Tahrcountry Musings

A blog dedicated to wildlife conservation

Monday, February 26, 2007

Beaver Sighted In Bronx River After A Gap Of 200Years

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Scientists of the Wildlife Conservation Society have photographed a Beaver in Bronx River. This is exciting news because Beavers have not be...
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Friday, February 23, 2007

Chimpanzees Fashion Spears

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The journal current biology has some astonishing information about Chimpanzees. Researchers Jill Pruetz and Paco Bertolani from the center o...
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Thursday, February 22, 2007

First Colossal Squid Landed In New Zealand

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T he first intact adult colossal squid ( Masonychoteuthis hamiltonii ) has been landed in New Zealand. New Zealand fishermen landed the fish...

UK - Rare Fish Saved From Extinction

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Gwyniad, ( Coregonus pennantii ), a fish akin to herring has been saved from the jaws of extinction. The fish dates back to the ice age. The...
Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Army To The Rescue Of Malawi Forests

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Government of Malawi has brought in the intervention of army to save its forests from depredation. Forests have been hacked down for charcoa...
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Monday, February 19, 2007

Robot Ornithologists Looking Out For Rare Bird

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An automated ornithologist installed in Cache River National Wildlife Refuge in Arkansas, USA is looking out for elusive Ivory-Billed Woodpe...
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Sunday, February 18, 2007

Bukhara deer reintroduced in Kazakhstan

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The endangered Bukhara deer has been reintroduced to its former habitat on the right bank of Kazakhstan's Ili River. This was the result...
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Friday, February 16, 2007

Peruvian Rain Forest In Peril

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Peruvian rainforest is home to exotic animals like Jaguar, harpy eagle, and giant river otter. But unsustainable harvesting of timber is pos...
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Thursday, February 15, 2007

Heart of Borneo conservation initiative launched

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Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia and Malaysia have signed the Heart of Borneo Declaration, to conserve and sustainably manage the Heart of Borne...
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Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Giant Squid That Uses Light To Disorient Victims

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Japanese scientists have come across a giant squid, Taningia danae that throws blinding light to disorient victims. The action has been cap...
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Tuesday, February 13, 2007

EU To Crack Down On Environmental Criminals

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EU Commission has called for stricter norms to deal with environmental crimes and recommended a minimum term of five years jail and fines...
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Monday, February 12, 2007

Church Suggests Green Weddings

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Appalled by the phenomenal expenditures involved in marriages the Church of England has appealed for moderation and adoption of environment ...
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Saturday, February 10, 2007

Got The Best Idea To Remove Carbon Dioxide From Atmosphere? -Here Is Your Chance To Win $ 25 Million

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Virgin chief Sir Richard Branson has offered a prize of $ 25 million for the guy who comes up with the best idea to remove carbon dioxide fr...
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Friday, February 09, 2007

Moth And Gyroscope

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Scientists studying the moth Manduca Sexta, have come up with the finding that moths control their flight by tiny gyroscope like sensors in...
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Thursday, February 08, 2007

President Chirac Expresses Support For The 4th IUCN World Conservation Congress And Moots A New Powerful UN Environment Organisation

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At the just concluded Paris Conference for Global Ecological Governance President Chirac has expressed strong support for the 4 th IUCN Wor...
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Wednesday, February 07, 2007

SOS from Indonesia - Orangutans In Peril

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The latest United Nations Environment Programme report does not bode well for the Orangutans. Orangutans are the only great apes outside Afr...
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Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Nilgiri Tahr Births On In Eravikulam National Park

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This year's birth season for the highly endangered Nilgiri Tahr has started in Eravikulam National Park near Munnar,Kerala,India.The par...
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Butterflies- Bacteria's Powerful Effect On Mating

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The latest issue of Current Biology has some interesting news about butterfly promiscuity. A study of the species Hypolimnas bolina , common...
Monday, February 05, 2007

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Friday, February 02, 2007

Global Mercury Ban Urged

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A consortium of NGOs from around the globe “ Zero Mercury Coalition” , has called for immediate action by governments worldwide to phase out...
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