Researchers A. M. Lemieux and Nicholas Bruschi recently published an insightful paper about one of the illicit products being sold for use in Traditional Chinese Medicine: jaguar paste. They constructed “crime scripts” to determine how this substance is produced and traded, and to provide informed suggestions on how to curtail this alarming practice. via Researchers Uncover …
Burrowing Owls — They’re Not Trying To Be Cute — Sonoran Images
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. In recent years, we have formed a consensus that owls are cute. Suddenly, there are owl plush toys, cute owl postcards, and owl greeting cards everywhere. Go to Youtube and type “cute owl” into the search engine […] …
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Trump Administration Approved Importation of Lion Trophy From Tanzania, Documents Show — KTLA
A lion trophy from Tanzania has been approved for import to the US, the first such case since lions began receiving protections in January 2016 as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, a conservation group says. Documents obtained by the Center for Biological Diversity via a Freedom of Information Act Request and shared… via …
EXTENSION – Manitoba IBA Program and Manitoba Chimney Swift Initiative Coordinator — Manitoba Important Bird Areas Program
We are extending the deadline for the recruitment process for the Manitoba IBA Program and Manitoba Chimney Swift Initiative Coordinator. The full job description is available to view on this site. The new deadline will be midnight on Monday September 16th 2019. via EXTENSION – Manitoba IBA Program and Manitoba Chimney Swift Initiative Coordinator — Manitoba …
‘Weeding’ Through Gardening Websites — The Peterborough & Area Master Gardeners
by Emma Murphy, Master Gardener Gardening resources on the internet are plentiful but can quickly become overwhelming for both novice and experienced gardeners. Over the past year I have noticed certain websites that continually show up at the top of my search results; these sites are “gardening content farms”, a term I learned from fellow […] …
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Kahului Harbor — National Parks USA
Welcome back to National Parks & other public lands with T! If you are seeing this on Twitter or Facebook, please visit the blog to see all of the photos and read the story by clicking the link. After departing Honolulu, our cruise ship docked in Kahului on the island of Maui. It was very […] …
I only went out for a walk. — This, that and the other thing
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Ireland. Farming in the Good Old Days. — IRELAND – MALTA – TRAVEL
https://www.youtube.com/embed/t4VxvlU_29I?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent Ireland of the past was truly an agricultural economy. A century ago two thirds of Irish farms were owner-occupied and this trend was to gather pace in the following decades. The size structure of farms was heavily weighted towards smaller holdings: about 230,000 farms were less than 30 acres in contrast with around 50,000 …
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Protect Public Lands and the Wild Onaqui Horses — Straight from the Horse’s Heart
By Charlotte Roe | Special to The Tribune By law, the Onaqui horses are a protected wildlife species, an important cultural resource, an integral part of the ecosystem. In the Skull Valley, in Utah’s West Desert, a band of wild horses grazes peacefully. The sand and mountains echo their many colors. Fans of the Onaqui …
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Greater Roadrunner — Perching On “The Snag” — Sonoran Images
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. When I go out in the field to photograph birds I often follow a route that I’ve traversed many times in the past. The farmlands northwest of Tucson are criss-crossed with dozens of miles of dirt roads …
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