Articles from 2004
The Nature Notes archive is where you'll find my past writings and natural history notes. You are currently viewing a list of articles that were published in 2004.
- The Life Cycle of a Frog // 28 Jun 2004
- The life cycle of a frog consists of three stages: egg, larva, and adult. As the frog grows it moves through these stages in a process known as metamorphosis. Frogs are not the only animals to undergo...
- House Sparrows in Decline in Britain // 31 Mar 2004
- British scientists have found that in urban and rural areas throughout the UK, there are now ten million fewer house sparrows than there were a few decades ago. The decline is more rapid in urban areas when...
- Scientists Investigate Sparrow Declines // 31 Mar 2004
- In Britain, house sparrow numbers have declined steeply in both urban and rural areas. London's sparrow population has dropped by sixty percent during the past six years. In rural areas of Britain, populations have fallen the same...
- Saving Britain's Endangered Dormouse // 28 Feb 2004
- Big efforts are underway to save a small creature in the south of Britain. The tiny hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius), weighing about 20 grams and measuring less than three inches, has all but vanished from its former...
