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The Conservation Report presents the latest environmental news and comment from a moderate perspective. From air pollution to zoonotic diseases and everything else in between.
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NEW SPECIES of chameleon discovered in Tanzania
Dr Andrew Marshall, from the Environment Department at the University of York, discovered an undescribed chameleon species—Kinyongia magomberae—when he disturbed a twig snake feeding on a specimen, which was subsequently “spat out.” H...
VIDEO: Explorers census thousands of unique ocean species between edge of darkness and black abyss
More via PhysOrg.com On the Net: Census of Marine Life WEIRD AND FASCINATING CREATURES: 10 extraordinary deep-sea creatures caught on video and camera :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Posted in Animals, Biology, Environment, Nature, N...
ENERGY: Do we have enough uranium for the proposed nuclearization of energy sources?
“Counting on new nuclear reactors as a climate change solution is no more sensible than counting on an un-built dam to create a lake to fight a nearby forest fire.” — Peter Bradford, former U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission member Like coal,...
VIDEO: Martha Stewart believes Sarah Palin is “a dangerous person”
I find Martha Stewart’s recent assessment of Sarah Palin interesting. She describes Sarah Palin as “very boring” and “a dangerous person.” Additionally, Stewart says Palin is “so confused” and consequently, w...
VIDEO: National Geographic photographer recalls remarkable experience while filming a leopard seal underwater in Antarctica
As seen in the video below, leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) are very powerful and very large aquatic marine predators. Attacks on humans are very rare, and in 2003, Kirsty Brown, a British marine biologist, became “the first person . . . to have ...
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES: Madagascar pochard eggs collected from the wild and hatched, known population almost doubles
The Madagascar pochard (Aythya innotata) is one of the rarest birds in the world (pochards are a group of diving ducks). In fact, it was believed to be extinct at one time. However, by chance, an isolated but tiny population was discovered several y...

