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

Sumatran Tiger Killings and More for Friday, February 27, 2009

Panthera tigris sumatrae image licensed under Photos8.com

Tigers Get A Stimulus Plan

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090227081835.htm

Fourth Sumatran tiger killed in Indonesia: official

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090227/wl_asia_afp/indonesiaenvironmentwildlifeanimal;_ylt=AqCAYOpUuQrOAQTbxXDxJtkPLBIF

Panthera tigris sumatrae

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

Lost skiers fought off wolves to stay alive: brother

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/02/26/rescue.html

Wolves (and dogs) are in-your-face poopers

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29409988/

Canis lupus

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

Canis lupus familiaris

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


RSPCA hits out at circuses for using elephants

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090227/wl_uk_afp/britainentertainmentwildlifeelephants;_ylt=Ak2m8EMU6D9eNpc7yxFvPIsPLBIF

Baby giraffe nursed with cow's milk at Mass. zoo

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090227/ap_on_fe_st/odd_baby_giraffe;_ylt=AocwiaIwTcAqGitoPmg9A43tiBIF

Giraffa camelopardalis

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

'Nestcams' to protect rare goshawks

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7914134.stm

Accipiter gentilis

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

Birds' Movements Reveal Climate Change

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090220191837.htm

Heat Could Be Stifling Turtles’ Swimming Abilities In Australia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090227095000.htm

Fishy Mystery: Tubular Eyes, Transparent Head

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090223150331.htm

Octopus pulls plug, floods aquarium

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2009/02/27/octopus.floods.aquarium.kcal

Octopoda

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

Study Predicts When Invasive Species Can Travel More Readily On Airplanes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090225161040.htm

Undersea bombs threatening marine life

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/02/26/undersea.munitions.cleanup/index.html

'Bog oaks' reveal ancient forest

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7914029.stm

Protecting Wine Grapes From Heat And Drought With Particle Film

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217125555.htm

Log on to Track Rita the Manatee

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Travel/story?id=6968429&page=1

Trichechus

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

Genome Sequencing Of Fungus May Lead To Improved Bioethanol Production From Wood

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090227072644.htm

FDA slaps warning on heartburn drug tied to spasms

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090226/ap_on_bi_ge/heartburn_drugs_fda_warning;_ylt=AoFbDdebU2ELMzy4IV8QTdGs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFkbjl1MDkwBHBvcwMxNDAEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9oZWFsdGgEc2xrA2ZkYXNsYXBzd2Fybg--

Metoclopramide

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

AP Source: Obama to rescind Bush abortion rule

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090227/ap_on_he_me/abortion_rule;_ylt=At84vy5ERwAMNeIeMJYC6dSs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlMjhjaGxkBHBvcwM3NgRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3BvbGl0aWNzBHNsawNhcHNvdXJjZW9iYW0-

Obama calls for generic biotech drugs

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090227/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_budget_generics;_ylt=AnrcWvqhiDeLBw5UAuPkAKqs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFkNjE1dG8wBHBvcwMxNDEEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9oZWFsdGgEc2xrA29iYW1hY2FsbHNmbw--

Health Canada asks for quarantine of drugs from Indian plant

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/02/27/drug-quarantine.html

Paonta Sahib

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

Immune Molecule That Attacks Wide Range Of Flu Viruses Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090226141118.htm

New drugs needed to fight flu pandemic

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29427094/

Experimental Vaccine Protects Animals From Deadly Ebola Virus; May Prove Effective In Developing The First Human Vaccine

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090227081134.htm

Secrets Of C. Difficile's Protective Shell Revealed, Paving The Way For New Superbug Drugs And Vaccines

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090227072652.htm


Alzheimer's plaques 'big impact'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7910513.stm

Just Eat Less! Heart-healthy, Low-cal Diets Promote Weight Loss Regardless Of Fat, Protein And Carb Content

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090225172635.htm


SCAN: Delivering Bone Disorder Diagnosis, Fracture Healing

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090218114320.htm

Unhealthy Lifestyle More Than Doubles Stroke Risk

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219202727.htm

Hormone Linked To High Blood Pressure And Blood Vessel Disease In African-Americans

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217104437.htm

Brain Mechanism Recruited To Reduce Noise During Challenging Tasks

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090225132245.htm

Exploring New Pathways To Language

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217141526.htm

Trust Your Heart: Emotions May Be More Reliable When Making Choices

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090223221450.htm

If Something Is Difficult, Most People Believe It Must Be Important To Achieving Goals

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090220102249.htm

Mental Fatigue Can Affect Physical Endurance

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090224132915.htm

'Switch Off, Light On': Molecular Biologist Discovers New Control Mechanism In Cell Signaling

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217080015.htm

Stem cell research supporters offer Senate bill

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51p7zq-us-stemcells-usa/

Electronic Cigarettes: Are They Safe?

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/27/earlyshow/health/main4833343.shtml

Self-digestion As A Means Of Survival

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090227093556.htm

Environmental Footprint Of Information Technology Much Higher Than Expected, Researcher Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090224133147.htm

CO2 Drop, Global Cooling Made Antarctic Glacier

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090226141146.htm

Threats To Biodiversity Rise In World’s Mediterranean-Climate Regions

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217080019.htm

Earliest 'human footprints' found

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7913375.stm

A sliver of chance for life on Mars

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29410808/

For Monday, February 16, 2009

Parasitic wasp image licensed under Creative Commons by Arthur Chapman

Amazon dieback 'overstated'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7892066.stm

Amazon rainforest

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

Burp of Arctic laughing gas is no joke

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16602-burp-of-arctic-laughing-gas-is-no-joke.html

Ancient Geologic Escape Hatches Mistaken For Tube Worms

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090204121506.htm

First carbon-free polar station opens in Antarctica

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51e1s3-us-climate-antarctica/

Air Pollution Too High Near Some US Schools

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090214103104.htm

Synthetic Biology Yields Clues To Evolution And Origin Of Life

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090215151611.htm

Baboons And Pigeons Are Capable Of Higher-level Cognition, Behavioral Studies Show

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090212141143.htm

Columbidae

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

Biologist Gets The Straight Poop On Baboons: Execretion Analysis Aids Primate Social Studies

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090215151451.htm

Papio

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

Ivory trade hits Asia's elephants

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7891908.stm

Elephas maximus

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

DNA testing fails on ancient British polar bear remains

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7874602.stm

Ursus maritimus

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

Songbirds Fly 3 Times Faster Than Expected

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090212141152.htm

Passeri

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

Turbines' impact on birds probed

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/7892277.stm

Japanese turtle to get prosthetic limbs

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090216/sc_afp/japanenvironmentanimaloffbeat;_ylt=AlI.ppx0qZBZqorj2Xu8YpkPLBIF

Caretta caretta

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



Cleaner waters attract sharks

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090213/od_nm/us_sharks_odd;_ylt=Av653pT1suuO.UV0nBvHiO.s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFmM280c2gwBHBvcwMxOTMEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9vZGRfbmV3cwRzbGsDY2xlYW5lcndhdGVy

Climate Change And Fisheries: US Atlantic Cod Population To Drop By Half By 2050

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090212171941.htm

Gadus

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

Study: 'Astonishing richness' in polar species

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29212190/

Parasite Wasps Have Practiced Gene Therapy For A Hundred Million Years

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090216100425.htm

Braconidae

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

Honeybees under attack on all fronts

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126954.600-honeybees-under-attack-on-all-fronts.html

How to hunt for shadow life

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2009/02/how-to-hunt-for-shadow-life.html

Heart pill could 'erase bad memories'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7892272.stm

Cancer Diagnosis: Now In 3-D

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090209152416.htm

Nanoparticle 'Smart Bomb' Targets Drug Delivery To Cancer Cells

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090212125139.htm

Stem Cells In Hair Follicles Point To General Model Of Organ Regeneration

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213112923.htm

HIV gene therapy trial promising


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7883023.stm

Empathy Partly Based On Genes: Mouse Study

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090211082354.htm

Internal Choices Are Weaker Than Those Dictated By The Outside World

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090211094036.htm

New Test For Mysterious Metabolic Diseases

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090211094040.htm

Evolutionary Link To Modern-day Obesity, Other Problems

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090212150826.htm

Genetic Risk For Substance Use Can Be Neutralized By Good Parenting

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090210125437.htm

First Brain Study Reveals Benefits Of Exercise On Quitting Smoking

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090210092738.htm

Study pinpoints genes tied to high blood pressure

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51e1ig-us-heart-genes/

Deciphering The Body's Healing Secrets

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090212093710.htm

New Surgical Option For Wrist Arthritis

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213172055.htm

Painless Shoulder

http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2006/0113-painless_shoulder.htm