Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:45:30 +0000

View Larger Map The hangul deer, aka, Kashmir Stag – a sub-species of Red Deer confined to the Indian state of Kashmir which during the last period of monarchy� is said to have numbered about 3000 animals, but reduced to a mere 170 animals according to a census conducted by� the International Union for Conservation of [...]

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:49:38 +0000

Sacred Places Present: Nature Here and Now When people think of “sacred places” in nature, though, I fear they most often think that these are also “wild places” exclusively. They believe that nature’s true majesty is found in the places where the human footprints are well buried beneath leaves or worn away by the winds of time. Like surely all [...]

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:31:10 +0000

How Hidden Cameras Aid Conservation Efforts for Jaguars and Other Rare Animals As new camera technology becomes cheaper and better, rare animals in places like Peru’s rainforests may soon be photographed and documented more thanks to the efforts of wildlife biologists. These kinds of photographs are important because they can provide crucial evidence of where species of animals like jaguars roam, [...]

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:03:27 +0000

When snakes fall from trees : Nature News Annotated Snakes make good climbers on narrow branches. Snakes, like all cold-blooded animals, cannot control their body temperature. Instead, they tend to go along with the conditions of their environment, slowing down their movement as the temperature drops. In particularly cold conditions, some reptiles become completely immobile, which can [...]