A nasty case of crabs
we have crabs. Chinese mitten crabs. Imported by accident in ships ballast water they are now found in many of the UK's estuaries & are heading inland. They are likely to disrupt salmon breeding & wipe out some native crayfish. Environmentalists say we need to take action. So its fairly certain that we won't.
Congratulations to Canada for agreeing to create the great bear rainforest reserve on Canada's pacific coast. 25000 square miles of rainforest to be protected and environmentally managed. Fantastic, be proud Canada.
And finally in the Foja mountains in the Indonesian part of New Guinea scientists have discovered what they describe as an untouched eden, including 20 new species of frogs and five new species of palm. No beetle count yet but you bet its a big number. Its always great to know these untouched places exist. The problem is that once we know about them they tend not to remain untouched. Hark, is that the rumble of logging companies and tourist operators I hear?
Congratulations to Canada for agreeing to create the great bear rainforest reserve on Canada's pacific coast. 25000 square miles of rainforest to be protected and environmentally managed. Fantastic, be proud Canada.
And finally in the Foja mountains in the Indonesian part of New Guinea scientists have discovered what they describe as an untouched eden, including 20 new species of frogs and five new species of palm. No beetle count yet but you bet its a big number. Its always great to know these untouched places exist. The problem is that once we know about them they tend not to remain untouched. Hark, is that the rumble of logging companies and tourist operators I hear?
posted by Old Man Rich at 8:17 AM
3 Comments:
Kill the crabs!
wanna trade? Zebra mussels and silver carp for Crabs? sounds like we have the makings of bouillabaisse
do they call them mitten crabs because their moms tie their mittens togther on bits of wool and run them through their parkas?
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