Plants and Animals

Here's one big snake caught on an electric fence in South Africa near the town of Nyngan, New South Wales, Australia.** Photo via Helen Mahar, correct identification thanks to Nexus Ouch! Someone had some fun suggesting this python was … [Read more...] about Ouch! One Big Snake

Hi Jennifer, Africa has unveiled a new plan to manage its swelling elephant numbers. This culling proposal has in recent years split conservation groups. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) opposes the culling programme stating that, … [Read more...] about Elephant Culling Divides Groups: A Note from Ann Novek

Did you know that Gunnedah is The Koala Capital of the World? The shire of Gunnedah is in the lower Namoi River Valley on the Liverpool Plains in northwest New South Wales and has a population of 12,819 people. But how many koalas are there are in … [Read more...] about The Koala Capital of the World

"The Institute of Cetacean Research, in conjunction with Kyodo Senpaku and the Government of Japan, said today the Antarctic whale research program for the 2006/2007 austral summer season will be cut short as a result of a fire aboard the research … [Read more...] about Whaling Program Cut Short Because of Fire: Media Release from Institute of Cetacean Research

I emailed Glenn Inwood yesterday. He is a spokesman for the Japanese whalers in the Antarctic whose mother ship the Nisshin Maru had to be evacuated last week after a fire broke out. Greenpeace has been concerned the stricken ship could end up an … [Read more...] about Whaling Mother Ship Being Repaired: A Note from Glenn Inwood