Friday, May 13, 2011
A Feather In Their Caps?
Indian rose-ringed parakeets take over Britain, Britain's elite consider even more garish hats for next royal wedding. Read all about it over at the New York Times.
Labels: birds, Britain, UK
Jennifer Forman Orth 2:17 PM
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Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Fish Kabobs
Some crazy "Asian Carp Water Ninjas" are heading out onto the Illinois River and attacking the invasive fish mid-ski with swords and spiked armor. A link to the video, which must be seen to be believed, is here. (Don't try this at home, etc. etc.)
Labels: aquatic species, carp, fish, fishing, Illinois
Jennifer Forman Orth 1:14 PM
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Friday, March 25, 2011
Coasting Through It
A study of management of an area of the Oregon coast invaded by Ammophila beach grasses indicates that certain management techniques may actually end up harming native species. Read more here, or read the full article here.
Labels: management, Oregon, wetlands
Jennifer Forman Orth 2:24 PM
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Friday, March 04, 2011
Alien Eats Alien
Check out the trailer for the upcoming extra-terrestrial road trip comedy "Paul." Around the 2'10" mark, you can watch Paul the from-another-planet alien chomp down on a European starling, an alien in its own right.
Labels: animals, birds, media, starlings
Jennifer Forman Orth 4:57 PM
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Monday, February 28, 2011
Art Of War On Weeds
NPR has an interesting piece tying in to National Invasive Weeds Awareness Week, about a man who creates art out of invasive plants.
Labels: media, NPR, plants
Jennifer Forman Orth 2:50 PM
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Wednesday, February 02, 2011
That Stinks!
The brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) has been discovered in Michigan.
Labels: insects, Michigan
Jennifer Forman Orth 11:34 PM
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Carpoon!
Fifth grader wins national invention contest from Popular Science with his underwater fishy-facial recognition weapon, an anti-carp device.
Labels: aquatic species, carp, fish, fishing
Jennifer Forman Orth 12:57 PM
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