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‘Seriously depleted throughout most of its range; needs to be brought under protective management’, is the Red Data Book's verdict on the West African manatee Trichechus senegalensis. In Nigeria the author, who has worked there for many years, has only managed to see a few with great difficulty. She suggests the ‘mermaid’ is ideal for ‘aquatic ranching’, for the meat is so good—hence the species's depletion—that it is in great demand. The first need is to find out how many are left and where they are. But the manatee has none of the glamour of a tiger or a rhino; who, the author asks, would want to pay for the conservation of this unattractive but harmless and useful grazer of aquatic plants?

The teacher held a manila folder in front of her as she looked out at her third-grade class. “Boys and girls,” she began, “today we were going to work with arrays, but on my way to school an accident occurred which makes that impossible.” A murmur arose from the class as all eyes focused on the teacher.

The Tiger (Panthera (Felis) tigris) has suffered a catastrophic decline in numbers in all countries within its range, so that, today, there are probably no more than 5,000 animals of the eight races remaining in the wild. Although, in certain countries, the Tiger is given protection, in others it is still under heavy persecution. Surviving populations are now too scattered to maintain a viable genetic interchange. The chief cause of the decline has been the massive destruction of forests in Asia, but unrestricted hunting and poisoning and the demand for skins by the fur trade have also been important factors. Strenuous international efforts are now being made to create fourteen special reserves in order to save the Indian Tiger race, of which about 2,350 individuals remain.

In 1911 Looss wrote as follows : “ Up to the present time Agchylostoma duodenale is known to occur with certainty only in Man. It is true that the older works and text-books state that it has also been found in various species of animals (some species of apes, the tiger, the dog, the horse, etc.). In opposition to these statements, attempts made on various occasions to infect adult dogs, cats, rabbits, guineapigs, rats, mice, etc., with the parasite yielded entirely negative results. Only with quite young dogs and cats (not more than three or four months old) was the infection partly successful. The results of all these attempts at artificial infection thus support the view that the older statements as to the natural occurrence of Agchylostoma duodenale in animals are founded on a confusion of this species with others …”

Since the apperarance of a paper in the May and June, 1903, numbers of the Canadian Entomologist, the writer has received for study either eggs or larvæ of several species of Apantesis, information as to the earlier stages of each of which was limited. The past three seasons in Canada have not been remarkable as to the abundance of material to collect, and Arctians, like many other kinds of moths, have been very scarce. Consequently not as many species have been received for study as had been hoped.

Just about the time the lilac bushes open their fragrant blossoms the grand insect shown at figure 9 may be seen either hovering over gardens and sipping the nectar of flowers, or sailing majestically down some woodland glade. It generally appears at Ottawa about the first of June, and may be seen for a month or more. Farther to the north it comes later, not appearing at Nepigon, north of Lake Superior, until the end of June. This insect has many characters which make it of interest to the collector.

Structures of the female genitalia of four species in the genus Cicindela are described and illustrated, and their taxonomic importance is discussed. The presence of a spermatophore in C. flavopunctata is discussed.

West Malaysia has elephants, tapir, seladang, tiger and the Sumatran rhinoceros among its fauna, and a wealth of flowering plants – some 8000. The author spent a year attached to the Federal Game Department, with the task of surveying all likely areas for national parks in order to preserve a representative selection of this remarkable wildlife. His report to the Game Department, of which this is a summary, proposed seven major reserves – one national park (already in existence) and six national monuments.

Two new species ofChaetomium, viz.,C. globisporum andC. rajasthanense, are described.C. globisporum was isolated from a steamed sample of rat dung.C. rajasthanense was isolated from tiger excreta.

There are probably over ninety thousand different species of Beetles in the world, and first and foremost of this mighty legion stand the Cicindelidæ. Well, therefore, might they demand our attention from their high position in the Coleopterous world alone ; but they have many other claims on our consideration.

The karyotypes of the domestic cat and the tiger are presented. The diploid number for both species is 38. Autoradiographic studies on the cat chromosomes show that in females one X-chromosome is late replicating and in males the Y is late replicating. Other chromosomes bear late replicating segments.

In October, 1927, a rusty tiger cat, Felis planiceps, died at the Zoological Gardens, London, three weeks after imporation from the Malay States. An examination of the intestinal tract and of certain portions of the connective tissue revealed the presence of at least a dozen different species of helminths, embracing many diverse groups of worms. In the connective tissue, in addition, were a number of small oval cysts, somewhat resembling a trichina cyst in outline, but much larger in size and with a totally different structure. Fat globules were seen at the poles. It was not found possible to identify them but it is possible that they were parasitic in origin.

THE RESULTS OF THE EXCISION OF THE VENOM GLANDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN TIGER SNAKE ( NOTECHIS SCUTATUS )

At the beginning of this year, a Malay Tiger (Felis tigris) which had been nearly two years in the Edinburgh Zoological Gardens, died. On post mortem examination, it was found to harbourDibothriocephalus felis, Galoncus perniciosusandToxascaris leoninain its small intestine; andParagonimus westermani, Capillariasp. (a single female) and the three nematodes which are the subject of this paper, in its lungs.

Cenozoic fossil mammals, relatively rare in Korea, were first discovered there in 1915 by K. Jimbo and identified as possibly Pleistocene horse and rhinoceros remains. Subsequently, seven mammalian species of Eocene Carnivora and Perissodactyla were found in the Pongsan coal fields. Miocene fossils discovered include 4 vertebrate species; the most extensive occurrences are represented by the Pleistocene. Of 19 mammalian species, 15 were taken from a single terrace deposit. Correlation with other far-eastern foSsil localities is attempted where sufficient data was available. Tentative identifications are made of an elephantine tooth and a sabre-toothed tiger, both Pleistocene. Specimens from Tungryong-gul limestone cave are probably too recent to be properly designated fossils. D. D. Fisher

In the history of the appreciation in this country of the work of Antoine Louis Barye, a prominent place must be given to the industry and enthusiasm of Mr. William T. Walters. When Mr. Walters first went to Paris in 1861 he was introduced to the sculptor by his friend and fellow-Baltimorean, Mr. George A. Lucas, who had settled permanently in France four years before. The friendship which developed continued until the artist's death in 1875. About that time Mr. Walters, who had already formed a collection of Barye's work with the advice and encouragement of Mr. Lucas, determined to promote a larger understanding of Barye in this country. To that end he presented to the city of Baltimore a bronze replica of the Seated Lion and bronze reductions of the four groups, Peace, War, Force and Order from the Pavilions Richelieu and Denon of the Louvre. These five sculptures were placed in Mt. Vernon Square where they formed the first public monument erected in memory of Barye. Previously, in 1873, Mr. Walters, in...

ANTIGENIC DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE VENOMS OF THE TIGER SNAKE NOTECHIS SCUTATIS AND THE BLACK TIGER SNAKE NOTECHIS SCUTATIS VAR. NIGER

DOI: 10.3126/init.v1i0.2684The Initiation Vol.1 2007 p.72-76

In Henry James's story, An International Episode, two English-men visit America. One of the visitors is Lord Lambeth, son of the Duke of Bayswater and brother of the Countess of Pimlico. In New York City and in Newport, the Englishmen are hospitably entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Westgate, not because the Americans are in any way obligated to the visitors but solely because of their open-hearted habits of hospitality and friendliness. After the Englishmen have returned to Great Britain, Mrs. Westgate and a Boston friend, Miss Bessie Alden, go to London; but on their arrival there, they find Lord Lambeth's family very slow in returning the courtesies he had been shown in America. Henry James remarks that “Bessie Alden . . . saw something of . . . English society . . . and . . . especially prized the privilege of meeting certain celebrated . . . authors and artists,”' but of the Duchess of Bayswater and the Countess of Pimlico she and Mrs. Westgate saw very little. At first they saw them not at all. And after the haughty English ladies had at last made a reluctant call on the visitors from America, Mrs. Westgate remarked: “They meant to overawe us. . . . They meant to snub us.” Bessie Alden observed that “their manners were not fine.” And Mrs. Westgate replied: “They were not even good!” Shortly after being snubbed in London, the Americans departed for the continent, leaving the reader with the impression that they were far greater ladies than the titled representatives of British ladyhood who had tried to overawe them in London.

(1970). Ecology of the Tiger-Fish (Hydrocynus Vittatus) in the Incomati River System South Africa. Zoologica Africana: Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 211-227.

Having been induced in December last to visit Yorkshire, for the purpose of investigating the circumstances of the cave at Kirkdale, near Kirby Moorside, about 25 miles N. N. E. of the city of York, in which a discovery was made last summer of a singular collection of teeth and bones, I beg to lay before the Royal Society the result of my observations on this new and interesting case, and to point out some important general conclusions that arise from it. The facts I have collected, seem calculated to throw an important light on the state of our planet at a period antece­dent to the last great convulsion that has affected its surface; and I may add, in limine, that they afford one of the most complete and satisfactory chains of consistent circumstantial evidence I have ever met with in the course of my geological investigations.

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Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) is an icon of Asia’s natural heritage and ecological integrity. Tiger along with one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) and wild elephant (Elephas maximus) in the lowlands and snow leopard (Uncia uncia), musk deer (Muschus sp.) in mountain have been serving as a flagship species to derive worldwide conservation attention not only to benefit them but also to facilitate the survival of other associated species. However, their number is decreasing rapidly. Owing to this, various initiatives have been taken both at national and international level. This article reviews about the different initiatives taken so far and the ways forth.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/init.v4i0.5537The Initiation Vol.4 2011 56-68

Union bargaining strength has declined signifi cantly in recent years. New problems, particularly automa tion, have arisen which pose difficult, almost insurmountable tasks for unions. Union officers, both paid and unpaid, seem to be losing their vigor and sensitivity. Idealistic motivation of union activity seems to be on the decline and petty corrup tion increasingly the norm. The membership is apathetic or divided on crucial issues. Management is on the offensive and seems to be acquiring a new sense of sureness in dealing with labor relations. It has been winning more and more grievance cases and has reduced the incidence of wildcat strikes and other forms of unofficial job activity. First-line supervisors have become more and more successful in raising production stand ards and eliminating excontractual employee benefits. Wide spread unemployment and the threat of automation have strengthened management's hand all the way.

The evidence for the existence of a large marsupial “tigercat” in Queensland, Australia, is meagre, and this, together with an absence of tangible relics, makes for a lack of credence. On the other hand, one may go further and suggest that even this little evidence has been accorded an unjustified obscurity. There is, therefore, this much excuse for returning to it, if only to bring the few fragments together for those who may wish to reflect on them.