Monthly archive July, 2012
Indictment Against 19 Palm Oil entrepreneurs
Colombia’s attorney general, Eduardo Montealegre, announced the preparation of indictment against 19 palm oil entrepreneurs for their alleged responsibility in the displacement of peasants in the village of Curvaradó. Montealegre said after a meeting with Agriculture Minister, Juan Camilo Restrepo, that land claimants and leaders in the Palace of Justice in Bogota that employers...
Kurdistan Leaf-toed Gecko (Asaccus kurdistanensis)
Class REPTILIA Order SQUAMATA Suborder SAURIA (Gekkota) Family Gekkonidae Name (Scientific) Asaccus kurdistanensis Name (English) Kurdistan leaf-toed gecko This species is endemic to Iran and has been recently described by Rastegar-Pouyani et al in 2006 (Torki and Sharifi 2007). The Ecology and Herpetology Torki Farhang Research Center initiated a program on this species and...
Rain and Hail Affect Flights
MEXICO CITY – The international airport of Mexico City has suspended its flights due to bad weather and have been diverted to other cities. The two tracks were closed after rain and hail that fell in the city, said airport spokesman, Jorge Andres Gomez. “It formed a body of water (on tracks) and...
Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus)
Did you know? That there is a strong belief that the condors prey on livestock, so farmers are justified in shooting to protect their flocks? Indeed, the condors are scavengers, feeding on corpses. Thus, they have an important role, and that is to eliminate potential sources of diseases. The Andean Condor is the...
Two Endangered Hawksbill Turtles Found Dead in El Salvador
Two hawksbill turtles, one of which was electronic monitoring because the species is endangered, were found dead in the Pacific in El Salvador, reported today by a variety of sources. The specimens were found yesterday in the waters of the Bay of Jiquilisco, Usulutan (center), said spokesman for the Ministry of Environment and Natural...
Canary Islands Government Regulates Associates in Pollution
The Canary Islands government has approved the draft decree regulating the collaborating on environmental pollution. Thus, according to the regional government spokesman in the press conference following the Governing Council, Martin Marrero, it is intended to enable agencies to facilitate business and administration verifying the compliance of its activities with environmental regulations on...
Blue Guacamayito (Spix’s Macaw)
The Blue Macaw is a medium sized parrot with a length of 56 cm. They have a graduated tail that is longer than the body. The plumage is mainly blue, darker on the back, wings and upper tail. The underside of the tail is dark gray, forehead and ear coverts are gray dyed...
Were the 2012 Olympics a corporate parade under the shadow of guns?
The Olympics have come and gone and many claim that they have done little to help give local economies a push. While government official claim that the impetus given by the 2012 games would mean a better and more vibrant economic future for London and the surrounding areas, independent tourism companies and hotels claim that...
Banteng (Bos javanicus)
Did you know? That Banteng has been domesticated in many places, especially on the island of Bali? More than 1.5 million domesticated banteng, which are known as “Bali cattle” are in the islands of Indonesia. These easily hybridize with domestic livestock, and the resulting offspring is usually also fertile. Bali cattle was introduced in...
Tokyo-Born Baby Panda Dies of Pneumonia
A panda born at a zoo in Tokyo last week has died. Ueno Zoo said that the six-day giant panda died of pneumonia. A zoo guard found him not breathing, at the chest of his mother. The baby male, who had not yet been named, died an hour later, despite being subjected to cardiac...
Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus)
Did you know? That Bateleur eagles are among a group of raptors that secrete a clear fluid and salt from their nostrils while eating? This is due to the need for the birds to be used in extrarenal mechanism of secretion of salt to help water reabsorption. The adult Terathopius ecaudatus has a tightrope belly....
Veterinarians Warn Increase of Animal Diseases in Humans
The College of Veterinary of Murcia and the Health Department yesterday, presented an information campaign, in order to prevent the spread of animal diseases to humans, called zoonoses. The campaign stresses on veterinarians to checks on pets regulary, as some pets can carry diseases like rabies or leishmaniasis. The Department of Food Safety and...
