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Posted by geri
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Tuesday, 01 July 2008 |
 Every year scientists at Arizona State University lead an international team in naming the top 10 newly discovered species: the most weird, reclusive and lethal of more than 10,000 new to science each year.
The International Institute for Species Exploration along with a committee of
taxonomists – scientists responsible for species exploration and
classification – added their votes to come up with the top 10 new species found in
2007. On the list are an ornate sleeper ray, with a name that sucks: Electrolux;
a 75-million-year-old giant duck-billed dinosaur; a shocking pink
millipede; a rare, off-the-shelf frog; one of the most venomous snakes
in the world; a fruit bat; a mushroom; a jellyfish named after its
victim; a life-imitates-art “Dim” rhinoceros beetle; and the “Michelin
Man™” plant.
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Read more... [Top 10 New Species of 2007]
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Posted by Cristina Frick
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Monday, 30 June 2008 |
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 The World Bank has announced that it will talk with stakeholders in tiger range countries to determine the best methods of tiger conservation. The World Bank's goal is to save wild tigers by reversing their decline and ensuring that the organizations's practices do as little harm to tigers as possible in the future.
(Read more at Environmental News Network.com).
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Posted by Cristina Frick
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Monday, 30 June 2008 |
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British company Xeros Ltd. has created a washing machine that uses only a cup of water per washing cycle -- less than two percent of the amount required in an average washing machine. The machine could go on sale in England as early as next year.
(read the full story at Environmental News Network. com)
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Posted by geri
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Thursday, 26 June 2008 |
"This summer, Sarasota County is partnering with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute to plant a future population of local sea scallops hoping to propagate the species, which is declining due to over-fishing and poor water quality. Waterfront property owners with direct bay access will be asked for permission to place cages holding live young scallops under their docks. The county will then monitor the scallops each month to track growth and survival rates." (www.Bradenton.com)
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Posted by geri
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Monday, 23 June 2008 |
Totals from this year’s waterfowl breeding population survey showed that Minnesota’s breeding mallard and blue-winged teal numbers are higher than last year by over 20% and the total duck population has also increased.
"This year’s survey revealed the state’s breeding mallard population to be about 298,000, which is 23 percent above last year and nearly identical to the most recent 10-year average. Additionally, the number of breeding mallards this spring is 34 percent above long-term averages. Blue-winged teal numbers increased 23-percent from last year to 152,000, but remained 32-percent below the long-term average."
From a report in the St. Cloud Times.
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