Museum Curator Discusses Depleting Nature Reserves (Brigham Young NewsNet)
Bill Newmark, research curator and conservation biologist for the Utah Museum of Natural History, told listeners Thursday that nature reserves are getting increasingly smaller, causing many plants and animals to become extinct. us.rd.yahoo.com
Camping Tales (About.com)
"I photographed this raccoon at Delaware State Park in Ohio. This guy had managed to sneak out of the woods next to our campsite and get some grapes out of... us.rd.yahoo.com
Happy campers no more (TVNZ)
A group of campers with semi-permanent dwellings in a Rangitikei camping spot have spent the day demolishing their holiday homes after a high court ruled they had to leave. us.rd.yahoo.com
Scientific American Magazine: Climate Change after Bali
Last December’s agreement in Bali to launch a two-year negotiation on climate change was good news, a rare example of international cooperation in a world seemingly stuck in a spiral of conflict. Cynics might note that the only accomplishment was an agreement to talk some more, and their cynicism may yet be confirmed. Nevertheless, the growing understanding that serious climate-control measures are feasible at modest cost is welcome. rss.sciam.com