Escaped billy goat blamed for kid boom at Springfield zoo
At Forest Park Zoo in Springfield Massachusetts zookeepers say a billy goat who escaped while a pond was being repaired mingled with nanny goats last summer leading to six does giving birth to eleven kids in a week and more may be expecting.
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Beekeepers Track Bees With Tiny Bar Codes
National Geographic reports Stephen Buchmann and Intermec engineers have affixed one tenth inch square bar codes to worker bees. Laser scanners at hive entrances read each bee’s barcode, storing data on bee traffic, flight range, pollen trips, and flower visits to predict honey yields and study insect movement.
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Ecologist Chico Mendes Murder Sparks Amazon Land War
In Acre Brazil ecologists warn rainforest loss threatens global oxygen cycles as the Mendes assassination energizes local land conflicts. Authorities pursue ranchers linked to his death while supporters call Mendes a hero whose voice endures.
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Amazon Rain
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Chico Mendes
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