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And that's not of being eaten. Something far less natural or savory. Populations of freshwater fish are on decline due to habitat loss, introduction of non-native species, and last but not least, climate change.

In a report recently issued by the American Fisheries Society 700 fish are now listed as either threatened, endangered, or vulnerable. This is a 92% increase over the number of fishes classified as "imperiled" in the equivalent 1989 study. Of the 364 fishes classified in the previous study, 61 are now extinct.
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In Monday's meeting of the United Nations in Geneva, scientists predicted that mountain ranges worldwide risk losing their glaciers by the end of the century. Attributed to global warming, glaciers are currently losing water at twice the rate of only a decade ago, and four times the rate observed a century ago.
This trend of glacial thawing has already been observed in Glacier National Park in Montana. About a century ago, the park hosted 150 glaciers; now there are just 26.
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At the Colorado Water Congress last week, Colorado Department of Natural Resources Director Harris Sherman stated, "We have a new frontier of water challenges that needs to be evaluated." He was talking specifically about Colorado: the scene being played out in Colorado is simply a microcosm of the situation facing all of the Rocky Mountain States.
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Amazing what bad publicity and strong reactions can achieve when elections are imminent.

Today, August 20th, Sen. John McCain, has backed away from his comment last week that a key water agreement among seven Western states should be "renegotiated over time" and now says the deal should not be reworked.

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The TalkingScience office is fairly eco-friendly; we drink tap water and are planning to get a worm bin. New York is a competitive place though, and it's tough to "keep up with the Jones'" when your neighbors are the hailed as the most environmentally responsible sky scraper in the world.
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It's no surprise that Akituusaq was 115 pounds when he was born, after all, his mother weighs in at a whopping 1,450 pounds and his fat father is about 3,000 pounds (give or take 50 here and there).
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Last week, I ALMOST caught a ball at the Yankees game. Two things happened that prevented my would-have-been magnificent catch:
1. I ducked (I really don't like fast balls coming near my head, but I still put my hand out and half expected to catch it anyway).
2. The ball curved at the last second and landed ions away from me.
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Contrary to popular belief, India is not just a land of re-routed phone calls, curry, and an opportunity to see your name written on rice.
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