Tag: Biodiversity - Page 8
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The Week in Animal News: Smuggler's Suitcase Packed with Babies, Cat and Owl BFF, and More
We couldn't make this stuff up if we tried, and sadly, it's all true. A man has been arrested with baby exotic animals of all sorts stashed in his suitcase, in an attempt to smuggle the drugged leopard and bear cubs, monkeys, and more out of the country a
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Rare and Majestic Mongolian Snow Leopards in Stunning Photos (Slideshow)
Will cash bonuses bestowed on towns prevent the poaching of the beautiful, majestic, and critically endangered snow leopard?
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Rare and Magestic Mongolian Snow Leopards in Stunning Photos
Will cash bonuses bestowed on towns prevent the poaching of the beautiful, majestic, and critically endangered snow leopard? Though numbers are still dropping, this is just one innovative way Panthera is trying to keep this cat prowling the planet. The
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Why Butterfly Lovers Are Never Happy with the Weather
Earlier this week I reported that some rare British butterflies had seen a 600% increase in numbers. With the hot, dry UK Spring continuing to offer perfect conditions for caterpillars, this coming summer could also be a success story. But butterfly
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6 Animals With More Social Media Fans, Friends, and Followers Than You
Who says you have to be human to be a popular user on Facebook and Twitter? These six animals have more friends, fans, and followers than most people.
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"Woodland House" Builder Ben Law on Why Prince Charles Rocks
Ben Law's stunning woodland house and woodsman lifestyle, and his subsequent videos on how to build a roundwood timber-frame home, have become somewhat legendary in permaculture circles. Now Permaculture Magazine has a great interview with Ben Law in
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Rare British Butterflies See 600% Increase in Numbers
Bonnie reported before on efforts to revive an extinct butterfly in the UK, and we've seen Europe's grassland butterfly populations in alarming decline in the last few years. But there is good news too. THe Independent reports that conservation efforts
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The Week in Animal News: Animal Moms, Zombie Ants, and More (Slideshow)
For a species on the brink of extinction, some animal moms, including this momma orangutan, are particularly important.
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The Week in Animal News: Animal Moms, Zombie Ants, and More
For a species on the brink of extinction, some animal moms, including this momma orangutan, are particularly important. We also have a report on the shocking fungus that turns ants into zombies, songbirds that can't understand each other, whale strandin
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Using Technology To Grow Diverse, Polyculture Food Systems
Last week I wrote about how diversity was key to sustainable agriculture, but noted how hard it can be for a culture based on linear production to wrap our heads around more complex natural systems and how to manage them. That's especially true if you
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If There's a War on Weeds, What Does Victory Look Like?
The other day I took an unidentified, overly vigorous plant sample from my yard to my local garden center to figure out what it was. The staff looked at the leaves, checked out some
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10 Adorable Endangered Animal Babies Cuddling up to Mom (Slideshow)
In honor of Mother's Day, we've rounded up some of the world's most adorable animal babies caught in sweet moments -- from playful tussles and gentle naps to careful teaching -- with their moms.
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10 Adorable Endangered Animal Babies Cuddling up to Mom
In honor of Mother's Day, we've rounded up some of the world's most adorable animal babies caught in sweet moments -- from playful tussles and gentle naps to careful teaching -- with their moms. But what makes these moms particularly important is that th
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Nature, Biodiversity And NYC? Wildflower Week and PlaNYC Prove These Go Together In Perfect Harmony
Spring is in the air. Flowers and ideas are blooming in NYC. NYC has a new nature focus. The
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The Week in Animal News: Apes Discuss Their Meal, Hummingbird Tongues, and More (Slideshow)
Turns out Bonobos like to talk about their food -- using different call sequences to tell fellow apes when they find the highly-desirable (kiwis) and less-desirable (apples).
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The Week in Animal News: Apes Discuss Their Meal, Hummingbird Tongues, and More
Turns out Bonobos like to talk about their food -- using different call sequences to tell fellow apes when they find the highly-desirable (kiwis) and less-desirable (apples). We also have the surprising way hummingbirds drink, hidden messages in shark fi
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Tilapia Farming Abroad is an Environmental Nightmare
Some time ago John wrote about the environmental benefits and risks of a rise in tilapia farming. While their adaptability and relatively low position on the food chain suggested an
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The Pro-Environment Case for Errecting Deer Fences
Intuitively, I've never been to fond of fences. Symbolically, they were always a reminder of humans' tendency to dominate nature, and on a practical level they seemed like they would restrict the movement of wildlife and
