Full scans of all the works of John Edward Holbrook, the Father of North American Herpetology, including both the first and second editions of his NORTH AMERICAN HERPETOLOGY, are available through the Biodiversity Heritage Library. This includes the plates.
To access these works, go to
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/creator/4224
Saturday, December 10, 2011
A FEW DAYS AGO WE POSTED A VIDEO PURPORTING TO BE OF A WOLF IN HACKNEY
Now here is another one, and this is even less impressive...
OLL LEWIS: Yesterday's News Today
http://cryptozoologynews.blogspot.com/
On this day in 2008 Bernie Madoff, the former chairman of the NASDAQ , was arrested for perpetrating the largest ever fraud in a Ponzi or pyramid scheme dating back as long ago as the 1970s and estimated to have swallowed up between 17 and 63 billion dollars.
And now the news:
Veterinarians Find Infections Faster by Monitoring...
Monkeys at Marwell Wildlife use touch screens in s...
How penguins 'time' a deep dive
Women bear the brunt of climate change
Study shows species can change
Dog shoots hunter in buttocks (via Rick)
Historic conservation success for Ecuadorian Andes...
The K Foundation may have had the right idea:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6q4n5TQnpA
On this day in 2008 Bernie Madoff, the former chairman of the NASDAQ , was arrested for perpetrating the largest ever fraud in a Ponzi or pyramid scheme dating back as long ago as the 1970s and estimated to have swallowed up between 17 and 63 billion dollars.
And now the news:
Veterinarians Find Infections Faster by Monitoring...
Monkeys at Marwell Wildlife use touch screens in s...
How penguins 'time' a deep dive
Women bear the brunt of climate change
Study shows species can change
Dog shoots hunter in buttocks (via Rick)
Historic conservation success for Ecuadorian Andes...
The K Foundation may have had the right idea:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6q4n5TQnpA
RSPB: Conservation x10 appeal
Right now we have an incredible opportunity to make a donation from you worth 10 times more.
It sounds too good to be true, but if you donate £10, we could receive £100. But whatever you can afford will be greatly appreciated.
How does that work?
Landfill site operators pay tax when they bury waste – and some of that tax is made available to conservation charities like the RSPB, through the Landfill Communities Fund (LCF).
We can apply to this fund for grants towards vital conservation projects - but only if a separate third party contributes at least 10 per cent of the total project cost.
A charity called The Nature Trust (Sandy) can unlock this money, by providing that initial 10 per cent. But The Nature Trust (Sandy) can only help us if it has sufficient funds itself.
Ten times better for wildlife!
Wildlife in many places has already benefited tenfold from funding from LCF, made available through The Nature Trust (Sandy). Here are just a few examples:
Newport Wetlands, in south-east Wales, has become a beacon of good practice and success in habitat creation. We're providing a haven for wildlife on the Severn estuary, from lapwings to bees and brown hares
Our nature reserve at Belfast Lough in Northern Ireland has installed a predator-proof electric fence to protect breeding waders like lapwings, which are declining across the UK
At Baron's Haugh, nestled next to urban Motherwell in Scotland, we've improved conditions for birds including woodpeckers, nuthatches and whooper swans
The seabirds, small mammals and insects that use our nature reserve at Bempton Cliffs on England's east coast will benefit from work carried out thanks to LCF funds.
We could do so much more
Many more projects like these will need extra funding in 2012. We should not let this remarkable source of income just slip through our fingers.
Without this funding, vital projects could be starved of funds. If you can donate today, dozens of vital conservation projects can have a secure future.
Thank you
Martin Harper RSPB Director of Conservation
Donate now
It sounds too good to be true, but if you donate £10, we could receive £100. But whatever you can afford will be greatly appreciated.
How does that work?
Landfill site operators pay tax when they bury waste – and some of that tax is made available to conservation charities like the RSPB, through the Landfill Communities Fund (LCF).
We can apply to this fund for grants towards vital conservation projects - but only if a separate third party contributes at least 10 per cent of the total project cost.
A charity called The Nature Trust (Sandy) can unlock this money, by providing that initial 10 per cent. But The Nature Trust (Sandy) can only help us if it has sufficient funds itself.
Ten times better for wildlife!
Wildlife in many places has already benefited tenfold from funding from LCF, made available through The Nature Trust (Sandy). Here are just a few examples:
Newport Wetlands, in south-east Wales, has become a beacon of good practice and success in habitat creation. We're providing a haven for wildlife on the Severn estuary, from lapwings to bees and brown hares
Our nature reserve at Belfast Lough in Northern Ireland has installed a predator-proof electric fence to protect breeding waders like lapwings, which are declining across the UK
At Baron's Haugh, nestled next to urban Motherwell in Scotland, we've improved conditions for birds including woodpeckers, nuthatches and whooper swans
The seabirds, small mammals and insects that use our nature reserve at Bempton Cliffs on England's east coast will benefit from work carried out thanks to LCF funds.
We could do so much more
Many more projects like these will need extra funding in 2012. We should not let this remarkable source of income just slip through our fingers.
Without this funding, vital projects could be starved of funds. If you can donate today, dozens of vital conservation projects can have a secure future.
Thank you
Martin Harper RSPB Director of Conservation
Donate now
CFZ PEOPLE: Chris Kraska
Many thanks Chris for your generous donation. It will go towards finishing off the building of the library after Christmas