Malaysia Just Made Its Biggest Bust of Smuggled Pangolin Products Ever — TIME

(KUALA LUMPUR) — Malaysian authorities have seized a record 30 tons of pangolin and pangolin products in eastern Sabah state on Borneo, the biggest such bust in the country, a wildlife monitoring group said Tuesday. The monitoring network Traffic said in a statement that Sabah police this month uncovered two major pangolin processing facilities, throwing… via …

‘Weirdest Set of Coincidences in My Life.’ Scientists Tracked Down the Owner of a USB Stick Found in Frozen Seal Feces — TIME

The owner of a USB stick found in the feces of a leopard seal in New Zealand has been identified — and in what seems to be an unthinkable coincidence, she’s the person who helped collect the sample in the first place. Last week, the fully-functioning USB stick was found in a sample of seal… via …

Periquito Aliamarillo/Brown-breasted Parakeet/Pyrrhura calliptera [e] [VU] — Un ave por día (691 especies hoy)

Nombre en español: Periquito Aliamarillo Nombre en ingles: Brown-breasted Parakeet Nombre científico: Pyrrhura calliptera Familia: Psittacidae Fotos: Oswaldo Cortes/Juan Carlos Noreña Canto: Andrew Spencer El periquito aliamarillo o cotorra pechiparda​ (Pyrrhura calliptera) es una especie de ave de la familia Psittacidae, endémica de la Cordillera Oriental en los Andes de Colombia. Hábitat Vive en elevaciones …

‘Are They Being Watered Properly?’ Couple in Japan Pleads For the Return of Their Stolen Bonsai Trees — TIME

https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Ffuyumi.iimura.3%2Fposts%2F2240124062926938&width=500 A couple who specializes in growing bonsai trees was left heartbroken after seven specimens worth upwards of $100,000 were stolen from their nursery in Saitama, Japan. Now, they have asked whoever the guilty party out there is to make sure and water these plants. Seiji Imura spread word of the incident in a Jan. 13… …

Residents Of Paradise And Other Towns Destroyed By Wildfire Must Wait To Go Home — News : NPR

People who survived the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history were told this week that they cannot camp out or park RVs on their destroyed properties. They must keep waiting.(Image credit: Kirk Siegler/NPR) via Residents Of Paradise And Other Towns Destroyed By Wildfire Must Wait To Go Home — News : NPR

WATER BUTTONS, BUTTONWEED (Cotula coronophifolia) — LIVING WITH NATURE (in and around Melbourne, Australia)

Water Buttons are a native of South Africa, but naturalised in all Australian states and New Zealand. These hairless, low-growing, perennial herbs flower in Winter and Spring and grow on a range of soils from sandy loam to clay, but are restricted to wet soils that are periodically flooded according to Mr Google. They generally […] …

Evening Grosbeak, Coccothraustes vespertinus — Quiet Solo Pursuits

Note: this post, while published, is a work in progress, as are all posts in this series, My Photo Life List. My goal is to photograph every species of bird that is seen on a regular basis here in Michigan, working from a list compiled by the Michigan chapter of the Audubon Society. This will …

What to do when you find wildlife in need: Wildlife Rescue Centers — The Jaguar

Originally posted on An Italian Wild Foodie: Ever driven by a wild animal hit by a car? Ever encountered a cub during a hike or has your cat ever brought you a wounded bird? Or worse, ever witnessed a wildlife crime? Wildlife rescue centres respond to these and many more emergencies. They are wildlife hospitals,… via …