Shrinking violet

Article Abstract:

Least bitterns come to Canada in mid-May and stay until September, when they leave again in search of fresh wetlands. They prefer cattail marshes on lake or river borders. Their population is diminishing as wetlands are being utilized for other purposes, prompting the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada to designate them as a threatened species in 1988.

Environmental aspects, Bird populations

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Learning from Asian schools

Article Abstract:

Innovative and interesting teaching methods motivate East Asian elementary school children to learn more effectively than their American counterparts. The results of five collaborative, cross national studies conducted since 1980 on elementary education in the US, China, Taiwan and Japan are examined.

Schools, East Asia, Elementary school teachers, Education, Elementary, Elementary education, Elementary school teaching, Asia, Eastern

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A learning experience

Article Abstract:

A researcher at McGill University revealed that although pigeons usually join in groups, they manifest individual behavior, each being attracted to a particular kind of food. Pigeons also tend to migrate in places where food supply is enough to sustain their existence.

Pigeons

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