— “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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From March, 2015
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”
SOUNDS OF ENCHROACHMENT
The Lyrebird
RAREST FISH IN THE WORLD ONLY IN DEATH VALLEY
The majority of their range is in this photograph. “Since researchers started monitoring them in the early 1970s, sending scuba divers down into the 129-metre-deep cavern to manually count each individual, the population has decreased from 200 to just 68 to 35 fish in 2013.” Read the Scientific American Article.
MEAT & BONES
— the golden triangle special economic zone read article in INTERNATIONAL BUISNESS TIMES
HIS PIECES
BRYAN JAMES’ INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION : in pieces
WHY DID THE SALAMANDER CROSS THE ROAD?
—”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
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
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