‘Environment’ Archives
Lionfish, Not Just for Food Anymore!
The fight against the lionfish invasion has just recruited a new secret weapon.... The Fashion Industry! Utilizing a centuries old tanning technique developed in Korea, the nonvenomous pelvic fins of the lionfish are hand assembled by artisans in the Yucatan to produce this [Read More]
Our Servers utilize 130% wind power!
Green Jungle's Host has purchased Renewable Energy Credits representing 130% of the electricity used to both power and cool every last one of the servers! [Read More]
Today’s Lionfish Update
Tweet Today Erik and I went out again in front of his brother’s hostel, Rocking Js. The first half hour was pretty unproductive with me having a single miss, but not seeing any more. Erik was a bit ahead of me, heading towards Salsa Brava (see photo). We really [Read More]
Lionfish Eradication update, June 2010
Currently we are working on developing a program which will utilize commercial support (restaurants) to assist Project Green Jungle and our partner organizations in this eradication program. Please stay tuned for our tutorial on how we dispatch and prepare animals for the [Read More]
Confirmed Lionfish Populations in Costa Rica
The waters have been flat, and the seas have been like glass, so the last week and a half I have put a lot of time in the water, averaging 4-5 hours of water time per day,and I have gone out 6 times. In those six times I snorkeled four sections of the local reefs around [Read More]
Microhabitat Survey and Monitoring Project of Pumilio Dart Frogs announced
Monitoring the Microhabitats of Oophaga pumilio breeding and tadpole rearing sites will give the organizations and partners involved important raw data on subjects ranging from captive care requirements, to possibly helping to explain the lack of mosquito larvae in [Read More]
What are the Human Health Effects of Pesticides?
spraying a marsh to control mosquitoes will cause trace amounts of DDT to accumulate in the cells of microscopic aquatic organisms, the plankton, in the marsh. In feeding on the plankton, filter-feeders, like clams and some fish, harvest DDT as well as food. [Read More]
What are Pesticides, and How are They Absorbed in Our Environment
The term "pesticide" is a composite term that includes all chemicals that are used to kill or control pests. In agriculture, this includes herbicides (weeds), insecticides (insects), fungicides (fungi), nematocides (nematodes), and rodenticides (vertebrate poisons). [Read More]
Upper Sixaola River Expedition, Earth Day 2010 Costa Rica
Leave by bus to explore the upper regions of the Sixaola River Valley. This kayak trip will start in Suretka and continue down to the border town of Sixaola. During the trip we will be scouting future test sites, potential runoff areas, and looking for wildlife. This [Read More]
Bio-surveys
Tweet “As we cannot know the reason for a fact before we know the fact, we cannot know what a thing is before we know that it is” – Aristotle. As the above quote implies, we need to know what is there before we can begin to understand how to manage it. A [Read More]
