Tag Archive | "extinction"
Wildlife Ranger Organized Gorilla Killings
The Democratic Republic of Congo has been one of Africa’s worst horror stories since the Belgians arrived and started committing atrocities and gathering slaves. Image by TknoxB The sad story of a country that has never fulfilled its economic or political potential continues. Recently, a senior wildlife official [...]
Continue reading...Endangered Tuna Could be Saved by Fish Farming
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Southern bluefin tuna are one of the most valuable fish species, prized for their use in sushi and sashimi. Original image by OpenCage They also happen to be close to extinction, with population levels about 92% lower than they were when industrial fishing
Continue reading...Swimmers’ Sunscreen Kills Coral
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Islands and beaches ringed by coral reefs draw thousands of tourists a year. But it seems that the tourists attracted by the coral’s beauty and animal diversity may be inadvertently destroying
Continue reading...Mother Earth: The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
Monday, December 17, 2007
Welcome to the 10th post in the series we’re calling Mother Earth. Tyrannosaurus Rex So far we’ve covered
Continue reading...Woolly Mammoths Were Killed Off by Trees
Monday, December 17, 2007
Cavemen have been getting a bad rap long before that awful show based on the Geico commercials came out. For years we’ve taken it as gospel truth that the woolly mammoth was hunted to extinction by our hairy ancestors. Some scientists, however, are suggesting that
Continue reading...5 Bizarre Dinosaurs
Monday, December 3, 2007
Scientists recently discovered a partially mummified hadrosaur in North Dakota that they are calling the closest thing we will ever get to a real dinosaur. The animal consisted not only of fossilized bone, but skin
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Saturday, March 22, 2008
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