NEWS FROM NOWHERE - Friday/Saturday

ON THIS DAY IN - 1984 - Irish officials announced that they had intercepted the Marita Anne carrying seven tons of U.S.-purchased weapons. The weapons were intended for the Irish Republican Army. 
And now some more recent news from the CFZ Newsdesk

Rhino horn smuggled as jewellery

Size matters when it comes to extinction risk

Farewell, Basi: World's Oldest Captive Panda Dies ...

Tool-wielding monkeys push local shellfish to edge...

Sacrificial virgin spiders let their nieces eat th...

Ancient amphibian had mouthful of teeth ready to g...

What happens to Rex and Kitty after a natural disa...

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.