update: kakapo sass euthanised
Old boy Sass farewelled. Sadly we euthanized one of our Stewart Island founder kakapo, Sass, yesterday. Sass had been of relatively poor condition for the last few years and has […]
conservation
two kakapo chicks born from artificial insemination
kakapo (strigops habroptilus) there has been a major breakthrough in the kakapo recovery programme this year: semen specimen were collected earlier last year, and a total of six female kakapo […]
whale wars season 2, sneak peek
whale wars season 2 is coming up on june 5th in the US, and they’ve released a trailer and some clips on youtube: (via eric)
commercial seal products banned in the EU
earlier this year, i wrote about the then-upcoming EU vote to ban seal products from “commercially harvested seals”. it took place last tuesday, and the bill passed with an overwhelming […]
kakapo population hits 100 milestone
there’s a brand-new entry on the kakapo recovery programme website: 11 March 2009 The chick tally rises to 14 this season, pushing the kakapo population into three figure territory with […]
austria remains gmo-free
Austria, Hungary keep their GMO bans EU environment ministers defeated a proposal on Monday that would have forced Austria and Hungary to lift their bans on growing certain genetically modified […]