Aquaria News

Three games on XBLA today News
Another Wednesday, another patter of tiny, probably-overpriced feet in the halls of Xbox Live Arcade, where Shred Nebula, Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball and Gin Rummy are all available to download. More...
 
Florence Ranch Homestead Receives Conservation Bookshelf
Treasured objects and artifacts once owned by the David W. Florence family, now on display at the Florence Ranch Homestead, will be preserved for future generations with help from the IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf, a set of conservation books, DVDs, and online resources donated by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the primary source of federal funding of the ... More...
 
Zookeepers learn the finer aspects of husbandry
MALACCA: Its was a fun time for 36 local and foreign zookeepers at the 5th Mazpa Field Training Course for Keepers at Malacca Zoo recently. More...
 
Boston Joins Worldwide Protest of Japan’s Dolphin Slaughter
Supporters of the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA), Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS), Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition (MARC), and Cetacean Society International (CSI) join the 5th annual international protest to denounce Japans dolphin slaughter during Japan Dolphin Day. The Boston demonstration will be held at noon in front of the Japanese Consulate at ... More...
 
Cast your vote for tiger cub names
The competition to name Auckland Zoo’s three 12-week-old tiger cubs has reached the next round, with the zoo asking the public to cast the deciding vote via an online poll. The zoo received hundreds of name suggestions for the cubs and keepers have narrowed the selection down to three per cub. More...
 
Discovery of blasting caps found closes Easton road; six houses evacuated
Police closed a portion of Turnpike Street for almost two hours on Monday afternoon after a contractor discovered three blasting caps lodged inside a rock along a sidewalk. More...
 
Lifeline for Tasmanian devils
THEY may not look like an insurance policy, but it is hoped that five disease-free Tasmanian devils born at South Australia's Monarto Zoo will help save the feisty marsupial from extinction. More...
 
Donation will help preserve Tacoma Historical Society's artifacts collection
Tacoma Historical Society announced yesterday it has been selected to receive assistance from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in its effort to preserve its collection of objects and artifacts. More...
 
Researching Impact Of Global Warming On Corals
Scientists are collecting the spawn of elkhorn corals as part of a research and education project to grow the newborn juvenile corals for distribution to aquaria and to the wild. The goals of the project are to learn how corals will respond to global warming and also to teach aquarium professionals how they can protect corals by using laboratory-raised specimens rather than removing corals from ... More...
 
Research expedition on corals and global warming: Aug. 17-26 in Puerto Rico
( Penn State ) Scientists are collecting the spawn of elkhorn corals as part of a research and education project to grow the newborn juvenile corals for distribution to aquaria and to the wild. The goals of the project are to learn how corals will respond to global warming and also to teach aquarium professionals how they can protect corals by using laboratory-raised specimens rather than ... More...