While all who read books of a serious nature have reason to celebrate the publishing houses operated by the world’s great universities, those of us with an interest in serious books about nature have a particular reason for doing so.
The variety of shark species to be found in the world’s oceans is truly remarkable. From the well-known “charismatic” species to the popularly all but unknown carpet, cat, and weasel sharks, the myriad sizes, shapes, and ecological niches occupied by these creatures is truly amazing.
In case you’ve been too busy with your summer holidays to mind the calendar, National Moth Week begins this Saturday; which means that it’s time to set up the light sheets, get out the red lens headlamps, and make sure you’ve got a moth identification guide close at hand.
In case you forgot to mark your calendar, National Moth Week 2012 in the U.S. begins July 23 and lasts through July 27. So if you haven’t sugared a few trees, strung up a wine rope, and strung up and illuminated your white sheet, you had better get to it or rush being left out of all the fun.