Jamon iberico finally gets a visa.
Canadian fish in trouble
Two separate pieces in EurekAlert in the past couple of days point to something being decidedly rotten in the state of Canadian fisheries. First, evidence that parasitic sea lice from salmon farms are spreading to nearby wild populations and may wipe them out within a few years. 1 And the historic American eel fishery is also in trouble, possibly as a result of pollution in Lake Ontario. Bad luck, or something more?
Biblical transportation makes a comeback
Asses Donkeys and mules still big in Gaza.
New film about pastoralists and biodiversity
Keepers of Genes, a 28-minute documentary produced by award-winning filmmaker Moving Images, documents the role played by pastoralists in preserving animal biodiversity and the key issues confronting them today.
Anyone seen it? Anyone know more?
Mopane worms
Mopane worms:Â a traditional source of protein in Botswana. I’ve tried them. They’re yummie.