WILD DEER SHOT IN HEAD -ANIMAL WELLFARE

A wild deer was reportly been shot in the head with a cross bow in a barbaric act.The innicident wasin  PLYMBRIDGE WOODS NEAR PLYMOUTH,DEVON,the person who was suspected of this crime was only arrested on suspicion of possessioning  an offensive weapon in a public area and released on bail,the deer is believed to be wouned and alive ,i think not.SOURCE BBC RED BUTTON-WEST-SOUTH WEST NEWS.

ICHTHYOSAUR FOSSIL FOUND

A foossil hunter found a skeleton of a 5ft long  ICHTHYOSAUR -a giant toothy   marine reptile that resembles a dolphin.Embedded in rocks at CHARMOUTH BEACH .NEAR LYME REGIS,famed lyme regis fossil hunter  MARY ANNING discovered the skeleton of the frist ICHTHYOSAUR to be recongnised locally.

STUDENTS STUDY PIRANHIS

Second year MARINE BIOLOGY and ECOLOGY  students at  FALMOUTH MARINE SCHOOL,the aim is to get them into breeding condition,study habits,also the PIRANHIS will share a purpose built wet laboratory with  SHARKS ,VENMOUS LIONFISH,CORALS,CUTTLEFISH

SPIDER BITE

A TESCO worker spent a month in a coma after a suspected spider bite .It left him with kidney failure and lost 2 stone in weight,he is expected to make full recovery.

JACK RUSSELL DOES ALICE IN WONDERLAND

MINNIE -8 year old JACK RUSSELL was reunited with her  owner  after she survived 8 days down a rabbit hole-licked moisture off rocks.The rescue took the owners,their children,13 fireman over 4 hours to dig free,MINNIE was slightly panicked but after a bath and food did not reqiure treatment.

Avian malaria threatens Galapagos bird species

The Galapagos Islands may have inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, but scientists fear some of the species he observed may not be capable of adapting to new environmental challenges.

Experts say the introduction of foreign parasites to the islands and the increase in frequency of El Nino events, which scientists recently attributed to global warming, could push bird species in the Galapagos towards extinctionThe situation is precarious," says Dr Patricia Parker, Endowed Professor of Zoological Studies at the University of Missouri St Louis (UMSL), "particularly for species such as the Galapagos penguin, which live in very small populations." read more

California tests natural disaster early warning system

Scientists are using GPS technology and other sensors to detect the impending threat of natural disasters.
The network is installed in Southern California and has already helped scientists to alert emergency services to the risk of flash floods.
Yehuda Bock from the Scripps Institute of Oceanography said: "This can help to mitigate threats to public safety."
And added: "It means real-time information can be made available."
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The minutes and even seconds before a natural disaster strikes are crucial. read more