Isla Earth Radio Series Eco-Puzzles

Below are a few eco-puzzles from our free monthly electronic newsletter, called the e-Digest. To get new puzzles delivered to your email each month, enter your address in the box to the left, just below the heading "Signup for e-Digest".

Jigsaw Eco-Puzzles

• Three new jigsaw eco-puzzles for July! Puzzle 1 Click here. Puzzle 2 Click here. Puzzle 3 Click here. (July 2008)
• The Sirenia may not be the sirens or mermaids of sailor lore, but they are endearing and to know them is to love them. Click here. (February 2008)
• A 'pet praying mantis'? Check it out. Click here. (February 2007)
• When was the last time you saw a cassowary? Click here. (August 2007)
• See if you can put this beautiful multi- colored parrot together. Click here. (October 2007)
• This bird is the United States of America's national symbol. Can you put this magnificent creature back together again? Click here. (May 2007)
• Little Miss Muffet ran away, how about you? Can you stick around long enough to put this picture of a spider together again? Click here. (November 2006)

Crossword Eco-Puzzles

• What's the name of the creature that has a devillish nature, much like its cartoon counterpart? Click here. (November 2007)
• It's a byproduct of catalytic converters. Click here. (January 2008)
• This business tycoon wanted to build cars from soybeans and power them with ethanol. Hint: he was way ahead of his time. Click here. (April 2007)
• This rodent was thought to be extinct. Click here. (October 2006)
• It's a bully of a bivalve that disrupts entire ecosystems. Click here. (January 2007)

Know-It-All Eco-Quizzes

• Methane hydrates could become a major source of natural gas. True or False? Click here. (September 2007)
• About 40 percent of the heavy metals, such as lead, mercury, and cadmium, found in landfills comes from e-waste. True or False? Click here. (March 2007)
• What are three things you can do help reduce the cost of cooling down your house in summer. Multiple choice. Click here. (June 2007)
• "Living Machines" are sci-fi characters, right? Okay, how about they reduce the burden on public water treatment systems and even cost less? True or False? Click here. (December 2006)