Comments for The Conservation Report http://conservationreport.com In wildness is the preservation of the world. – Henry David Thoreau Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:20:25 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on RECOMMENDED MAP: Who is the largest landowner in the United States? by Mike Kamermans http://conservationreport.com/2009/01/12/recommended-map-who-is-the-largest-landowner-in-the-united-states/#comment-7538 Mike Kamermans Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:20:25 +0000 http://conservationreport.com/?p=5150#comment-7538 This is statistics porn, akin to how cookbooks may be refered to as "food porn". This image hides all kinds of important data, like "what land is owned". Washington's 30% government owned. Which part? It's half desert, so if the government owns all the fertile lands, that's a world of difference from if it owns all the sand that no one actually wants. The particular choice of visualisation heavily skews viewer perception of what the statistics are saying, which is frankly not a lot. All it gives is relative area if that area were contiguous (which it most likely isn't). This is an example of neutral statistics being turned into insinuative statistics. Stop it =) This is statistics porn, akin to how cookbooks may be refered to as “food porn”. This image hides all kinds of important data, like “what land is owned”. Washington’s 30% government owned. Which part? It’s half desert, so if the government owns all the fertile lands, that’s a world of difference from if it owns all the sand that no one actually wants. The particular choice of visualisation heavily skews viewer perception of what the statistics are saying, which is frankly not a lot. All it gives is relative area if that area were contiguous (which it most likely isn’t). This is an example of neutral statistics being turned into insinuative statistics. Stop it =)

]]> Comment on NATURE: Giant spider photographed eating bird by Jason http://conservationreport.com/2008/10/22/nature-giant-spider-caught-eating-bird/#comment-7534 Jason Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:08:58 +0000 http://conservationreport.wordpress.com/?p=3334#comment-7534 Do u go to penfield Do u go to penfield

]]> Comment on NATURE: Giant spider photographed eating bird by Jason http://conservationreport.com/2008/10/22/nature-giant-spider-caught-eating-bird/#comment-7533 Jason Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:08:35 +0000 http://conservationreport.wordpress.com/?p=3334#comment-7533 Not weird at all you have something wrong with you animals are friends!!!!! Not weird at all you have something wrong with you animals are friends!!!!!

]]> Comment on CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES: Madagascar pochard eggs collected from the wild and hatched, known population almost doubles by Lakhi http://conservationreport.com/2009/11/13/critically-endangered-species-madagascar-pochard-eggs-collected-from-the-wild-and-hatched-known-population-almost-doubles/#comment-7531 Lakhi Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:23:32 +0000 http://conservationreport.com/?p=10485#comment-7531 Amazing... good job Durrell team.... I hope we'll see similar success for all other endangered species... Cheers, Amazing… good job Durrell team…. I hope we’ll see similar success for all other endangered species…

Cheers,

]]> Comment on SHARK WEEK: Lake Michigan shark attack? by regan http://conservationreport.com/2008/07/15/shark-week-lake-michigan-shark-attack/#comment-7529 regan Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:54:17 +0000 http://conservationreport.wordpress.com/?p=821#comment-7529 hi there peoples hi there peoples

]]> Comment on SHARK WEEK: Lake Michigan shark attack? by hannah & jordan http://conservationreport.com/2008/07/15/shark-week-lake-michigan-shark-attack/#comment-7528 hannah & jordan Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:51:29 +0000 http://conservationreport.wordpress.com/?p=821#comment-7528 u have a weird name so i wouldnt be talking!!! u have a weird name so i wouldnt be talking!!!

]]> Comment on SHARK WEEK: Lake Michigan shark attack? by hannah & jordan http://conservationreport.com/2008/07/15/shark-week-lake-michigan-shark-attack/#comment-7527 hannah & jordan Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:50:14 +0000 http://conservationreport.wordpress.com/?p=821#comment-7527 That is really scary. We are never going to go swimming in a lake, ocean,or river again. Only pools now. That is really scary. We are never going to go swimming in a lake, ocean,or river again. Only pools now.

]]> Comment on CRITICALLY ENGANGERED SPECIES: Expedition fails to find evidence of new populations of once thought extinct duck from Madagascar by CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES: Madagascar pochard eggs collected from the wild and hatched, known population almost doubles « The Conservation Report http://conservationreport.com/2008/03/26/critically-engangered-species-expedition-fails-to-find-evidence-of-new-populations-of-once-thought-extinct-duck-from-madagascar/#comment-7522 CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES: Madagascar pochard eggs collected from the wild and hatched, known population almost doubles « The Conservation Report Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:22:57 +0000 http://conservationreport.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/critically-engangered-species-expedition-fails-to-find-evidence-of-new-populations-of-once-thought-extinct-duck-from-madagascar/#comment-7522 [...] CRITICALLY ENGANGERED SPECIES: Expedition fails to find evidence of new populations of once thought ... [...] [...] CRITICALLY ENGANGERED SPECIES: Expedition fails to find evidence of new populations of once thought … [...]

]]> Comment on SHARK WEEK: Lake Michigan shark attack? by Jessika http://conservationreport.com/2008/07/15/shark-week-lake-michigan-shark-attack/#comment-7518 Jessika Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:11:00 +0000 http://conservationreport.wordpress.com/?p=821#comment-7518 and also i have lived by Lake michigan for about 4 years and been swimmin day and night and ive never had any problems with any of this stuff!!!! and also i have lived by Lake michigan for about 4 years and been swimmin day and night and ive never had any problems with any of this stuff!!!!

]]> Comment on SHARK WEEK: Lake Michigan shark attack? by Jessika http://conservationreport.com/2008/07/15/shark-week-lake-michigan-shark-attack/#comment-7517 Jessika Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:09:45 +0000 http://conservationreport.wordpress.com/?p=821#comment-7517 wow, all i have to say is this is very intresting! wow, all i have to say is this is very intresting!

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