April 2012
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Citizen Science: Snake Count 2012! →
dailygreen:
Citizen science projects are a great way for scientists to collect loads of data with the help of volunteers, and a great way for the public to get involved with science and research. From May 12 - 20th, get out anywhere in North America and hunt for snakes to contribute to the efforts to map the abundance and distribution of snake species in the US.
If snakes aren’t your thing,...
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Eating shrimp contributes to extreme labor abuse →
Shrimp has been hovering near the bottom of the list of things I will eat for a while. Unless you make a point to get it wild, chances are very good it has been raised in a crowded pond and treated with loads of antibiotics. Factor in its mammoth carbon footprint, and the fact that many of the developing world’s mangroves have been displaced in recent years to make room for shrimp farms, and my...
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Conservative estimates are that 27,000 species go...
Super depressing but true. This doesn’t even consider species yet discovered by science.
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