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Scientists track down turtle, previously found only in markets

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 04:07:27 -0400

Scientists track down turtle, previously found only in markets:

In the early 1990s, biologists in southeast Asia discovered a species of turtle unknown to science. But there was a catch: They didn’t know where it came from. Cuora picturata, as the new turtle was formally named, was found only in markets where it was sold for food.

Nearly two decades later, a clever piece of biological sleuthing has found the native home of C. picturata. The discovery offers hope not just to C. picturata, but to other turtle species known only from markets.

“It’s frustrating. You see this animal being exploited, and likely facing extinction,” said Bryan Stuart, a biologist at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, whose search for C. picturata’s home was described April 1 in Biological Sciences. “But there’s little that conservation can do, because we’re missing the basic information necessary for conservation: Where does this species occur in the wild?”

"Cape PD Cracking Down on Uninsured Drivers"

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 04:41:56 -0500

"Cape PD Cracking Down on Uninsured Drivers":

“When a call comes in, a group of men and women are there to see if your insurance is valid. They are representatives from the top insurance companies in the state and they have your personal information at your fingertips.”

afternoonsnoozebutton: But I mean really how can you molest an...

Sun, 06 Mar 2011 22:03:01 -0500

afternoonsnoozebutton:

But I mean really how can you molest an alligator when you aren’t allowed to feed or entice it?

Viewed at: Visit Fort Myers Beach

Sat, 05 Mar 2011 07:24:00 -0500

Viewed at: Visit Fort Myers Beach

"I wonder how those same people who would have the government limit teacher pay and benefits would..."

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:18:49 -0500

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I wonder how those same people who would have the government limit teacher pay and benefits would feel about the government limiting CEO pay at bailed-out-with-taxpayer-money (banking) firms? …We have got to pay those bailed-out-firm CEO’s top dollar! Otherwise, those companies could wind up being run by a couple of jackasses who fucked things up so royally, it torpedoes the entire global economy.

…When will America’s teachers follow the lead of Wall Street and start making sacrifices for the children?

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- JON STEWART, The Daily Show (via inothernews)