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U.S. loses nearly a third of its honey bees this season

Started by Dallas (on hiatus). Last reply by matt warren yesterday. 2 Replies 0 Likes

Nearly a third of managed honeybee colonies in America died out or disappeared over the winter, an annual survey found on Wednesday. The decline—which was far worse than the winter before—threatens the survival of some bee colonies.The heavy losses…Continue

Tags: food, pollination, agriculture, parasites, pesticides

Drug traffic supercharges turtle egg poaching

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on Monday. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Costa Rican Murder Shines Light on Poaching, Drug NexusConservationist Jairo Mora Sandoval was…Continue

Tags: poverty, endangered turtles, drug addiction, drug smuggling

PEER files lawsuit on the political shenanigans behind the wolf delisting

Started by Steph S. on Sunday. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Or does anyone really believe the wolf was delisted on the “best available science?”By Ralph Maughan On June 10, 2013 · Species are supposed…Continue

Aquarium’s new critter packs a pulverizing punch

Started by Dallas (on hiatus). Last reply by Steph S. on Sunday. 1 Reply 1 Like

Aquarium’s new critter packs a pulverizing punchMantis shrimp strikes with speed of bullet; it'll be isolated because the last one eluded capture while smashing to bits other creatures on displayThe …Continue

Tags: crustaceans, marine life, predation, shrimp

Sharks worth more in ocean than in soup, B.C. study finds

Started by Dallas (on hiatus). Last reply by Steph S. on Sunday. 1 Reply 1 Like

Researchers at the University of British Columbia's Fisheries Centre say protecting sharks would lead to a big economic payoff.A study published Thursday in Oryx, The International Journal of Conservation, says shark fisheries are declining, mostly…Continue

Tags: conservation, ecotourism, shark fin soup, shark finning, marine life

Endangered elephant killings rising in Indonesia

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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Poisoning or shooting killed many of the 129…Continue

Tags: extinction., ivory, poisonings, poaching, conservation

Plan lifts Lower 48 wolf protections

Started by Dallas (on hiatus). Last reply by Steph S. on Sunday. 1 Reply 1 Like

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- The Obama administration on Friday proposed lifting most…Continue

Tags: mammals, wolves, hunting, endangered species, conservation

How Dogs Help Protect Threatened Species

Started by Dallas (on hiatus). Last reply by Chris Breman on Saturday. 2 Replies 1 Like

In 2005, the Little Penguin population of Australia's Middle Island dropped to fewer than 10 birds. When volunteers began keeping records in the 1990s, …Continue

Tags: Australia, endangered species, conservation, penguins, dogs

Wildlife agency to list all chimps as endangered

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Fish and Wildlife Service Tuesday called for protection of…Continue

Tags: Goodall, conservation, primates, chimps, USFWS

Darwin's Frogs Are in Steep Decline

Started by Dallas (on hiatus). Last reply by Steph S. on Saturday. 1 Reply 1 Like

Some of nature's most fascinating fathers may be at risk of extinction.Male Darwin's frogs swallow their offspring in the tadpole stage, incubate their young in their vocal sacs, and eventually spit out fully developed froglets. Along with…Continue

Tags: conservation, Chile, amphibians, extinction, frogs

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Comment by Joan Denoo on January 30, 2013 at 2:11pm: Well, I can see the Northern sea route, although I couldn't find a migratory map for norther sea life. This is for humpback whales.

Migratory route for sea life

Comment by Joan Denoo on January 30, 2013 at 2:06pm: Tony, I have never heard of such creatures. Where do they occur? ...

"most years in the spring, there is a mass stranding that occurs along the West Coast of North America, from British Columbia to California, beginning in the north and moving south over several weeks' time. In some years, so many animals are left at the tide line by receding waves, that the line of dying (and subsequently rotting) animals may be many centimetres deep, along hundreds of kilometres of beaches. Mass strandings have been reported also on the west coast of Ireland."

that is interesting, along the west coast of North America and Ireland. I wonder what migratory route they took to make that leap?

https://www.google.com/search?q=velella+(Velella+Velella),+a+small+free+floating+hydrozoan.&hl=en&tbo=d&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=tHsJUeOUG-S9igLMhYHIAQ&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAA&biw=1128&bih=486

Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on January 30, 2013 at 11:48am: Yesterday, with considerable difficulty, I hacked some stale coconut macaroons into pieces with a meat cleaver and put them out for the squirrel. Today there are new holes in the flower bed, where he buried them. *sigh* Oh well.

Comment by Steph S. on January 30, 2013 at 5:26am: Tony love the white squirrel and the hydrozoan. I just love learning new things - appreciate it.

Comment by Tony Carroll on January 30, 2013 at 4:11am: This is the velella (Velella Velella), a small free floating hydrozoan. It's currently the only known species in the genus.

They're also known as sea-rafts or by-the-wind-sailors, for the obvious reason that it uses the the "sail" you can see in this image for locomotion. Because of this, they are often found washed up on beaches.

Comment by Tony Carroll on January 28, 2013 at 7:15pm: White squirrel.

Comment by Steph S. on January 28, 2013 at 11:31am: Awww - what a very cute animal picture. I love it Tony. Thank you very much. I hope everyone is having a good day.

Comment by Tony Carroll on January 28, 2013 at 10:34am

Comment by Steph S. on January 28, 2013 at 6:40am: Love the coconut picture Tony! And appreciate the information.
Yes Joan that is a real picture of a black Arabian horse.

Comment by Tony Carroll on January 28, 2013 at 2:43am: Coconut crab, aka the palm crab or robber crab. Worlds largest land dwelling arthropod, weighing in up to 9lbs. Across the south pacific islands. Only humans and other coconut crabs are a threatto them. Considered a delicacy and an aphrodisiac, endangered on any island where humans also live.