Favorite thing of the week!

I'm still inindated with papers and exams, so no real news to report. Except for this photograph of a tortoise hatchling:

D'awwwww!! Please check out this Daily Mail article to see this tortoise beginning life as well as some other adorable egg born critters!

In other news, check out this mind boggling article at The National Geographic Society about one of the many sea dwelling animals affected by by-catch, sea turtles! Common commercial fishing techniques such as long-lining prove fatal to many animals not intended to be caught, but become ensnared in nets and hooks, only to have their bodies tossed back into the sea when the line is drawn back in.

In less depressing news, after the (not so surprising) news of CITES being unable to pass the proposal to help protect sharks, the UK set up a marine reserve around the Chagos Islands, the largest yet! Read the BBC article here.

I hope everyone had a great Easter! Lots of chocolate? I sure had my share.