Malaysian authorities rescued nearly 100 pangolins from a poacher who was planning to sell the endangered animals for meat and “medicine.” A raid on a house in northern Kedah by officials from the Department of Wildlife and National Parks yielded 98 pangolins and three kilograms of pangolin scales. The Straits Times reported that the self-employed [...]
Live From the First Day of Outside Lands
August 28, 2009 By 1 Comment
Before the onslaught of crowds hit Golden Gate Park for Pearljam tonight, I, along with other Green minions checked out the Ouside Lands Green scene just as West Indian Girl hit one of the numerous stages. Don’t say that we didn’t warn you but those who are short on cash should consider the Global Inheritance [...]
UNESCO Requests Stronger Anti-Poaching Measures for Kaziranga National Park
August 28, 2009 By 1 Comment
Forest guards in India’s Kaziranga National Park might be closer to getting the weapons – and permissions – they need to fight poachers. New Delhi has been asked by UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee (WHC) to step up anti-poaching efforts in Kaziranga National Park, where a greater one-horned rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis) was recently killed. According to [...]
This Bus Bike Rack Rap Rocks
August 28, 2009 By 1 Comment
My happy transportation moment of the week came when I stumbled across this most excellent song on the Muni Diaries. The rap was created for the Transit Authority of River City in Louisville, Kentucky to explain how to use the bike racks on their buses. The infectious chorus has been stuck in my head all [...]
Celebrating Women and Wildlife in Nepal
August 28, 2009 By 2 Comments
Nepal’s Chitwan Buffer Zone hosted more than 800 people for the “Women on Conservation” event to mark the occasion of Teej – a festival of Nepalese women. The “Women on Conservation” event was kicked off by Surdevi Community Forest User Group President lighting the ceremonial candle. This lively theatrical competition was held at the Surdevi [...]
