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Rhett

About Me

Seeking to raise interest in and appreciation of wildlands and wildlife, while examining the impact of emerging local and global trends in technology, economics, and finance on conservation and development. Fun travel pictures too.

SITES
    mongabay.com wildmadagascar.org
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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

People interested in travel, the environment, wildlife, and the world around them.

This myspace account is for the mongabay.com web site. I'll add anyone as a friend of the site as long as the invite doesn't look spammy or sketchy.

My Blog

Photos from Kenya

Photos from Kenya ..> ..>Earlier this month I visited Kenya including the Turkana District (Lokichoggio, Kakuma refugee camp, and outlying areas); Mt. Kenya; Nairobi; the Maasai Mara...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:06:00 GMT

Discontinuing the mongabay myspace photo blog

I'm discontinuing the mongabay myspace photo blog.  The blog number really took off, averaging just under 100 views per day vs significantly more for mongabay.com [more than 80,000 per day site-w...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:44:00 GMT

Rare mountain gorillas in Uganda on the increase

In search of mountain gorillas in UgandaRare mountain gorillas in Uganda on the increaseHighly endangered mountain gorillas in Uganda are increasing, reports a new census by the Uganda Wildlife Auth...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 21:21:00 GMT

Mongabay for kids launches in 39 languages

Mongabay for kids launches in 39 languagesThe rainforest site for kids is now available in 39 languages, 17 of which are officially ready and 22 of which are in "beta": arabic, brazilian portuguese,...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 11:58:00 GMT

Frogs avoid damaging UV-B radiation, reducing extinction risk

Strawberry poison-dart frog in bromeliad Frogs avoid damaging UV-B radiation, reducing extinction riskPoison arrow frogs appear to make special effort to avoid exposure to damaging ultraviolet-B rad...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 01:38:00 GMT

Soybeans may worsen drought in the Amazon rainforest

Meadow in the Colombian AmazonSoybeans may worsen drought in the Amazon rainforestThe rapid expansion of soybean cultivation in the Amazon may be having a larger impact on climate than previously be...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:35:00 GMT

Damage to Yangtze 'irreversible' says China

Damage to Yangtze 'irreversible' says China Pollution, dams and excessive boat traffic have caused an 'largely irreversible' decline in the aquatic ecology of the Yangtze says a report issued by Ch...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 06:47:00 GMT

Bad news for frogs; amphibian decline worse than feared

Bad news for frogs; amphibian decline worse than feared Chilling new evidence suggests amphibians may be in worse shape than previously thought due to climate change. Further, the findings indicate ...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 21:58:00 GMT

Cell phones, text-messaging revolutionalize conservation approaches

Baobabs in MadagascarAn interview with IT conservation expert Ken Banks:Cell phones, text-messaging revolutionalize conservation approachesCell phones have been adopted at a pace unmatched by any te...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Apr 2007 21:44:00 GMT

Palo Alto aims to cut CO2 emissions 80% by 2050

Palo Alto aims to cut CO2 emissions 80% by 2050The city of Palo Alto, California aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions significantly in coming years, joining a growing number of U.S. cities that have...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 21:20:00 GMT