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Old San Juan: steep, tropical, colorful

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Photos and text by Sally Kneidel, PhD I  went to Puerto Rico in March 2010 with my family, to visit our son Alan. My family in San Juan: Ken, Sadie, Alan, and Matt Alan is temporarily living in Puerto Rico,…

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New study: chocolate reduces risk of stroke and heart attack by 39%

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This post now on Google News I’ve seen various studies over the years about the benefits of dark chocolate, but none as convincing as this one. In an article published yesterday in the European Heart Journal, German scientists report a…

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Invasive 8-inch-long African snails reappear in Florida

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I wrote a post a couple of weeks ago about Burmese pythons and other giant constrictors now living wild in Florida.  Thousands of them are successfully breeding there.   I got a lot of pingbacks from that post, mostly from indignant…

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Great Apes Losing Ground

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This post now on Google News and on BasilandSpice, a syndicated website bbbbbbbbbbbbbbb Text and photos (except gibbon photo) by Sally Kneidel, PhD bbbbbbbbb Myself (Sally Kneidel) with a young orang in grad school at OU, while a student of…

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We were made to run barefoot, says new study from journal Nature

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Photo and text by Sally Kneidel, PhD This post now on Google News and on www.basilandspice.com New research from Harvard University suggests that running barefoot might be beneficial.  Says Daniel Lieberman of Harvard, “One shouldn’t be scared of barefoot or…

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Review of documentary “End of the line: where have all the fish gone?”

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Review by Sally Kneidel, PhD, of sallykneidel.com My husband, an ecologist, keeps a list of people whose profession matches their name, such as peanut specialist Shelly Nutt, ornithologist Christopher Bird, editor Zachary Read.  But the best is Dr. Boris Worm,…

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10,000 wild pythons in Florida, says new USGS report

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This post now on Google News! Nine species of introduced giant snakes could pose risks to U.S. ecosystems, according to a report recently released by the U.S. Geological Survey. The giant species now present in the U.S. are descended from…

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U.S. imports 20,000 primates per year

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This post now on Google News and on BasilandSpice Text and photo by Sally Kneidel, PhD U.S. is the world’s leading importer of primates I learned while researching our book Going Green that the United States is the biggest importer…

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Recovery of endangered fox a model for conservationists

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Text and photos by Sally Kneidel, PhD, of sallykneidel.com Red foxes are common on lots of islands on the west coast of the U.S., many of them introduced. But Santa Cruz Island, near Santa Barbara, CA, has its own native…

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Why do girls fear snakes and spiders more than boys?

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Text by Sally Kneidel, PhD Photos by Alan Kneidel See Alan’s blog at http://goodbykneidel.blogspot.com Photo of gopher snake by Alan Kneidel I love snakes. Every time I take a walk around the neighborhood, I stop and examine every squashed snake…

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These days, I blog mostly about nature and wildlife. Even the tiniest creatures make me happy! You'll also find here lots of posts about plant-based foods, health, and ecotourism. Ecotourism can support local people who make a living through sustainable use of wildlife, habitat, and natural resources.

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Our other blog, Veggie Revolution, focuses more on food than this one does, especially the environmental, health and humane aspects of our food choices. That blog was started in 2005 and continues today, while the blog you're reading now began in 2009. Some of the newer posts are on both blogs, but Veggie Rev has at least 260 more posts than this blog, including Sadie's travels to Morocco. In the sidebar of Veggie Rev, you'll see links to each year that can take you back to all the posts for a particular year.

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