Environmental Restoration!

Mar10, 08 at 1353

“Environmental Restoration is the deliberate attempt to speed recovery of damaged areas.” (Bainbridge)
This could be to restore the natural ecosystem or structure so the environment will endure. Environmental Restoration could include a number of different ways to return the area to its former state. This could be by removing invasive species that damage the area [...]

Cane Toads and Devil Toads

Feb20, 08 at 1620

It is pure coincidence that I should read about the discovery of massive fossilized toad on google news so soon after watching “Cane Toads–An Unnatural History” in Ecology.
The new find has been dubbed “Beelzebufo”, or devil toad due to its massive size (10 lbs, 16 inches) and assumed predatory status. Some headlines say it’s “Frog [...]