left edge); Montreal (near center). An optical illusion in the photo makes the atmospheric limb and light activity from Aurora Borealis appear "intertwined." Image Credit: NASA