Saturday, August 28, 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Pictures: "Lost" Deer, Rare Cuckoo Caught in Camera Traps
Eyes of the Tiger
Photograph courtesy Fauna & Flora International/DICE
A Sumatran tiger faces a camera trap head on in Kerinci Seblat National Park, on the Indonesian island of Sumatra (see map), in a May 2007 photo.
One of the last havens for the Sumatran tiger—listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)—the park was the site of a camera-trap survey from 2004 to 2009, one of the most extensive such projects ever conducted, conservationists say. (See more tiger pictures.)
During the project, a team from Fauna and Flora International (FFI) and the University of Kent's Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology photographed 35 separate tigers out of a likely total population of about 500. Pictures of the tigers—as well as some other forest species captured during the project—were released for the first time last week by FFI. (Related pictures: "Cameras 'Trap' Hairy-Nosed Otter, More Rarities.")
Unlike the well-known subspecies the Bengal tiger and Siberian tiger, Sumatran tigers "have not achieved international fame, and this is partly because it is so difficult to document this equatorial species hiding in lush evergreen rainforest," FFI's Matt Linkie said via email. (See a rare video of tiger cubs filmed in Sumatra earlier this year.)
Indonesia's two other tiger subspecies—the Bali tiger and Javan tiger—are both extinct, and there is "grave potential for history to repeat itself" with the Sumatran tiger, which is illegally hunted on the island, Linkie said. (Take a big cats quiz.)
But there's hope, he added—FFI has set up five anti-poaching teams across the national park.
—Christine Dell'Amore
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Scientists Show Waves of Deforestation Across East Africa
http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2010/WWFPresitem17543.html
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Friday, August 13, 2010
Wildfire Pictures: Russia Burns, Moscow Chokes
Fire's Toll
Photograph by Sergei Karpukhin, Reuters
Next to the charred remains of a home in the Russian city of Voronezh, women console each other on July 30.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Ocean's Tiny Carbon "Vacuum Cleaners" More Important to Carbon Capture Than We Thought
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
sharpie liquid pencil
sharpie liquid pencil
sharpie has just unveiled their new 'liquid pencil'. the pencil uses liquid graphite 'ink' to write
like a pen, erase like a pencil, and eventually dry like a permanent marker. once written, you
have three days to think about the validity and weight of your words. during this period you can
erase it just like pencil marks. after the three days is up, the pencil lines will turn to ink and remain
inscribed forever.
Thursday, August 05, 2010
Photos: New Natural Wonders Added to World Heritage List
Photos: New Natural Wonders Added to World Heritage List
Official Google Blog: You can count the number of books in the world on 25,972,976 hands
As of today, we estimate that there are 129,864,880 different books in the world
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
Photos: Dragonfish, Fireworm, More Found by Sea Surveys
Fang-Tongued Fish
Photograph courtesy Julian Finn, Museum Victoria
Australia's "terrifying" dragonfish (pictured) uses its many fangs—which even stud its tongue—to hook hard-to-find prey in the cold, dark depths, scientists say.
Clouds, Information, Cloud Types, News, Photos -- National Geographic
The beauty of a Tassajara, California, sunset is enhanced by towering cumulonimbus clouds—but they will likely spoil the serene scene. These tallest of all clouds often produce violent storms of rain, thunder, lightning, hail, and high winds.
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