Visit the Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange at: http://www.cakex.org/ For a holiday special story on considering climate change read: http://www.cakex.org/community/advice/adaptation-carol-climate-change-ghost-story And, for a pile of information on climate change and invasives, look for the “Search CAKE” box on the homepage and enter “invasive species” (ten pages ...[Read More]
CAKE Newsletter Highlights Climate Adaptation Case Studies
Biodiversity Convention 10th meeting decisions relevant to invasive species
The 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP10) is now over, and the meeting was a success. The Parties agreed – among other points – on all key elements of the strategic plan for the next decade, including new targets to reduce the current pressures on the planet’s biodiversity. Several decisions taken in Nagoya address the problems caused by invasive spec ...[Read More]
Feral pig problems in the USA hit the Wall Street Journal
Texas Calls in the Law in Its Beef With Feral Porkers You Can’t Shoot Them From Helicopters in Dallas Proper; Subtlety Is Required […] Herds of feral pigs are menacing other urban areas around the country. In Oahu, Hawaii’s most populated island, the hogs descend from forests into nearby subdivisions, encountering humans, house pets, and—before the series ended in May—the cast of “Lost.” Oli ...[Read More]
Salmonella Infection in Illegally Imported Spur-Thighed Tortoises (Testudo graeca) Zoonoses and Public Health
Percipalle, M., Giardina, G., Lipari, L., Piraino, C., Macrì, D. and Ferrantelli, V. , Salmonella Infection in Illegally Imported Spur-Thighed Tortoises (Testudo graeca). Zoonoses and Public Health, no. doi: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2010.01345.x Article Summary The prevalence of Salmonella infection was determined in a group of spur-thighed tortoises (Testudo graeca) seized during two smuggling attempt ...[Read More]
Anson Wong Jailed for 95 Snakes on a Plane -6 Months and $61,000 Fine
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) 9/6/10 – A Malaysian was jailed for six months and fined 190,000 ringgit ($61,000) for trying to smuggle 95 snakes out of the country, a sentence that campaigners said was too light. Anson Wong, already convicted of trafficking in wildlife in the United States in 2001, pleaded guilty last week and will start his sentence on Sept. 13. Under Malaysian law, Wong could have face ...[Read More]