The cacophony may not have scared the elephants away for good

Jorhat wetlands go off bird radar

- Cracker burst to keep jumbos away puts off avian visitors
PULLOCK DUTTA

Jorhat may be missing its winter guests, but the avian visitors have not abandoned their Nagaon home. A flock of ducks take flight at Jamuna wetland on Thursday. Picture by Eastern Projections

Guwahati, Dec. 6: Assam is having a lean season not only in terms of winter tourists but migratory birds, too.

If violence is keeping tourists away this winter, migratory birds are staying away from one of their favourite seasonal habitats in the state because of the man-elephant conflict.

For the past three months, the forest department and residents of villages in Jorhat district have been bursting crackers regularly to keep rampaging elephant herds at bay. The cacophony may not have scared the elephants away for good, but it has certainly kept winged avian visitors from roosting in the wetlands they used to unfailingly visit until last year.

The Telegraph - Calcutta : Northeast

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Underground Etiquette

Underground Etiquette

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janneke maan

De Japanse Maansonde Kaguya heeft de eerste hogedefinitie(televisie)beelden gemaakt van het Maanoppervlak

Moving image of the Moon shot by the HDTV camera.

Grenswetenschap.nl - [ Maan in detail ]

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wiki: October 19 is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 73 days remaining until the end of the year.

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Halloween in The Castro, San Francisco, 2003

Halloween in The Castro, San Francisco, 2003

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Way to Beyond

By Moon River

Naomi Leshem, from her series, "Way to Beyond"

Naomi Leshem, Untitled, #2, 2006, Chromogenic Print, 119.9x119.9 cm. from the series "Way to Beyond"

Way to Beyond.

Neanderthalers beschaafder dan gedacht

Het was tot nu toe niet bepaald een compliment om "Neanderthaler" te worden genoemd, maar dat zou wel eens snel kunnen veranderen.

vrtnieuws.net - Neanderthalers beschaafder dan gedacht

Elephant Proof Printmakers

26 Oct—21 Nov 2007

In the Gallery Café

Philippa Merrett, The Pink Elephant – Ajanta, 2007. Hand-coloured etching

Elephant Proof is the name given to a group of artist printmakers from the Saturday printmaking classes at the London College of Communication. This group show includes current students, former students and staff at the college formerly known as The London College of Printing. Many are experienced printmakers who produce work that is diverse in subject matter using techniques such as etching, screen printing and lithography. The London College of Communication has a long tradition of excellence in training students in all methods of print production.

Elephant Proof Printmakers - The Gallery Café - Exhibitions - Royal Academy of Arts


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Doorzichtige kikkers in productie

Grenswetenschap.nl - [ Doorzichtige kikkers in productie ]

Kudzu-The Vine

Kudzu is native to Japan and China, however it grows well in the Southeastern United States. Kudzu is a vine that when left uncontrolled will eventually grow over almost any fixed object in its proximity including other vegetation. Kudzu, over a period of several years will kill trees by blocking the sunlight and for this and other reasons many would like to find ways to get rid of it. The flowers which bloom in late summer have a very pleasant fragrance and the shapes and forms created by kudzu vines growing over trees and bushes can be pleasing to the eye during the summer months.

The following statement appeared in an agricultural bulletin in 1928, about 20 years after it was first introduced in Florida as a forage crop. "Kudzu is not without disadvantages. It is slow and expensive in getting established, is exacting in requiring only moderate grazing and mowing, is deceptive about its real yield, especially to those who do not know it well, and sometimes becomes a pest."

Kudzu-The Vine

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Koen Insectenkampioen

Ik ben Koen, 9 jaar en mijn grootste hobby is alles wat met insecten te maken heeft. De bedoeling van deze aparte pagina op GW is om te laten zien dat insecten niet eng of vies zijn. Integendeel, het zijn interessante en nuttige diertjes. Je hoeft ook niet ver te gaan want de kleine friemelaars zijn werkelijk overal vinden.

Als entomoloog in spé weet ik veel over insecten, dus als je een vraag hebt kun je mij die stellen. Ook tips of op- en aanmerkingen zijn welkom.

Als het maar friemelt en leven bevat. Dat is ongeveer het criterium voor alles wat de belangstelling van onze jonge entomoloog Koen heeft.

Hieronder staan de blogs die Koen tot op heden heeft geschreven. Het worden er alleen maar meer, kom dus regelmatig terug.

	Koen insectenkampioen
	Insectomania, de kennismaking.
	Rupsen en vlinders.
	Malle Sandra
	Buitenlanders.
	Kevers
	Waterbeestjes gezocht.
	Monsters in de polder.
	Orde der vieze beesten
	Anguis Fragilis
	666 is het getal van het beest en het beest is hier
	150 vliegen, een vinger en een bok.
	De vogelspin
	Het Vliegend Hert (Lucanus Cervus)
	Koen is terug
	Trilspin
	3 Juni: 1001-soortendag.
	UFO onder de insecten.
	Zweepspin
	Sssssslangen (update)
	Kakkerlakken te koop
	Camelspider
	vakantievangst (update)

Grenswetenschap.nl: "Koen Insectenkampioen"