—”The City of Kitchener has closed part of Stauffer Drive so that a colony of salamanders can cross safely from one side of the street to the other.” read article: here short video of them: here
art ecology science & animals
By resford
NEW BABY ON GALAPAGOS
—”The exciting find of ten baby tortoises was the direct result of a rat eradication campaign completed two years ago on Pinzón, when helicopters criss-crossed the island dropping rat bait, which was non-toxic to the native flora and fauna.” Read article: Baby Tortoise
TIGER POPULATION UP
“The population of tigers has increased in India from 1,706 in 2011 to 2,226 in 2014.” read article: India’s tiger population increases by 30% in past three years
RARE SHARK BIRTH CAUGHT ON CAMERA
“A remarkable photograph of the live birth of a thresher shark has cast light on the lives of these elusive, vulnerable fish.” read article: here
UGLY ANIMALS
“Unlike their cute and fluffy cousins in the animal kingdom, the plight of these rancid animals is relatively unknown. The Ugly Animal Preservation Society was set up to champion the cause of endangered creatures with no friends.” read article: We can’t all be pandas! buy book: The Ugly Animals: We Can’t All Be Pandas
EUROPE’S RAREST BIRD
— “”To the memory of the slender-billed curlew,” says Dr Janos Botond Kiss, raising a beaker of ruby-tinted plum brandy, pressed from the fruits of his garden. Kiss is legendary in Romanian conservation, a man who knows the Danube delta as well as anyone alive, and he is drinking a farewell to another legend – one of the rarest birds in the world.” Read article Slender-billed curlew, for wikipedia article on slender-billed curlew click on the picture.
HUNTERS SAVE CONDORS
—”half of all condor deaths in the wild are tied to lead poisoning because, as a scavenger species, they consume fragments of lead bullets in gut piles left by hunters.” read article: how hunters are saving endangered condors
WILDLIFE POPULATION DECLINE
— “the global loss of species is even worse than previously thought, the londonzoological society (ZSL) says in its new living planet Index.” read report: World wildlife populations halved in 40 years – report more: Living Planet Report 2014
PAY TO PROTECT
“brian seasholes deftly outlines a win-win-win strategy for protecting endangered species in the united states…if the public values endangered species, then it seems only fair that we fully compensate the people on whose land they live for taking care of them for us.” read the blog: It’s Only Fair to Pay People to Protect Endangered Species full policy study: Fulfilling the Promise of the Endangered Species Act
RARE UK BIRDS ‘VANISH’
—”Sky’s signal stopped suddenly on 10 September and Hope’s signal died three days later. Searches of the area have failed to find any trace of them.The tracking devices are designed to operate for at least three years. The scientists say it’s “improbable” that this is due to technical failure. The more likely cause is that the birds were killed by other animal predators, or humans.” read article: Threatened birds of prey ‘vanish’
EATING ENDANGERED SPECIES?
– “Native birds like the weka are in decline due to predation in the wild. Beattie is vocal about the fact that endangered native birds need to be farmed for consumption to help sustain the animal’s populations.” read article: Eating Endangered Species Might Be the Best Way to Save Them
GROWING THREAT TO AMERICAN BIRDS
—””Right now, about a third of all bird species in the US are in decline,” says Steve Holmer of the American Bird Conservancy, one of the 23 organisations that contributed to the State of the Birds report, the most comprehensive review of bird trends and data ever undertaken in the US.” read article: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29116412
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