Case of the deadly walrus: Churchill Mountie only officer killed on duty by wild animal – CBC NEWS

by Darren Bernhardt Being an RCMP officer is a dangerous line of work, fraught with unpredictable situations like armed criminals, drug smugglers, harsh environments, high-speed chases and angry … walruses? The latter might sound light-hearted but only one Mountie in the history of Canada's national police force, dating back to 1873, has died on duty …

Wilson’s Bird-of-Paradise: A Full Spectrum | Cornell / National Geographic — SANTA MONICA BAY AUDUBON SOCIETY BLOG

https://www.youtube.com/embed/_qohoG3euFY?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent The male Wilson’s Bird-of-Paradise sports more colors than any other bird in the family. Each splash of color has a story. Yellows and reds are paintlike pigments. Blues and greens are created by the interaction of light and the microscopic structure of feathers and skin. By whatever mechanism they are produced, the combined result …

Breaking News: CSU Withdraws from BLM’s Gruesome Sterilization Study of Wild Mares — Straight from the Horse’s Heart

Source: wildhoofbeats.com Colorado State University Withdraws from BLM’s Gruesome Sterilization Experimental Study of Warm Springs Herd Wild Mares by Carol Walker, Director of Field Documentation, Wild Horse Freedom Federation Colorado State University just announced that they are “withdrawing our partnership on the surgical spaying of mares. The project is led by the Bureau of Land […] …

#WildHorses; #WeekendUpdate — Wild Horse Education

Sunday August 5, 2018 Last week was another ride on the political roller coaster of public land management. Multiple bills, including spending bills, moved through Congress; some can maintain a status quo and some lose dangerous ground. Emergency removals with drought underpinnings are being added to the regular BLM schedule. Wildfires continue to rage as […] …

New Video of Snow Leopard Cubs Playing in Kyrgyzstan — The Jaguar

https://www.youtube.com/embed/HaCK_hJ_-1I?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent I am unimaginably busy right now with a project that I will tell you about as soon as I get a chance. In fact, I have been meaning to write about it all summer: I just have not had time! In the meantime, the Snow Leopard Trust recently released this awesome video of snow …

Corrupt Ryan Zinke and His Interior Department’s ‘Monumental’ Screw-Up: ‘BradCast’ 8/3/2018 — Straight from the Horse’s Heart

Source: TheBradBlog Guest: Aaron Weiss of Center for Western Priorities On today’s BradCast: It’s kind of amazing that Trump’s wildly corrupt Interior Dept. Secretary Ryan Zinke is still in office. Now that the EPA’s Scott Pruitt is gone, and Interior just accidentally released a whole bunch of revealing information, maybe Zinke is a bit closer […] …