— “a marine creature that lived more than 500 million years ago and gave rise to today’s butterflies, spiders and lobsters has been identified and virtually recreated” read article : granddaddy found
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By storm
STARVING & STRANDING
— “experts believe this year’s el niño-type conditions, bands of abnormally warm water have swept up the pacific coast since the waning months of 2014, might be responsible for driving sea lion prey deeper into the sea” read article : wash ashore in record numbers
BANKING TO SAVE KIT FOX
— “conservation banks allow landowners and private citizens to work with the u.s. fish and wildlife service to protect endangered wildlife by streamlining the legal process and providing financial incentive”
MEAT & BONES
— the golden triangle special economic zone read article in INTERNATIONAL BUISNESS TIMES
HIS PIECES
BRYAN JAMES’ INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION : in pieces
INVOLUNTARY INGESTION
— “plastic enter marine creatures’ bodies by ingestion, but also via gills. this way, the plastic take six times longer to leave the body” read article : the impact of debris on marine life more : nature world news happier more : solar water wheel
PANGOLINS APPEAL
— “pangolins have become the most trafficked mammals in the world” read article : trust launches appeal to survive
MONARCH ZEST
— monarchs depend on the grace of weed for laying their eggs and for caterpillar nutrition read article : monarch butterfly population rejuvenated after record low more : new consortium launched to conserve monarchs
FOX RELAUNCH
— “conservation efforts will have to continue to help them and humans learn to live side-by-side” read article : catalina island foxes no longer endangered
NEW MONKEYS
— “based on morphological differences, scientists described the monkey as a new species, which they have named callicebus miltoni” read article : monkey species discovered in the amazon rainforest
MAPPING TORTOISES
— “listing the tortoise could reduce the availability of land and drive up costs. that’s where the initiative would step in and bring together the stakeholders” read article : desert tortoise’s potential placement on endangered species list could affect development map : turtles that eat bone, rocks and soil, and turtles that mine
“CONSIDER THE CLAM”
—“understanding behaviour in the wild helped create environments more conducive to procreation” read article : LIFE — endangered species in the 1960s
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