Comments for Wild Tracks Blog http://wildtracks.wordpress.com On behalf of the world's wild species Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:07:46 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Baby Animal Pictures by Charlene Boucher http://wildtracks.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/baby-animal-pictures/#comment-90 Charlene Boucher Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:07:46 +0000 http://wildtracks.wordpress.com/?p=357#comment-90 Ive never seen a Fennec fox Cub before. Its the most georgeous little thing ive ever seen. Wonder how big it grows? Ive never seen a Fennec fox Cub before. Its the most georgeous little thing ive ever seen. Wonder how big it grows?

]]> Comment on Baby Animal Pictures by laura http://wildtracks.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/baby-animal-pictures/#comment-87 laura Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:10:29 +0000 http://wildtracks.wordpress.com/?p=357#comment-87 impossibly/miraculously cute. just look at it's face! impossibly/miraculously cute. just look at it’s face!

]]> Comment on Sea Turtle Bag Ban by 2010 Diaries http://wildtracks.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/stop-plastic-kills/#comment-86 2010 Diaries Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:24:51 +0000 http://wildtracks.wordpress.com/?p=500#comment-86 We have found some fantastic bags that are an alternative to plastic bags - they are called Turtle Bags. They are Superstrong, made of natural fibres, biodegradeable, reusable, ethical and practical. They are made by a Turtle Conservation project in Sri lanka. We have found some fantastic bags that are an alternative to plastic bags – they are called Turtle Bags. They are Superstrong, made of natural fibres, biodegradeable, reusable, ethical and practical. They are made by a Turtle Conservation project in Sri lanka.

]]> Comment on The Mystery of the Legless Frogs by Mike http://wildtracks.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/the-mystery-of-the-legless-frogs/#comment-81 Mike Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:31:32 +0000 http://wildtracks.wordpress.com/?p=518#comment-81 The study by Ballengee and Sessions puts forward an interesting potential explanation for some types of frog deformities. Unfortunately, their research fails to live up to the media hype; it does not solve the mystery of deformed frogs. In the laboratory, they found that some dragonfly larvae will remove limbs of tadpoles. However, Ballengee and Sessions did not actually test the predictions of the dragonfly hypothesis with rigorous data from the field. For example, a clear prediction of their hypothesis is that as the frequency of dragonfly larvae in wetlands increases, the frequency of missing-limb deformities in those wetlands is also expected to increase. Ballengee and Sessions did not test this prediction. Testing such predictions is a fundamental component of science. Until there are well-designed studies that examine the relationship between dragonfly density and frogs with missing limbs in nature, the relative importance of the role of predation in amphibian deformities will remain unknown. The study by Ballengee and Sessions puts forward an interesting potential explanation for some types of frog deformities. Unfortunately, their research fails to live up to the media hype; it does not solve the mystery of deformed frogs. In the laboratory, they found that some dragonfly larvae will remove limbs of tadpoles. However, Ballengee and Sessions did not actually test the predictions of the dragonfly hypothesis with rigorous data from the field. For example, a clear prediction of their hypothesis is that as the frequency of dragonfly larvae in wetlands increases, the frequency of missing-limb deformities in those wetlands is also expected to increase. Ballengee and Sessions did not test this prediction. Testing such predictions is a fundamental component of science. Until there are well-designed studies that examine the relationship between dragonfly density and frogs with missing limbs in nature, the relative importance of the role of predation in amphibian deformities will remain unknown.

]]> Comment on Swimming With Polar Bears by shawnmoreton http://wildtracks.wordpress.com/2009/01/20/swimming-with-polar-bears/#comment-79 shawnmoreton Sat, 08 Aug 2009 17:57:23 +0000 http://wildtracks.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-79 Finally got to see these bears in Cochrane...what an amazing experience! I'd recommend it to anyone passing through the area... Finally got to see these bears in Cochrane…what an amazing experience! I’d recommend it to anyone passing through the area…

]]> Comment on Baby Animal Pictures by sophie http://wildtracks.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/baby-animal-pictures/#comment-72 sophie Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:04:39 +0000 http://wildtracks.wordpress.com/?p=357#comment-72 i think fennec foxes are soo cute i'd love one as a pet, but they belon in the wild don't they? 8-| i think fennec foxes are soo cute i’d love one as a pet, but they belon in the wild don’t they? 8-|

]]> Comment on Northern Wild by fragileworld http://wildtracks.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/northern-wild/#comment-58 fragileworld Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:06:33 +0000 http://wildtracks.wordpress.com/?p=482#comment-58 Hi there! I was looking for pictures to include in one of my blog pages and instead wondered if it would be okay to provide a link to this entry in your blog about Nahanni instead??? Please reply in a comment to my Travelling to Nahanni Page when you get a chance.... Thank you..... http://onmymission.wordpress.com/travelling-to-nahanni I love your blog, by the way!!! beautiful pics ! Hi there! I was looking for pictures to include in one of my blog pages and instead wondered if it would be okay to provide a link to this entry in your blog about Nahanni instead??? Please reply in a comment to my Travelling to Nahanni Page when you get a chance…. Thank you….. http://onmymission.wordpress.com/travelling-to-nahanni
I love your blog, by the way!!! beautiful pics !

]]> Comment on Furballs In Danger by wildtracks http://wildtracks.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/furballs-in-danger/#comment-38 wildtracks Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:12:51 +0000 http://wildtracks.wordpress.com/?p=369#comment-38 Frustrating and also very sad. Conservationists seem to be fighting a losing battle most of the time, but we are a determined breed of critter! Frustrating and also very sad. Conservationists seem to be fighting a losing battle most of the time, but we are a determined breed of critter!

]]> Comment on Furballs In Danger by bill@www.wildramblings.com http://wildtracks.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/furballs-in-danger/#comment-37 bill@www.wildramblings.com Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:07:49 +0000 http://wildtracks.wordpress.com/?p=369#comment-37 We really can't predict the cascading effects of climate change. Plummeting populations of different species in the rabbit family are but one example of disappearing mammals that could cause a chain reaction that would echo throuoghout the natural systems of our world. While it is certain that the earth has been through devastating changes in past eons, it is doubtful any were predicated by human behavior. And with all this information I can go out into the world and still see everyone behaving in exactly the same way. How frustrating. We really can’t predict the cascading effects of climate change. Plummeting populations of different species in the rabbit family are but one example of disappearing mammals that could cause a chain reaction that would echo throuoghout the natural systems of our world.

While it is certain that the earth has been through devastating changes in past eons, it is doubtful any were predicated by human behavior.

And with all this information I can go out into the world and still see everyone behaving in exactly the same way.

How frustrating.

]]> Comment on The Ears Have It by Satera http://wildtracks.wordpress.com/2009/03/06/the-ears-have-it/#comment-29 Satera Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:36:26 +0000 http://wildtracks.wordpress.com/?p=187#comment-29 Oh my goodness that thing is so adorable!!! AAAAHHH!!! I love it I am such an animal lover I love any thing that is furry, has ears, and a tail. Oh my goodness that thing is so adorable!!! AAAAHHH!!! I love it I am such an animal lover I love any thing that is furry, has ears, and a tail.

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