by Susan | May 25, 2010 | BP oil spill, Gulf Coast Oil Spill
We’ve abandoned our amphibian friends for a couple of weeks to write about the Gulf Coast Oil spill, and while I’d hoped to get back to them this week, the latest news about the oil washing up and covering wetlands seemed too important for us to ignore....
by Susan | May 17, 2010 | Gulf Coast Oil Spill
Like sea turtles and birds, dolphins and other marine mammals are extremely vulnerable to the effects of oil. There are 35,000 to 45,000 bottlenose dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico, one of the largest populations of dolphins off the coast of the U.S. Unlike fish,...
by Susan | May 12, 2010 | Gulf Coast Oil Spill
During the Age of the Dinosaurs, the sea teemed with marine reptiles. But when the dinosaurs disappeared 65 million years ago, only a few reptiles remained in the sea—sea turtles, sea snakes, saltwater crocodiles, and marine iguanas. These ancient sea creatures have...
by Susan | May 6, 2010 | Uncategorized
The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, caused by an explosion and fire that destroyed a drilling rig about 50 miles offshore, has cost 11 oil workers’ lives. The oil spill also endangers the livelihood of the area fishermen/women, potentially harms tourism and...
by Susan | Apr 30, 2010 | frog calls, Frogs and the Rainforest, Learn about Frogs, Save the Frogs Day
Today is Save the Frogs Day, organized and created by conservation biologist Dr. Kerry Kriger. Tune in to hear an interview today with Dr. Kriger at 4:30 US Eastern or 1:30 PST (Sirius 112/XM 157) on Martha Stewart Living Radio. As it’s been almost a year since...
