NEWS FROM NOWHERE: Friday/Saturday

ON THIS DAY IN - 1653 - In England, Oliver Cromwell expelled the Long Parliament for trying to pass the Perpetuation Bill that would have kept Parliament in the hands of only a few members. 
And now some more recent news from the CFZ Newsdesk

The Houston Zoo launches $150 million campaign, un...

Freezing frog cells for conservation – via Herp Di...

UK to tighten laws on 'abhorrent' ivory trade

Specieswatch: spring ice has made life hard for th...

Stand by me: bears adapt to hunting ban on family ...

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)