Archive for July, 2007
The wonderful world of insects
All these species are divided up into about 32 orders, depending on whose taxonomic system you use, of which, the largest is the Beetles, or Coleoptera, with 125 different families and around 500,000 species they are an incredibly diverse group of animals. In fact, one in every four animal species on this planet is a [...]
Food and Water Watch
Food
Sustainable and local; chemical free; humanely raised; family farmed; clearly labeled–that’s what we want. Factory farms for animals and fish; dangerous practices that lead to diseases like mad cow; and risky technologies like irradiation—that’s what we are fighting to prevent.
Water
The right to water for people and nature; safe, affordable and publicly controlled; citizen participation; [...]
Present and Future in a Green Environment
In the past, the major need of people in this world was arable land. Man did not have to think about animate things. However, now the adverse effects on forests through over-population and the development of various chemical elements in the atmosphere have led to irregular rainfall and global warming. This global warming has brought [...]
The Vampire Fish between reality and myth
The Vampire Fish or Candirú or Canero (Vandellia cirrhosa) is a freshwater fish belonging to the Catfish group. The species grows only to being one to two inches in length and four to six millimeters wide. It is shaped like an eel and is almost completely transparent, making it almost impossible to see in the [...]
Bee behavior
Bee behavior refers to what bees do-as individuals and as a colony. By studying their behavior, we may learn how to change it to our benefit.Two practical discoveries of bee behavior made our beekeeping of today possible. One was the discovery by Langstroth of bee space. The other was the discovery by G. M. Doolittle [...]
Feathers of Seduction
The bird off paradise species was described from specimens brought back to Europe from trading expeditions. These specimens had been prepared by native traders by removing their wings and feet so that they might be used as decorations. This was not known to the explorers and led to the belief that these birds never landed [...]
Leatherback Facts
Bellagio Sea Turtle Conservation Initiative:
Strategic Planning for Long-Term Financing of
Pacific Leatherback Conservation and Recovery 17 – 20 July 2007
Terengganu, Malaysia
Strategic Planning for Long-term Financing of Pacific Leatherback Conservation and Recovery. This major event will bring together an internationally diverse group of concerned conservationists, scientists and resource managers to develop a long-term conservation plan for the [...]