Miner looks to preserve biodiversity
Source: abc.net.au
Xstrata Mount Isa Mines in north-west Queensland says a study is being carried out to ensure biodiversity in and around its mining leases is sustained during its operations.
DNA tests find "extinct" Siamese crocodile
Source: The Scientific American
For nearly 20 years, the critically endangered Siamese crocodile ( Crocodylus siamensis ) has been considered nearly extinct in the wild, victimized by habitat loss and poaching.
Rare amphibian on Tillegra dam site
Source: The Newcastle Herald
A STUTTERING barred frog has been discovered on the proposed Tillegra Dam site, bringing new hope to the fight against the project.
Big Profit From Nature Protection
Source:
Money invested in protecting nature can bring huge financial returns, according to a major investigation into the costs and benefits of the natural world. It says money ploughed into protecting wetlands, coral reefs and forests can bring a hundredfold return on capital.
Protected blue groper fish slaughtered
Source: dailytelegraph.com.au
THEY are majestic swimmers and friendly, making blue gropers a favourite among Sydney snorkellers. However that same lack of fear has led to the death of 15 of the fish in what authorities have described as one of the worst alleged fishing crimes they have encountered.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009 won by leaping wolf
Source: the Mail online
An Iberian wolf strides over a fence, its eyes intent on a tasty meal in the next field. This stunning image won the Veolia Environement Wildlife Photographer of the Year, organised by the Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife Magazine.
Environment NGOs Hate Developing Country
Source: Palm Oil Blog
For a developing country, they only have their land to capitalize on improving the livelihood of their people. Despite this, some environmentalists hated the idea.
Earth's Life Support Systems Failing
Source: Common Dreams
By some estimates, 12,000 species go extinct every year, and the rate is accelerating. Akin to a cataclysmic asteroid, pollution, logging, over-exploitation, consumption, land use changes and engineering projects have produced the planet's sixth great extinction of species.
New fears for species extinctions
Source: BBC News
Scientists have warned of an alarming increase in the extinction of animal species, because of threats to biodiversity and ecosystems.
One of the most important and controversial figures in Roman history, Emperor Augustus Caesar, was born 23 September 63 BC. A leader during a challenging time of great change, his legacy is marked by the conversion of Rome's ailing Republic to an Empire that would span centuries.
Prize winning new fishing system to save thousands of seabirds
Source: Wildlife Extra
A team of Australian inventors has been awarded the $30,000 grand prize in the International WWF Smart Gear Competition for a fishing gear innovation that could save thousands of seabirds from dying accidentally on long-lines each year.
Hungary, Croatia Protect Shared Rivers as a Biosphere Reserve
Source: Environment News Service
Croatia and Hungary have pledged to establish a Transboundary UNESCO Biosphere Reserve that will protect their shared biodiversity hotspot along the Mura, Drava and Danube Rivers - one of the world's biologically richest and most threatened ecosystems.
High-tech fishing devices wipe out tuna
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
ENVIRONMENT groups are calling for a permanent ban on ''deadly'' artificial fishing devices used to attract huge tuna catches in the Pacific after scientific reports found that stocks of bigeye tuna are collapsing.
Monster Croc In The City
Source: The Daily Telegraph
THIS unnamed monster croc moved into his new home in Darwin city yesterday - setting cameras clicking and halting traffic.
Crossposted from Axis Of Logic The War of the Empire has many faces
Endangered spider named after David Bowie
Source: CBC
A German spider specialist told the Observer newspaper he named the new species after Bowie — whose album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was a huge hit in 1972 — because he wanted to raise awareness about the discovery.
Hundreds Of New Species Discovered In Eastern Himalayas
Source: Science Daily
The WWF report The Eastern Himalayas – Where Worlds Collide details discoveries made by scientists from various organizations between 1998 and 2008 in a region reaching across Bhutan and north-east India to the far north of Myanmar as well as Nepal and southern parts of Tibet A …
Puberty on the Scale of a Planet
Source: The New York Times
As I put together the post on the role of boosted intelligence in meshing infinite human aspirations with a finite planet, it brought to mind a theme that has been tugging at me for years now.