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Conservation News
- Bold initiative aims to protect coral reefs in the Dominican Republic July 16, 2018
- Pay more attention to forests to avert global water crisis, researchers urge July 16, 2018
- Protecting PNG’s oceans: Q&A with marine activist John Aini July 16, 2018
- Soy giant Louis Dreyfus pledges deforestation-free supply chain July 16, 2018
- Mangroves and their deforestation may emit more methane than we thought July 13, 2018
- New research proposes solutions for reducing environmental costs of feeding Earth’s 7.6-billion human population July 13, 2018
- Angry farmers set fire to offices of Madagascar eco group, gov’t agency July 13, 2018
- Scientists urge Indonesian president to nix dam in orangutan habitat July 13, 2018
- In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, July 13, 2018 July 13, 2018
- After devastating floods in 2013, an Indian state ignores the lessons July 13, 2018
- Another Cecil? Secrecy surrounds June trophy lion hunt July 13, 2018
- Latam Eco Review: Spectacled bears in the spotlight July 13, 2018
- Madagascar’s native fauna defenseless against toxic invasive toads July 13, 2018
- Salamanders have ‘tricks up their sleeves’ for weathering climate change July 12, 2018
- Extractive industries threaten a million square kilometers of intact tropical forests around the globe July 12, 2018
- ‘Decolonizing conservation’: Q&A with PNG marine activist John Aini July 12, 2018
- Solution to ocean’s plastic waste problem ‘starts with product design’ July 12, 2018
- Krill fishing companies pledge to protect key food of Antarctic animals July 12, 2018
- Species evolve more than twice as fast at poles as in tropics: study July 12, 2018
- Online mapping tool tracks land-use changes down to the farm July 12, 2018
Charismatic Faunas
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Sanje Crested Mangabey. Photo Credit-Mohamed Kambi
Cheetah Family In Masi Mara…***EXCLUSIVE*** *** NO INTERNET USAGE UNTIL 00:001 BST ON JULY 23, 2012 *** MASI MARA, KENYA – UNDATED: Cheetah mother shakes of the rain off her fur after a rain shower and in process soakes her six cubs in Masai Mara, Kenya. A cheetah mum drenches her six adorable cubs – as they all squirm with shock. The pack of three-month-old cubs had already taken a soaking from Mother Nature during a flash downpour in Masai Mara, Kenya. The nippers’ fur had just dried out when their mother shook herself dry – dousing them all in water. And Irish snapper Paul Mckenzie, 48, who now lives in Hong Kong, was perfectly poised to capture their adorable reactions. PHOTOGRAPH BY Paul Mckenzie / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com
Trophic level interaction between wild flora and fauna. Image Credit: Vivi Granado
I’ve spotted these cute cratures a couple of times, briefly crossing the alley before disappearing in the thick jungle surrounding the Mexican resort. I consider myself lucky to have spotted an entire family traveling from tree to tree, about 40ft from where I was standing. I found a small opening and carefully slipped between the trees, making sure I don’t scratch myself. I’ve landed in an opening large enough to perform a belly dance :-) Te coati bunch quickly became aware of my presence and made their way deep in the jungle, retrieving the youngsters one by one from different tree branches. I’ve found them quite cute and intelligent. While searching for the coati latin name I’ve sadly ran across this recent Herald Tribune article stating that 45 coatis have recently been poisoned in Cancun’s mangroves :-( http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=343607&CategoryId=14091
Goon Junior
Fallow stag and flies at dawn.
Red Colobus. Photo Credit-Mohamed Kambi
