Nearly 14,000 feet below the surface of the South Pacific, a remote-controlled research craft has glimpsed the hull of an aircraft carrier, the USS Wasp, that hadn’t been seen since 1942. The USS Wasp, far left, rides at anchor in 1945 in the Western Pacific advance base at Ulithi, Caroline Islands, along with other Super… via …
Bear Cubs Found Along Highway in Northern California May Have Been Poached: Wildlife Officials — KTLA
Wildlife officials say they believe someone illegally separated two bear cubs from their mother and left the young animals along a Northern California highway. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife says its investigators are processing evidence discovered with the cubs March 9 along State Route 96. Game wardens say they couldn’t find the mother,… via …
The late hellebores are only slightly tardy — Ramblin’ through Dave’s Garden
However he is tempted, the gardener should never claim “there’s never been a winter like this one”. Every one is unique, with highs and lows and perhaps wild swings from the average, but there’s something unusual and much that is typical in every season. The one that is now thankfully past was very typical, with […] …
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Where eagles flirt: A Capitol tale of love, loss and raccoons — NBC News Top Stories
This year, Justice disappeared almost immediately after mating, leaving Liberty with no way to gather food while keeping the eggs warm. Full article here via Where eagles flirt: A Capitol tale of love, loss and raccoons — NBC News Top Stories
Residents Evacuate in Midwestern U.S. After Flooding Worsens, Killing 2 — TIME
(ST. LOUIS) — Residents in parts of southwestern Iowa were forced out of their homes Sunday as a torrent of Missouri River water flowed over and through levees. Heavy rainfall and snowmelt has led to dangerously high water in creeks and rivers across several Midwestern states, with the Missouri River hitting record-high levels in many… via …
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Santa Anita bans drugs, limits whips after 22nd horse suffers fatal injury — NBC News Top Stories
Officials called the new rules a "seismic shift" in safety, aimed at stemming a string of equine deaths at the track since Christmas. via Santa Anita bans drugs, limits whips after 22nd horse suffers fatal injury — NBC News Top Stories
More than a Dozen Small Animals Dead After Fire Erupts at Museum in San Bernardino County — KTLA
An intense fire ripped through a an animal museum in Oak Glen on Thursday, killing 18 small animals and injuring a firefighter before it was extinguished, authorities said. A fire engulfed the Mountain Town Museum in Oak Glen on Mach 14, 2019. (Credit: Cal Fire) The fire broke out shortly before noon at the Animal… via …
Winter Warmth Ends the Slumber of Skunks — Oakland County Blog
WILDER SIDE OF OAKLAND COUNTY Love is in the air. Eastern striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis) are wandering in search of mates all across Michigan’s lower peninsula. During frigid months, skunks had hunkered down in their winter dens for periods of days, or sometimes weeks, and rarely ventured topside. All that is changing now as spring […] …
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Shamrocks Are Everywhere on St. Patrick’s Day. Here’s How the Three-Leaf Clover Became a Symbol of All Things Irish — TIME
St. Patrick’s Day has no shortage of iconography, but for those who celebrate on March 17, one symbol stands above the rest: the shamrock. The holiday, which began centuries ago as the feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, has become a day in which everyone gets to be Irish — in… via …
Kingfisher Portrait — The Wilden Marsh Blog
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