Monday, February 28, 2005
online field guides for salamanders
I've got quite a few bookmarks of very good online field guides for salamanders. Some are focused towards school-age children such as [the Yahooligans! Animals Page on Amphibians] while others are a good resources for just about everyone like [eNature.com] . [An Online Guide for the Identification of Amphibians in North America north of Mexico] produced by USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center provides an extensive list of salamander species with identification information and photographs for many species.
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Wednesday, February 16, 2005
salamander feeding movies
Salamanders feed by several methods including feeding with a tongue that extends well beyond the mouth of the salamander. Steven Deban has an excellent website with many examples of how salamanders feed.
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Thursday, February 10, 2005
UPDATE - nun ends fast
Reuters [view article] reports that the nun, Venerable Jiyul Sunim, has ended her fast after the South Korean government agreed to a environmental review of how the project will affect the Mount Chunsung ecology.
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Friday, February 04, 2005
nun fasting to save South Korean salamander
A friend sent me this story regarding a nun in South Korea fasting to save several endangered species including a rare salamander. [view Yahoo! News article] [view YONHAP News article]
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Tuesday, February 01, 2005
eating amphibians: canned frogs and salamander feasts to fight SARS
My sister found this article on a small village in Thailand who produces canned frog. To say the least I was a little suprised to see this article. [view the article]
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Additionally, I came across an article at seafood.com regarding the sale of salamanders to lure back customers after the SARS outbreak. [view article]
