Archive for February, 2007
World wildlife fur
Only 29 more of these animals are needed for your fur coat. How many reasons do you have to buy one? Animals have at least 30 to make you change your mind. From the need to preserve the existing species and the environment as clean as possible, to the benefits of getting to a self [...]
Marine turtles
Marine turtles fulfil important roles in marine ecosystems
Marine turtles feed many species in the open ocean. The small turtles eat tiny animals that they find in the floating seaweed concentrations where they live. Fish, sharks and birds in turn prey upon the young turtles. The marine turtles fill an important ecological role by [...]
Pandas
We apologize for any inconvenience but until we receive a written permission from WWF to use their materials, too, we have to take some of our endangered species articles, out.
Pudu
The pudú (Pudu spp.) is considered to be the world’s smallest deer and lives throughout the lands of Argentina and Chile in South America. Scientists have split the main pudu species in two sub species: the Southern Pudu and the Northern Pudu. Nevertheless, both of them are endangered species and need preservation, being one of [...]
Mastodon Tooth Stumps Experts
Blake Nicholson, Associated Press: Feb. 5, 2007
A mastodon tooth fossil found in an Ontario, Canada, attic remains a mystery, after a paleontologist concluded it does not belong with a skeleton here that is one of the world’s most complete.
John Hoganson with the North Dakota Geological Survey climbed a ladder about 10 feet this week [...]
Marc Bouwer Proves ‘Imitation Is Life’ With 100 Percent Cruelty-Free Fashion Show
When you help Angelina Jolie, Paris Hilton, Shania Twain, and Mariah Carey get dressed to go out, it’s fair to say that you have some influence in the fashion world. In addition to this impressive client list, Marc Bouwer’s designs are seen around the world at events like the Academy Awards, the Country Music Awards, [...]
Mountain Yellow-legged Frog
Listed as Critically Endangered because of an observed population decline, estimated to be more than 80% over the last three generations, inferred from a decline in its area of occupancy, and from the effects of introduced predators, pollutants and pathogens. The generation length is assumed to be five years.
The habitat of this species [...]