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KENYA: Wild animals compete with humans for scarce water resources

Ahmed Diriye hadtaken his goats to a stream in Mogogashe near the northern Kenyan town ofGarissa and was waiting for them to drink when he was attacked by baboons. "I killed a baboon after they tried to force mefrom the 'lagadera' [stream in Somali]," he said, holding out his bandagedarm. "They were thirsty and wanted water just like my goats. The well isthe only one with water." At another well, four girls abandoned their watercontainers after thirsty baboons attacked them. The next day,...

The Amazing World of Reptiles

Reptiles are one of the most diverse groups in the animal kingdom. Their behaviors and physical attributes cover a broad spectrum, which is one of the reasons we humans find them so fascinating. This article illustrates the amazing diversity found within the animal kingdom. Below, I have compiled what I feel are some of the most interesting facts about reptiles and their behavior. Interesting Reptile Facts Contrary to popular belief, chameleons do not change their color to blend in with...

Effect of introducing alien species into an ecosystem

Introduction The alien species means an organism which is not indigenous to the place and they have been introduced either accidentally or intentionally transported to these new location human activities. The great increase in the introduction of alien species that people are importing for economic, aesthetic, accidental, or even the complex reasons is leading to more species invading native ecosystems, which bring about results: they become invasive alien species (IAS) that have...

Stella signs off

After a long battle with cancer, Stella Brewer Marsden, the indomitable English lady who founded and ran the Chimp Re-hab Centre at the River Gambia National Park in CRR, died last Thursday. Stella and her father Eddie Brewer, then chief of Wildlife of The Gambia, founded the first-ever chimpanzee rehabilitation programme in1969, as a solution for a group of chimps confiscated from hunters and traders by the Gambian wildlife authorities. Funding for Stella’s project was always difficult and she...

Half of life could go extinct by century's end, warn eminent biologists

In a "fireside chat" at Yale University on Wednesday, prominent naturalists Edward O. Wilson and Peter H. Raven predicted dire consequences for the planet's biodiversity and habitability unless current trends in consumption and environmental degradation are reversed. The two scientists were awarded the Addison Emery Verrill Medal by the Peabody Museum of Natural History for their contributions to natural science before a capacity crowd at Yale's Sprague Hall. Both are known for their...

Are You Related to a Neanderthal?

Homo sapiens neanderthal lived between 130,000 and 35,000 years ago. Europe was the center of their range. Some have been found as far south as Gibraltar, even down to Israel and the Near East. They were bordered on the north by glaciers, on the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Height: Average around 5 foot 8 inches. Fossils: Part of a skeleton - a thick skull cap and a number of arm and leg bones were uncovered in the Neander Valley near Düsseldorf,...