As the Nature Blog Network Blog develops, the Saturday round-up of news and events will become increasingly rich and diverse. As the editor of this feature, I will do my best to discover and include in it the most interesting, relevant, and thought-provoking stories from the previous week. However, I would also ask two things from our readers. First, I encourage everyone to bring to my attention any stories you may discover throughout the previous week that you think might be of interest to the Nature Blog Network community. Second, please also feel free to suggest categories of information that may not be initially covered. My plan is to start out in a fairly basic manner and build in both structure and content with each passing week.
That said, here are a few items of interest from the week ending November 7, 2008:
Flora
World’s Largest “Flower” to Bloom at the Milwaukee Public Museum
New Lichen Species Found in Point Reyes, California
Legal Battle Ensues Over Genetically Modified Sugar Beets
Fauna
Rare Porpoise Captured on Film in the Wild
Asian Gypsy Moth Adults and Eggs Found at Brownsville, Texas Port
Ice-Age Rhinoceros Remains Found in Gloucestershire, UK
Natural Resources and Public Policy
Sale of Pristine Wilderness Slated to Happen Days Before Christmas
First Protected Area Established for Critically Endangered Blue-throated Macaw
Early Speculation on the Obama Administration’s Potential Secretary of the Interior
Podcasts
InsectaPod Cast: Wood Boring Beetles
Nature: Genomes, Lemmings, and Dark Matter
World on the Move (BBC): Bewick Swans, Green Turtles, and Monarch Butterflies
Jocularity
Peregrine Falcon Acting Pretty Cocky Since Being Taken Off Endangered Species List (Caution – May be a Bit “Blue”)
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Great feature! Thanks for adding another reason to stop by regularly. My only critical comment on the project so far is that unvisited links are a little hard to make out. Perhaps you should consider using a different color, or adding an underline?