Beatragus hunteri Still Critically Endangered & More for Sunday, July 5, 2009

A sanctuary threatened

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8130261.stm

Pantanal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantanal

Chimpanzees learn from video demo

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8128325.stm

Pan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimpanzee

California water plan aims to save Puget Sound orcas

http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20090705/sc_mcclatchy/3264807;_ylt=AnrKT5VQXe7UQ7nWiw2G7ogPLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJwbGlxNnRoBGFzc2V0Ay9tY2NsYXRjaHkvMjAwOTA3MDUvc2NfbWNjbGF0Y2h5LzMyNjQ4MDcEcG9zAzQEc2VjA3luX21vc3RfcG9wdWxhcgRzbGsDY2FsaWZvcm5pYXdh

Orcinus orca

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orcinus_orca

Orcinus orca (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/328534

Orcinus orca (IUCN Red List Link – ‘Data deficient’)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/15421/0

First Asian elephant born in Australian zoo

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090705/ap_on_re_au_an/as_australia_baby_elephant;_ylt=ApHfGJJD_3bb9kewJamPurgPLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJyMzczODMxBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwNzA1L2FzX2F1c3RyYWxpYV9iYWJ5X2VsZXBoYW50BGNwb3MDMgRwb3MDNQRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5BHNsawNmaXJzdGFzaWFuZWw

Elephas maximus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Elephant

Elephas maximus (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/997407

Elephas maximus (IUCN Red List Link – Endangered)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/7140/0

Thai zoo's 1st baby panda goes on display

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090704/ap_on_re_as/as_thailand_panda_cub;_ylt=AgiPPK3XR7S31f_pr9r_9IIPLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJxNnR2ZGxvBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwNzA0L2FzX3RoYWlsYW5kX3BhbmRhX2N1YgRwb3MDNgRzZWMDeW5fYXJ0aWNsZV9zdW1tYXJ5X2xpc3QEc2xrA3RoYWl6b29zMXN0Yg--

Ailuropoda melanoleuca

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ailuropoda_melanoleuca

Ailuropoda melanoleuca (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/328070

Ailuropoda melanoleuca (IUCN Red List Link – Endangered)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/712/0

No safe haven for rarest antelope

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8132000/8132835.stm

Beatragus hunteri

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirola

Damaliscus hunteri (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/308533

Beatragus hunteri (IUCN Red List Link – Critically endangered)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/6234/0

Afghanistan's only pig freed after flu scare

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8135116.stm

Sus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sus

Twin koalas born in Australia

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Phascolarctos cinereus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koala

Phascolarctos cinereus

http://www.eol.org/pages/128425

Obama’s Namesake Rescue Turtle Freed

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090704/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_obama_turtle;_ylt=AnhzQ3T5DNzlgTcTo8GbBJ_tiBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJvOG5nNmM2BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwNzA0L3VzX29kZF9vYmFtYV90dXJ0bGUEcG9zAzgEc2VjA3luX2FydGljbGVfc3VtbWFyeV9saXN0BHNsawN0dXJ0bGVuYW1lZGY-

Caretta caretta

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caretta_caretta

Caretta caretta (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/1056566

Caretta caretta (IUCN Red List Link – Endangered)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/3897/0

Honeybee mobs overpower hornets

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8129536.stm

Apis cerana japonica

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Honeybee

Vespa mandarinia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_giant_hornet

Human-like Brain Disturbances In Insects

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090702170207.htm

Bugs: The Forgotten Victims of Climate Change

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090704/sc_livescience/bugstheforgottenvictimsofclimatechange;_ylt=AlMfAp53IQOOkzAhD1hJShQPLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTN0YjkxNmpkBGFzc2V0Ay9saXZlc2NpZW5jZS8yMDA5MDcwNC9zY19saXZlc2NpZW5jZS9idWdzdGhlZm9yZ290dGVudmljdGltc29mY2xpbWF0ZW

Researchers Describe The 90-year Evolution Of Swine Flu

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090629200641.htm

Methane-producing Molecule Can Also Repair DNA

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090702080527.htm

Castor-oil Plants Genetically Altered To Produce New Bio-lubricants

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090625074514.htm

Ricinis communis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castor_oil_plant

Ricinus communis (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/1151096

Up to 6,000 exposed to hepatitis at hospital

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31726793/ns/health-health_care/


Mars More Like Earth Than Thought? New Details About History Of Water On Red Planet

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090702140841.htm

How Martian clouds create snowfall

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31713000/ns/technology_and_science-space/

'Earth-like' snow falls on Mars: study

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/07/03/tech-snow-mars-whiteway-clouds.html

Scientists explain Martian soil surprises

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31712980/ns/technology_and_science-space/

Researchers Unveil Whiskered Robot Rat

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090630163538.htm