One of the most beloved birds in Maine is having one of its most productive seasons for mating pairs in years on remote islands off the state’s coast. Atlantic puffins, with their colorful beaks and waddling walks, are one of New England’s best recognized seabirds. Maine is the only state in the U.S. where the… via …
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The proportion of people who say they have a "great deal" of confidence in scientists to act in the public interest increased from 21% in 2016 to 35% in 2019, according to the Pew Research Center.(Image credit: Roy Scott/Science Source) via Poll Finds Trust In Science Is Rising — News : NPR
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is seeking information relevant to a proposal to list the Crotch bumble bee, Franklin’s bumble bee, Western bumble bee and Suckley cuckoo bumble bee as endangered species. In October 2018, the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, Defenders of Wildlife and the Center for Food Safety submitted a […] …
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Nombre en español: Hormiguero Cariblanco Nombre en ingles: White-cheeked Antbird Nombre científico: Gymnopithys leucaspis Familia: Thamnophilidae Foto: Alejandro Cartagena/Gilberto Collazos Canto: Andrew Spencer El hormiguero cariblanco u hormiguero bicolor (en Colombia) (Gymnopithys leucaspis), también denominado hormiguero cachetiblanco (en Ecuador), hormiguero de mejilla blanca (en Perú) u hormiguero del monte, es una especie de ave paseriforme …
The boat cruised out into the stretch of water between the mainland of Shetland and the island of Bressay. Behind us was the built up, bustling, urban landscape of Lerwick and in front the rocky shoreline, moors, grassland and occasional buildings of Bressay. The boat stopped, gently bobbing up and down with the swell and […] …
Cloaked in white dust and surrounded by expansive plains, the town of Lightning Ridge produces the bulk of the world’s precious black opal. This rare gemstone, prized for its dazzling play of color, hides out of sight in the Australian outback beneath a town roughly 450 miles northwest of Sydney. And for more than 100… via …
Death and disarray on the racetrack seems to know no bounds. The numbers in the title of this post are what you find when visiting the UK based Animal Aid’s Race Horse Death Watch page. They describe their mission: Animal Aid’s Race Horse Death Watch was launched during the 2007 Cheltenham Festival. Its purpose is …
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Crews for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power recently bulldozed hundreds of federally endangered plants in Topanga State Park, and both state and city authorities have launched investigations into DWP’s actions, part of a wildfire prevention project aimed at replacing wooden power poles with steel ones. “In response to recent community concerns about… via …
A video of two dogs who are as thick as thieves is making the rounds on the internet. In the clip shared Sunday on the “Big Ben and Tiny Tim” Facebook page, these two cuties looked like the best of friends as Tiny Tim rode Big Ben’s back across Gypsy Glen Lake in McHenry, Ill.… via …
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