Tuesday, April 12, 2011
ANDREW MAY: Words from the Wild Frontier
Ken and the Chupa: Ken Gerhard has a new post at the San Antonio Current that provides a good, solid overview of how the phenomenon of the Chupacabra came to be...
Neil's 5: Neil Arnold, author of many books, including Monster! and Mystery Animals of the British Isles: Kent, reveals his Fave Fortean Five...
STRANGE FISH BEHAVIOUR (Courtesy of Rick from ParanormalBuffalo)
Strange Fish Behavior
Masses of fish inexplicably crowded the coast of Acapulco on Friday, packed together so tightly they looked like a living oil slick from above. Some have attributed the mysterious event to changes in currents caused by the tsunami that followed the massive Japan quake. More photos and info at Mail Online.
JOHN HANSON: Nocturnal avian marauder?
BENEFIT CONCERT FOR CELIA HAMMOND ANIMAL TRUST
Friday 22nd of July. 7PM. Bridgehouse2 Bidder Street Canning Town.
Tickets via paid guestlist. 5 pounds.
OLL LEWIS: Yesterday's News Today
On this day in 1796 the first Indian elephant arrived in the USA. Most Americans who saw it were apparently perturbed by the 'odd giraffe' and wanted to send it 'pachyderm' (do-you-see-what-I-did-there?).
And now, the news:
Llamas move fish to cooler waters in Lake District...
Morel Hunters Find Dog Left To Die In Cage
Penguins suffer as Antarctic krill declines
The BBC flying penguins hoax:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dfWzp7rYR4
KEN GERHARD WRITES...
WOLVES IN PERIL
If the budget bill passes with this provision intact, it will be the first time in history that politics are allowed to trump science in removing a species from the endangered species list: Wolves would be ineligible to ever again receive federal protection within a vast region, even if their numbers plummeted toward zero. No court would have the authority to stop the ensuing slaughter.
We can't afford to let this happen. Please call and email your U.S. senators and request they sponsor an amendment to the budget to remove the wolf delisting rider -- and commit to voting against any final budget bill that retains this rider. Then, call the White House to request a veto of any budget that includes a rider allowing the extermination of wolves, and call for leadership with the Senate to nix this rider before the budget needs vetoing.
Visit http://action.biologicaldiversity.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=6508 to take action now.