NEWS FROM NOWHERE - Thursday

ON THIS DAY IN - 1831 - Belgium became independent as Leopold I was proclaimed King of the Belgians. 
And now some more recent news from the CFZ Newsdesk

Rare leopards released into Russian reserve threat...

Sampling Reptiles in the Anthropocene - via Herp D...

US Navy banned from using sonar that harms dolphin...

Turtle shells didn’t evolve for protection, study ...

No, the US Isn't Using Vaccine-Laced M&Ms to Save ...

Homo erectus walked just like modern humans, study...

AND TO WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK... (Music that may have some relevance to items also on this page, or may just reflect my mood on the day)