Scott | October 13, 2009

TweetI guess I really don’t need an excuse to throw out a favorite passage of mine from the Endangered Species Act (ESA).  Heck, our Government plainly states a reason to conserve wildlife in peril and recognizes the varied and vital roles these species play in maintaining the health of our Nation’s ecosystems.  But there was [...]

Category: Commentary, conservation, Wilderness, Wildlife, Wildlife management | 5 Comments »
Tags: conservation, Endangered Species Act, fish, legislation, plants, Wildlife, Wildlife Heritage Act

Scott | June 25, 2009

Tweet Added a new video that I dug up at the California Department of Water Resources. The video and excerpt was originally published at Thriving Oceans and showcases the new technique for saving salmon in the delta.  “Preliminary results show that an experimental, non-physical fish barrier is working to help keep young Chinook salmon and steelhead in a more [...]

Category: fish, Wildlife management | No Comments »
Tags: chinook, conservation, fish, Salmon, steelhead

Scott | May 14, 2009

Tweet Fish exhibit quite a number of learned behaviors that can relate to foraging, recognizing predators, pain, and social organizations.  All of these are important for the survival of the individual as well as the species itself.  Even everyday human-fish interactions can divulge learned behaviors such as feedings.  The fish in both my aquariums swim [...]

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Tags: classical conditioning, fish, Pavlov, zebrafish

Scott | February 5, 2009

Tweet I can’t believe there’s already a follow up to the last two weeks (Spotlight: Migratory birds; Do you hear what they hear?), but the latest SCB publication provided a unique view on sound and light pollution that I just couldn’t pass. An evolutionary development to maximize reproductive success has led many reef species to [...]

Category: Marine life, Urban sprawl, Wildlife | No Comments »
Tags: coral, coral reefs, fish, invertebrates, light pollution, noise pollution