Sunday, October 31, 2010

Hop on for a Virtual Tour of the World's Wildlife Refuges and Protected Areas

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My friend Ramesh has requested me to blog on the new initiative of UNEP, which allows virtual tour of world’s protected areas.  Ramesh says ...
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This Monkey sneezes when it Rains

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The newly discovered Burmese monkey ( Rhinopithecus strykeri ) has thrown up a surprise. It sneezes when it rains.  To avoid getting rainwa...
Saturday, October 30, 2010

This week's Wildlife Images from Guardian

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From blue fang skeleton spiders to green iguanas, have a look at this week's wildlife images from Guardian. Click HERE
Friday, October 29, 2010

Cycads under Treat of Extinction

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I UCN has warned that cycad, which is the world's oldest living seed   plant is facing extinction . C ycads - evolved about 300 million...
Thursday, October 28, 2010

'Gender-Bending' Chemicals Affecting Reproduction in Fish – First Solid Evidence from UK

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A four year study, led by scientists from the universities of Exete...
Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Amazing Discovery about Bees

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Bees have a brain the size of a grass seed. We don’t usually give much importance to such a small ent...
Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Book Recommendation - Butterflies – Messages from Psyche

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Here is a great book on butterflies, a book which has been described as most visually exciting book o...
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Monday, October 25, 2010

Elephants in the Garb of Ecological Engineers: They Can Create More Complex Habitats that can Support More Biodiversity

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Areas heavily damaged by elephants are a frequent sight in forest areas. Some view it as a nuisance a...
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