Kill the lionfish! Eat the lionfish! (and say goodbye to a turtle)

Very interesting article from National Geographic about how reef sharks can be trained to eat the peskily invasive lionfish.






While we're on the subject of species, it's about time to say goodbye to a vertebrate. There are only 4 specimens of the Red River giant soft shell turtle in existence. The one living in Vietnam is a symbol to the Vietnamese people. The last remaining female is living with a male in a zoo, they've mated, and she's laid eggs, but the eggs have not hatched. So when the last of these is gone, mark another loss to beautiful biodiversity.