Archives: August2009

• NEW SPECIES PICTURES: Flying Frog, Amber Gecko, More

  A bird with a sword-like beak, a venomous pit viper, and a new kind of snakehead fish are among the more than 300 new creatures discovered in the Eastern Himalaya in the past ten years, conservationists say.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Whole Families Hooked on Opium in Afghanistan

  In a small village in northeastern Afghanistan, it’s estimated more than half the residents are addicted to opium. Even the youngest of children are given the drug.Video.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• “Cove” Movie Seeks to End Japan’s Dolphin Hunt

  A dolphin hunt in Japan enrages activists. The Cove, an award-winning new movie, condemns it. So why do dolphin hunts go on elsewhere without much controversy?