May 26, 2009

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Heat-tolerant Coral Reefs Discovered: May Survive Global Warming
Science Daily - sciencedaily.com
22 May 2009
Image Credit: Tom Oliver

Experts say that more than half of the world's coral reefs could disappear in the next 50 years, in large part because of higher ocean temperatures caused by climate change. But now Stanford University scientists have found evidence that some coral reefs are adapting and may actually survive global warming.




Death by Rubber: Global amphibian declines have scientists and volunteers scrambling to preserve backyard biodiversity
Scienceline - www.scienceline.com
22 May 2009
Image Credit: Lindsay Konkel

A ghostly procession of ten volunteers clad in orange safety vests and cellophane-covered headlamps shuffles down the middle of a lonely wooded road in northwestern New Jersey, each staring intently at their feet. It’s a damp March night and the temperature is hovering around 40 degrees Fahrenheit. These hardy workers are looking for frogs and salamanders to count.



Caves close as bats continue to die from mysterious disease
Lexington Herald-Leader - kentucky.com
23 May 2009
Area: Northeastern USA

Stay out of caves. That's the message from the U.S. Forest Service, and even caver organizations, as bats continue to die from a mysterious disease called white-nose syndrome. On Thursday, the Forest Service closed all caves in national forests in the southeast for a year. That includes the Daniel Boone National Forest, which has an estimated 1,000 caves. "The closures will allow scientists and land managers time to work together and stop the fungus, learn how it spreads and how to best address it," said Liz Agpaoa, the forester in charge of the region that stretches from Oklahoma to Virginia and Florida.



Contagious cancer threatens future of devils
CNN - cnn.com
22 May 2009
Image Credit: AFP/Getty Images
Area: Australia

Australia's iconic Tasmanian devil -- widely known as trouble in Looney Tunes cartoons -- has been put on the country's endangered list, environmental officials announced Friday.





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