Nature News – Bay Area and Beyond – February 26, 2010
Friday roundup of nature and environmental stories — and a related Flickr fave. Many thanks to Naked Eyes for licensing this photo of SeaWorld orcas under Creative Commons.
Orcas at Seaworld - ©Naked Eyes/Flickr
SeaWorld Orcas – © Naked Eyes/Flickr
- In the aftermath of the tragic incident at Seaworld, a wildlife biologist explains that orcas have never attacked a human in the wild, and that natural behavior and captivity, among other factors, could account for this type of action by a killer whale.
- Another facet of the whale topic . . . oceanographer Andrew Pershing discusses how a stop in whaling could help sequester carbon.
- Some species of coral may be adjusting to global climate change by adapting to higher temperatures.
- Opposition is growing to the proposed 12,000-home development on the Redwood City site owned by Cargill Salt. Save the Bay has an update.
- An iceberg the size of Luxembourg broke off a glacier in Antarctica — could affect ocean circulation patterns.
- IBRRC has released 200 pelicans of the 435 wet and sick pelicans taken in during recent storms. The IBRRC blog has regular updates on hospital patients and events affecting our local wildlife.
- A Discover Magazine blog talks about the monogamous, Peruvian poison frog and how his fidelity might play into species survival.
