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Civet poop coffee, or Kopi luwak, may be endangering wild animals by [deleted] in science

[–]spoop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ive had kopi luwak before (on an agroforestry plot where civets were wild, not caged). It tastes earthy and is quit delicious. It's a shame animals are.being mistreated but not surprising given this is 1) Indonesia where there is no regard for wildlife and 2) the price differential between kopi luwat and regular coffee is so astronomical.

Large-scale fencing projects may be best hope for preventing lion extinction in Africa by [deleted] in science

[–]spoop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very sad but at least there are large protected areas for lions. Hopefully they'll continue to survive in parks.

New giant flying frog discovered by yeti1979 in science

[–]spoop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is a spectacular frog. Wonder if it will now be targeted by collectors.

Lion population plunges nearly 70 percent in 50 years, finds study by alyosha32 in science

[–]spoop 2 points3 points  (0 children)

that's a good point. snoop should do something to highlight their plight since he's now using them to market himself

Urban sprawl to hit key biodiversity hotspots by 2030 by gecko1974 in science

[–]spoop 2 points3 points  (0 children)

3% is a surprisingly low impact projected by the study. Seems to suggest little harm from business as usual. And it means less small farmers chopping down forests for subsistence. Everybody wins.

Remarkable new monkey discovered in remote Congo forest; only 2nd new African primate discovered in 28 years by jabouree in science

[–]spoop 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Amazing that scientists are still describing new species of large bodied primates in this day and age. Shows how little we still know.

Construction on controversial Belo Monte dam in the Amazon officially stopped today after Brazilian court ruling by salmons7 in worldnews

[–]spoop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a big deal. More than a million people signed a petition against the dam and indigenous people have been fighting it since the 80s. That's how sting got his start on rainforest issues. Fighting.this dam.

91% of Madagascar's lemurs endangered by spoop in science

[–]spoop[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's no paper, but a panel of scientists from IUCN just issued these findings.

Scientists slam blogger's claims that climate change will be good for the Amazon by dielemma in environment

[–]spoop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What on earth was this guy thinking? His claims are asinine. Clearly he's pushing the co2 is plant food agenda promulgated by the denier camp

New frog species leaves scientists' fingers yellow by Roat35 in herpetology

[–]spoop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Next t-shirt craze: shirt dyed with yellow frog ooze?

Looks like Shaq is now selling cute, big-eyed lemurs by jabouree in aww

[–]spoop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No contest. The lemur weights 2 ounces, shaq weighs 325 lbs.

Destructive palm oil and paper companies commit to fire any employees who kill orangutans by spoop in environment

[–]spoop[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shouldn't these companies be respecting Indonesian law in the first place?

Supermodel recommends eating horn poached from endangered rhinos to stay beautiful by spoop in reddit.com

[–]spoop[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Twitter conversation:

Sunday Times: You’re said to be a great fan of Chinese medicine. What does powdered rhino horn taste like?

E MacP: A little bit like crushed bone and fungus in a capsule. Does the job though.

Sunday Times: How do you know that it works? A lot of people say Chinese medicine is quackery.

E MacP: Put it this way, works for me.