Keeper Marilyn did a good job of outlining the different kinds of bears in her recent post. But did you know there has been quite a bit of debate about whether one those she listed should be considered a bear? Giant Panda feasting on bamboo Panda bears or more correctly Giant Pandas are native to China and certainly look like bears. But what about the Red Panda? Obviously, it got the name “panda” because it shares many of the featuresRead more
Posts tagged: #conservation
Happy Leap Year!
Celebrate February 29th with a visit to http://www.amphibianark.org/ and learn about why 2008 is the “Year of the Frog”. Amphibians are in a major crisis– up to 50% of the 6000 species of amphibians are threatened with extinction due to climate change, habitat loss, and a deadly fungal disease called chytridiomycosis. Use the extra 24 hours you have this year to learn about the conservation efforts taking place. Here’s some video from YouTube of Animal Planet’s Jeff Corwin on TheRead more
Water Conservation
A kind person pointed out to me that in my last post, Do as I say, not as I do, I not only had a hard day, but also wasted water. Of all the things that happened to me on Christmas, overflowing the muskrat pool was devastating to me. With that said, I cannot take back what happened, but I can share with you the changes we have made in our procedures over the past few months to help saveRead more