Archive for May 2, 2008

Not All Clownfish Are Named Nemo!

Posted on May 2, 2008, 3:37 pm, by Sarah, under conservation.

 
The Endangered Species Coalition (ESC) has an interesting ongoing contest to give endangered species  more outreach-friendly and interesting monikers.  Its supposed to be a humorous perspective, and I can see the appeal.  For instance, instead of the Delta Smelt, the “Yummy-Tasty Fish”. 
I’ve been really interested in the whole concept of names and wildlife lately.  I regularly encounter [...]

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Climate Fatigue

Posted on May 2, 2008, 9:27 am, by Sarah, under conservation.

 
The latest issue of Orion magazine (one of my favorites) takes aim at various climate concerns through several articles.  The overall sense of the issue is one of anxiety-stricken urgency.  And perhaps its needed in the wider sense of the world, but I have a hard time believing that regular readers of Orion need yet [...]

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