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September 2, 2010
Ecuador’s Government Agrees to Protect Manta Rays
Looking for good environmental news? You’ll find it in Ecuador, where the government has committed to protecting some of the ocean’s largest inhabitants—manta rays.
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September 2, 2010
Herb and Wine Baked Salmon Steaks
by Outdoors International Serves: 4 Course: Main Cooking Method: Bake Preparation Time: 30 mins to 1 hour Ingredients: -680g pack frozen salmon steaks, defrosted -2 x 15ml spoons oil -30g fish herb selection pack -125ml dry white wine Method: Place each salmon steak on a separate piece of foil brushed with oil. Divide the herb [...]
Read more...August 30, 2010
Studying Indonesia’s Underwater Magician
Working with the California Academy of Sciences which publicized her work, CI-Indonesia’s Crissy Huffard has been studying the evolution of mimicry in Indonesian octopus, which can which can impersonate flatfish, lionfish, and sea snakes to dupe potential predators. Her work was recently published in the Biological Journal of the Linnean Society As the Science and Monitoring Advisor for CI-Indonesia’s Marine Program working in the Bird’s Head Seascape , I have the chance to observe thousands of incredibly unique, colorful, and unusual species that are found nowhere else on earth, or that have become rare elsewhere. The coral reefs , mangroves, and sandy-bottom communities here are simply mind-boggling, and home to the greatest marine biodiversity left in the ocean, offering us a living laboratory for better understanding how marine ecosystems interact
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August 27, 2010
Dove Hunting Tips
by Cory Glauner September is right around the corner and that means dove hunting all across the country will be opening. Be sure to spend a little bit of time scouting just prior to opening day to find roosts, feeding fields and waterholes. Places that are holding doves late in August should still produce birds [...]
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August 26, 2010
Glassing Properly is the Key to Success
by Outdoors International You can’t kill what you can’t see. Period. It’s not going to happen. Let’s take a look at my personal battery of Big Game Hunting optics and tripods and why I choose them. Swarovski optics are number one on my list for binoculars. From freezing rain and snow, to blowing sand and [...]
Read more...August 25, 2010
Old World’s smallest frog is discovered in Borneo
Last week, a pea-sized frog species – thought to be the Old World’s tiniest – was recognized as a species new to science. Dr
Read more...August 25, 2010
CI’s Dr. Bryan Wallace Discusses Declining Fisheries
The decline of global fisheries such as bluefin tuna, the unsustainable “race for fish”, and livelihoods of subsistence fishers were just a few of the issues addressed by CI Science Advisor Dr. Bryan Wallace in a recent interview on the Voice of America (VOA) public affairs program “On the Line.” It broadcasts on radio, television, and online in English-speaking countries around the world. Together with conservationist and author Richard Ellis, Dr
Read more...August 23, 2010
From the field: discovery and conservation in Caquetá, Colombia
Earlier this month, CI announced the discovery of a new species of titi monkey by some of our partner researchers at the National University of Colombia. Here, biology student and primate researcher Javier García reflects on his involvement in the discovery.
Read more...August 20, 2010
Trouble in the Gulf Part 3: Regaining Paradise
As you read this, the first of perhaps 10 million waterfowl that winter in Louisiana’s coastal wetlands are flying south. Each year, fewer acres of marsh and barrier-island habitat await them. This ye
Read more...August 20, 2010
Philippine governor voices support for Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape
CI-Philippines Executive Director Romeo Trono talking to the media during the 2nd Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape Congress. We have just wrapped up the second day of the 2 nd Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape Congress, a gathering of around 150 stakeholders from CI’s marine biodiversity conservation corridors in the Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape , a 100 million-hectare (almost 250 million-acre) area in the waters shared by Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines
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August 19, 2010
The Young Urban Hunter: It’s Called Airsoft!
If you haven’t heard of Airsoft, you either don’t have any boys between the ages of 9 and about 19, or you haven’t been into your local sporting goods store lately. In the last couple of years, Airsoft has fast become one of the top activities which basically has ended the days of paintball. Young boys and even [...]
Read more...August 19, 2010
Kihansi spray toad gets second chance
Kihansi Gorge, Tanzania – historic home of the Kihansi spray toad and site of the planned reintroduction project. Being immersed in CI’s “ Search for the Lost Frogs ” campaign, I was excited to read another piece of amphibian news this week from the Wildlife Conservation Society : 100 captive-bred Kihansi spray toads (Nectophrynoides asperginis) could help bring the species back from the brink of extinction in its native African habitat. The toads, which were bred at the Bronx Zoo and the Toledo Zoo, were recently flown to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s commercial capital, where they will be held at a propagation center before reintroduction into the wild
Read more...August 14, 2010
In Brazil, major corporations launch biodiversity initiative
We are happy to announce that CI has recently joined a promising initiative by some of the largest corporations operating in Brazil, committing themselves to biodiversity conservation in the country and the sustainable use of its natural resources.
Read more...August 14, 2010
Color Phase Black Bears in Idaho
It’s almost time to start bear hunting here in Idaho. We can bait here so I always set a few up even though I prefer to spot and stalk with my bow. Here’s a little run down of our bait/trail camera experience a few years ago. In the spring of 2007, we purchased trail cameras [...]
Read more...August 13, 2010
Moose permit auctions raise $61K in NH, Vt.
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) _ Ten people will pay between $4,151 and $8,600 to bag a moose in New Hampshire or Vermont next fall.
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