NEWS FROM NOWHERE: Wednesday

ON THIS DAY IN - 1579 - Sir Francis Drake claimed San Francisco Bay for England. (California)

And now some more recent news from the CFZ Newsdesk

About the distribution of biodiversity on our planet

Elephant welfare can be assessed using two indicators

More than 100,000 badgers slaughtered in discredit...

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)