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On Michigan’s animal welfare reforms

Updated: 2009-10-19 23:46:58

Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm signed into law a bill that provides more room to protected species. In Michigan’s case, defined species include pregnant sows, calves used for veal, hens producing eggs, turkeys, ducks, geese or guinea fowl. Producers have three years to provide enough room for calves in the veal industry [...]

More Pictures of Animals

Updated: 2009-10-19 22:11:45

The Big Picture recently celebrated World Animal Day 2009. Some great photos, but this is my favorite (with the well-preserved baby mammoth coming in a very close second):

News Roundup

Updated: 2009-10-19 18:30:15

Bushmeat hunting in central Africa still classified as unsustainable by TRAFFIC based on data from FAOSTAT (the UN Food and Agriculture Organization database). Winner of the Most Depressing Lead of the Year: “Species of plants, animals and other categories of living things are disappearing. And millions of people still live in extreme poverty.” Runner-up, division of Applied [...]

IFAW in the Philippines

Updated: 2009-10-18 17:13:28

IFAW in the Philippines originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on October 18, 2009.

Marwari Horses

Updated: 2009-10-18 04:15:37

Marwari – Marwari Horse "Check out these ears! Despite it’s ears, (or maybe because of them!) the Marwari Horse is a proud and aristocratic breed… once a war horse of India’s elite Rathore warriors!" The [...]

Animal Trainers Test Your Reaction Time

Updated: 2009-10-17 14:11:41

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Turtle Dance (Video)

Updated: 2009-10-16 19:09:52

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Friday Insanity 2.7

Updated: 2009-10-16 18:21:27

I’m sorry, this is literally insane. Not for pre-breakfast viewing.

From underground 850 new species

Updated: 2009-10-16 02:44:23

Australian scientists have discovered a huge number of new species of invertebrate animals living in underground water, caves and "micro-caverns" amid the harsh conditions of the Australian outback. A national team of 18 scientists has discovered 850 new species of invertebrates, which include various insects, small crustaceans, spiders, worms and a number of others........

Conservation biologists setting their targets too low

Updated: 2009-10-16 02:44:23

Conservation biologists are setting their minimum population size targets too low to prevent extinction. That's as per a newly released study by University of Adelaide and Macquarie University researchers which has shown that populations of endangered species are unlikely to persist in the face of global climate change and habitat loss unless they number around 5000 mature individuals or more........

LessCarbonMoreJobs Welcomes Texas

Updated: 2009-10-14 22:26:13

By Sharyn SteinOur groundbreaking web site, www.LessCarbonMoreJobs.org, now has 22 states on it. A new map of clean energy companies in Texas was unveiled yesterday. It shows about 150 businesses working in energy efficiency or renewable energy in the Lone Star State, most of them clustered around the Dallas/Fort Worth/Austin area. That brings the site to a total of [...]

Arabian Horses

Updated: 2009-10-14 20:20:35

Arabian Horse "All are familiar with the popular Arabian horse! Why just the name ‘Arabian’ conjures up many wonderful images… from proud horses to the fun and whimsical… like ‘Aladdin!" The Arabian, known for its incredible endurance, can maintain a [...]

Ella the Rottweiler Update

Updated: 2009-10-14 11:47:02

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Fence Aggression Alternative Training (Video)

Updated: 2009-10-13 18:41:50

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Chimpanzee Mother & Infant (Video)

Updated: 2009-10-12 22:56:56

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Aquatic Passion Photo of the Month Winner – September 2009

Updated: 2009-10-10 02:21:06

Photo Of the Month Winner – September – 2009 Congratulations to Chad for this cool photo of a Trumpet Coral – Caulastrea echinulata A very similar species to the Candycane coral C. furcata. The trumpet coral is usually less colorful than the candycane and has trumpet shaped polyps which are more closely packed. See pictures [...]

Truly a Giant Clam – Tridacna gigas

Updated: 2009-10-09 20:17:00

Giant Clam or Gigas Clam – Tridacna gigas "How would you like to have a 4 foot, 400 pound Clam sitting in your living room aquarium? Now THAT would be an attraction. It’s one big fellow and peaceful too!" The Giant Clam, Tridacna Gigas, is [...]

What is your kitty thinking? (Video)

Updated: 2009-10-09 11:45:28

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Friday Insanity 2.6

Updated: 2009-10-09 05:53:10

Have there really been no sloth posts on consblog?

Hewitt’s ghost frog – latest news from the field!

Updated: 2009-10-08 14:50:17

Our EDGE Fellow for the South African ghost frogs, Werner Conradie, has just sent us this fascinating account of how frog calls provide vital clues about what is going on in their life and where they are hiding. Ribbiting stuff! Frogs can be identified by their calls just like birds. In fact, frogs will more often [...]

Brian’s Art for Animals Holiday Gift Video

Updated: 2009-10-08 10:58:58

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Barrel Racing Horse – Star

Updated: 2009-10-07 23:08:34

Star "Check out Star, cutest barrel racing horse ever!" 2009-08-01 Here’s what Christine says about Star: "Star barrel races and she is so much fun! She does a trick by answering yes or no questions." "It sounds like you have a great friend in Star. Barrel racing takes a pretty smart horse and rider, no? Thanks for sharing her [...]

Animal Friends Dog & Orangutan (Video)

Updated: 2009-10-05 14:00:10

Black-footed Ferrets Reintroduced

Updated: 2009-10-05 00:19:19

Amazing Animal Photos, Videos, and News

Giant Clam – Hippopus

Updated: 2009-10-04 19:03:40

Hippopus Clam "Hip Hip Hurrah for Hippopus hippopus!… I’m the clam of the day! I many not throw my weight around like that oversized Gigas Clam, or flaunt my colors like that vain Maxima, but I have class!"

Gastro-intestinal parasite analysis for hirola

Updated: 2009-10-02 14:41:09

Here is the latest blog from Kimitei, our EDGE Fellow working on the critically endangered hirola antelope in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya. In both wild and domestic ungulates, gastrointestinal parasites are widespread and can be considered a threat to small populations. Because most of these parasites infect multi-hosts, interactions between hosts’ species can play an [...]

Friday Insanity 2.5

Updated: 2009-10-02 08:59:44

Report from Bangkok: Looking for the U.S. to Act

Updated: 2009-10-01 19:46:34

By Sharyn SteinEDF’s Gus Silva-Chavez is blogging from the global climate negotiations in Bangkok. Yesterday, he sent a big thank-you to Senators Boxer and Kerry for getting work started on the Senate version of the climate bill: Whatever else you can say about the draft bill that Senators Boxer and Kerry introduced in the Senate yesterday, it was [...]

Nike Leaves Board of U.S. Chamber — But Keeps Membership?

Updated: 2009-10-01 17:11:44

By Sharyn SteinThe U.S. Chamber of Commerce continues to rack up bad press because of its knee-jerk opposition to climate change legislation. (If you want the whole sordid history, read our earlier post.) The latest news: Nike announced Wednesday that it is resigning its position on the Chamber’s board. It’s not dropping its membership in the Chamber altogether — [...]

Sebastian the goat is beautiful

Updated: 2009-10-01 15:04:21

Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary Some people have claimed (erroneously) that Sebastian is not a handsome goat, that his ears are too small, his head too big, his belly too round and his legs a little uncoordinated. Sebastian says ha to that: Visit 1800blogger to see all of our industry leading blogs.

Tennessee Walking Horse

Updated: 2009-09-30 23:23:21

Tennessee Walking Horse "These babies are smooth! If you EVER get a chance to ride a Tennessee Walker, you will have one of the most enjoyable horseback riding experiences of you life!"

Pageantry at the Capitol: Senate Climate Bill Released

Updated: 2009-09-30 22:56:51

By Sharyn Stein I took this photo today at the Capitol, where twelve senators, two national security figures, and scores of supporters gathered for the announcement of the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. We’re excited that work in the Senate is beginning in earnest, and look forward to working with the Senators and staff to pass a [...]

Kerry-Boxer Draft Marks Beginning of Senate Climate Change Negotiations

Updated: 2009-09-30 19:58:05

By Tony KreindlerEnvironmental Defense Fund today welcomed the release of draft legislation that gives the Senate its vehicle for enacting a comprehensive bill to cap U.S. global warming pollution. “This draft is an important starting point for Senators to negotiate effective climate legislation that can win 60 votes,” said Environmental Defense Fund Legislative [...]

AMERICA’S BEST IDEA

Updated: 2009-09-28 20:43:08

In case you aren’t willing to spend 12 hours this week watching pretty HD of National Parks in the United States while some John Muir impersonator tells you what a religious nut he really was, maybe you’ll take a minute to read over the NY Times’ collection of statements on parks today. The first episode [...]

Oil and wildlife don't mix in Ecuador's Eden

Updated: 2009-09-27 15:51:27

What harm can a simple road do in a pristine place such as Ecuador's Yasuni National Park, home to peccaries, tapirs, monkeys and myriad other wildlife species? A great deal, it turns out. Specifically, it can turn subsistence communities into commercial hunting camps that empty rainforests of their wildlife, scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society and the IDEAS-Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador have found........

Frog fungus hammering biodiversity

Updated: 2009-09-27 15:51:27

Sometimes to see something properly, you have to stand farther back. This is true of Chuck Close portraits where a patchwork of a number of small faces changes into one giant face as you back away. It may also be true of the frogs of Central America, where the pattern of extinctions emerges clearly only at a certain spatial scale........

New Sequencing Technique Could Boost Pine Beetle Fight,

Updated: 2009-09-27 15:51:27

September 15, 2009. UBC scientists have helped developed a cheaper, faster way to compile draft genome sequences that could advance the fight against mountain pine beetle (MPB) infestation and improve cancer research. Current sequencing methods have a variety of advantages and disadvantages--including the cost involved. Dr Steven Jones and his colleagues at UBC, the BC Cancer Agency and Simon Fraser University have combined cutting edge hardware with novel software to compile genome sequences at a fraction of the cost of prior methods........

Barcoding endangered sea turtles

Updated: 2009-09-27 15:51:27

Conservation geneticists who study sea turtles have a new tool to help track this highly migratory and endangered group of marine animals: DNA barcodes. DNA barcodes are short genetic sequences that efficiently distinguish species from each othereven if the samples from which the DNA is extracted are minute or degraded. Now, a recently published research paper by researchers from the American Museum of Natural History and the University of Canberra, among other organizations, demonstrates that this technology can be applied to all seven sea turtle species and can provide insight into the genetic structure of a widely-dispersed and ancient group of animals........

163 new species found: including a bird-eating fanged frog

Updated: 2009-09-27 15:51:27

A new WWF report celebrates the recent discovery of 163 new species in the Greater Mekong region of South-east Asia - including a bird-eating fanged frog, a leopard-patterned gecko and a bird that would rather walk than fly - but we also warn they could soon face extinction because of climate change........

Astoundingly Sympathetic Dead Fish

Updated: 2009-09-25 21:48:52

Craig Bennett and colleagues at UCSB have found something truly extraordinary: a dead fish that can read our minds. Bennett conducted an fMRI on the length of a dead salmon, while showing it pictures of different human emotions. It turns out that there are some very active parts of the dead fish when it sees [...]

World’s first “shark sanctuary”

Updated: 2009-09-25 18:24:42

Palau to create the world’s first “shark sanctuary”, banning all commercial shark fishing in its waters. We couldn’t agree more and applaud President Toribiong’s efforts to protect the remaining sharks in our ocean. Hopefully other nations will follow suit. In 2006, French Polynesia decreed shark fishing, and therefore shark finning, illegal in its waters for all [...]

Friday Insanity 2.4

Updated: 2009-09-25 10:39:16

baby boom.

Odds & Ends

Updated: 2009-09-25 05:31:03

The 9th World Wilderness Congress will be held in November in Merida, Mexico. Nine thresholds for a safe planet (from Nature) Even the most dire predictions from the IPCC were optimistic. It’s already twice as hot as they thought it would be. Since it’s getting warmer, kudzu is creeping north to Canada. Hey Toronto, better sleep with your [...]

Rosette Plants for Freshwater Aquariums

Updated: 2009-09-24 17:15:50

Rosette Plants "Lattice and lace are the order of the day! The Rosette Plants are the ornamental plants of the planted aquarium. They do need some special care but the rewards are awesome!" Rosette plants are those that have a shortened stem axis and [...]

Cute Pet Dog – Ella

Updated: 2009-09-24 06:06:29

Ella "Check ou the best dressed pup of the year!" 2009-07-21 Here’s what Jocelynne Vachon says about Ella: "Ella loves to play with the toilet paper rolls and knocking them into the toilet. She also loves to run around endlessly for hours just to make mischief. " "Ella looks great in her pink outfit. What a cutie! Thanks for [...]

Beyond the Hotspot – What Vietnam Can Teach Us About Biodiversity

Updated: 2009-09-16 19:30:05

Central Annamites Mountains, courtesy of Indochina Legend Biodiversity hotspots, according to Conser

Update from the field - ghost frog monitoring

Updated: 2009-09-15 15:55:58

Here is an update from Werner Conradie, our EDGE Fellow who is working to develop a robust monitoring regime for Hewitt’s ghost frog, working towards a conservation programme for this South African species. A few fieldtrips were conducted in which habitat as well as threat assessments, the presence of other amphibian species were noted and photographed, [...]