At the request of SAVE THE FROGS!, on January 24th the City of Santa Cruz became the first city in the USA to ban bullfrogs. More recently, on February 28th I spoke to the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, and they followed suit by voting unanimously to ban the importation, sale and purchase of American Bullfrogs in the county. We are now moving to the state level and hope to soon make California the first state in the country to ban these non-native predators that are imported into the state by the millions each year for use as pets and frog legs. Read the San Jose Mercury News Article by Jason Hoppin here.
It’s time to stop this monster…….KONY 2012. He is the world’s most wanted war criminal. He’s wanted for crimes against humanity. his victims, children, 30,000 of them. It’s time to stop Joseph Kony
Mushrooms
Mushrooms used to get overlooked as a health food, but they possess two big weapons you need this flu season: selenium, which helps white blood cells produce cytokines that clear sickness, and beta glucan, an antimicrobial type of fiber, which helps activate “superhero” cells that find and destroy infections.
From our Cambodian episode, this video shows a Cambodian Tiger playing with his keeper. The video discusses some of the problems facing the tiger, and what is being done by conservation societies.
IUCN says one third of the species on earth is threatened with extinction.
A new annual report on the state of the world's plants and animals shows a third of all species catalogued are now threatened with extinction.
This year, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List includes a Madagascan rodent, a tree frog from Panama, and a spray toad from Tanzania all listed as "extinct in the wild."
Thirteen-hundred species of dragonflies and seven freshwater snails from China also joined the threatened list.
Australia is listed as one of the worst developed countries on the list, with 800 animal and plant species at risk of extinction.
Off the Western most coast of Australia is a secret location known to only a very few people .......and around 5000 humpback whales. Read this articleRead more articles ...
The world's biodiversity is down 30 percent since the 1970s, according to a new report, with tropical species taking the biggest hit. And if humanity continues as it has been, the picture could get bleaker. Humanity is outstripping the Earth's resources by 50 percent — essentially using the resources of one and a half Earths every year, according t […]
Conservation Organisation Member Links
What's happening...
Gangs & Groups are nothing new in the animal world. Check out this series of clips from the BBC Planet Wild: http://t.co/cUeY6crV13 hrs ago
It’s time to stop this monster…
March 8th, 2012 by msearle | Click to leave a comment »It’s time to stop this monster…….KONY 2012. He is the world’s most wanted war criminal. He’s wanted for crimes against humanity. his victims, children, 30,000 of them. It’s time to stop Joseph Kony
What do you think? Click to leave a comment »
Stumble It
Tags: African animals, animals, Australian animals, Before It's Too Late, cats, conservation, dogs, endangered animals, endangered species, nature, pets, Storyteller, video of animals, video of endangered species, wildlife
Categories: Read, Comment, Ask Bookmark this permalink or use our trackback. |
Like to read more? Subscribe with RSS