- Extraordinary Biological Diversity| Leave a Comment
Despite rain forest destruction, “the island of Borneo retains an extraordinary amount of biological diversity in its interior,” states The New York Times. According to the World Wildlife Fund, between 1994 and 2004, biologists discovered 361 new species of plants and animals on the island, which is shared by Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia. The finds [...]
- Animals in the News| Leave a Comment
● A section of road in southern Illinois is closed twice a year while rattlesnakes, copperheads and water moccasins, among others, slither across. In the spring and autumn, snakes have the right of way in the LaRue Pine Hills Ecological Area of Shawnee National Forest during their annual migration. “The snakes have to travel 500 [...]

