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

Ailurus Attracted to Aspartame and Caloplaca Obamae Named for Obama and More for Thursday, April 16, 2009

New Species Of Lichen Named After President Barack Obama image licensed under Creative Commons by Llima

Novel Technique To Sequence Human Genome

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090415162644.htm

Another Anti-cancer Effect Of The 'Longevity' Protein SIRT1 Identified

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090413083311.htm

Veterinary Oncologists Advance Cancer Drugs For Humans And Pets

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090415162658.htm

Nerve Block Could Revolutionize Pain Control

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090415113332.htm

Horse stem-cell technique to be tested in people

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre53e4wj-us-stemcells/

Mild Dementia Detected In Humans Through Eye Tracking

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090415102207.htm

Home Tooth Bleaching Slightly Reduces Enamel Strength

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090414110816.htm

Pet trade puts orangutans at risk

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8000909.stm

Finding a home for orangutan 'refugees'

http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/04/16/1888897.aspx

Pongo

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

Diet Secrets Of Elephant Family Named 'The Royals'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090413180533.htm

Loxodonta

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

Iranian Scientists Clone Goat

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/16/tech/main4949586.shtml

Capra aegagrus hircus

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

Red Pandas Have Artificial Sweet Tooth

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090415120959.htm

Ailurus fulgens

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

Prehistoric Turtle Goes To Hospital For CT Scan In Search For Skull, Eggs, Embryos

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090415141225.htm

Snakes escape on Qantas flight

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8001644.stm

All octopuses and cuttlefish are venomous, study finds

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1058867

Coleoidea

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

Honeybees don't fall for cheap perfume

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30233069/

Apis

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

Univ. of Florida, ASPCA fill void for animal CSIs

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090416/ap_on_re_us/csi_animals;_ylt=AlfYygB8zHORZCjWgHV1j4ys0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlZnB1ajNpBHBvcwM1OQRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3Vfc19uZXdzBHNsawN1bml2b2ZmbG9yaWQ-


Climate Change Makes Migrations Longer For Birds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090415074856.htm

Climate Change May Wake Up 'Sleeper' Weeds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090415102123.htm

Climate change

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

Farmers Relying On Herbicide Roundup Lose Some Of Its Benefit

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090414153529.htm

Roundup website

http://www.roundup.com/

New Species Of Lichen Named After President Barack Obama

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090415141217.htm

Caloplaca obamae

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

Impact Of Floods On Soils

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090408140204.htm

Spam 'produces 17m tons of CO2'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8001749.stm

Spam

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-mail_spam

UK unveils electric car subsidies

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8001254.stm

Obama plug-in car goal may be short-circuited

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30229953/

Ethical Man visits Motor City in search of green cars

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/8001951.stm

Group sues feds over endangered species protection

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090416/ap_on_re_us/western_ark_lawsuit;_ylt=AuQ5bmsClJwdrwPf.RyLi7YPLBIF

Box of "scorpions" failed to shield smuggler

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090415/od_nm/us_scorpions_odd;_ylt=AmBtazbV.JkjTo3d0E1EYxKs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFmdW9oMHBhBHBvcwMxOTIEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9vZGRfbmV3cwRzbGsDYm94b2ZxdW90c2Nv

Australia launches 'clean coal' institute

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090416/sc_afp/australiaclimatewarming;_ylt=AgpzMWAcTjihHyK0InY415wPLBIF

Congress' Gym Scare: Staffer Gets Staph

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Germs/story?id=7345795&page=1

Man Grows Tree ... In His Lung

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=7343614

Energy Drinks Work -- In Mysterious Ways

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090415075142.htm

Energy Drink

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