The e-mail box has not exactly been bursting with suggestions of good sources of information regarding botany-related news. As I noted previously, while I am working to remedy this deficiency, the study of plants is not one of my more developed areas of understanding. Thus I will repeat my encouragement to anyone with an interest in that field of study to send me suggestions on good sources of recent news pertaining to that field of study. That said, here are a few items of interest from the week ending November 28, 2008:
Flora
Homes for Wildlife project helps more than 25,000 people to transform their gardens into wildlife reserves.
Award-winning orchid to help expand cut flower market in Japan.
Archeological discovery shines new light on use of cannabis by ancient people.
Fauna
Collaborative effort provides new hope for the survival of the Oregon Silverspot Butterfly.
The discovery of the earliest known ancestor of turtles explains how they developed their shells.
New research has shown how dolphins achieve their blinding speeds.
Natural Resources and Public Policy
Outgoing U.S. President George W. Bush grants pardon to man convicted of killing American Bald Eagles.
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas endorses a total allowable catch over twice as high as its own scientists recommend as safe for the continuation of the species.
The government of Cameroon has created a new national park aimed at protecting the world’s rarest gorilla.
Podcasts
BirdNote – Steller’s Jays, Wild Turkeys, Buffleheads, and more.
Nature – turtle evolution, hybrid plant offspring
World on the Move (BBC) – Leatherback Turtles, Operation Migration
