@COParksWildlife celebrates 30 years of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act — Coyote Gulch

Here’s the release from Colorado Parks & Wildlife (Travis Duncan): Colorado Parks and Wildlife is celebrating 30 years of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act this month. NAWCA, signed in December 1989, provides financial support for waterfowl habitat that also supports a multitude of other wetland-related wildlife species. NAWCA provides matching grants to wetlands conservation […] …

From Penis Fish to Sea Pickles: Weird Sea Creatures Keep Wash Ashore Amid NorCal Storms — KTLA

Beachgoers may have found themselves in quite a pickle last week trying to identify thousands of gelatinous sea creatures that washed ashore during a strong storm in Northern California. A horde of large, fat worms descended upon a central California beach, spooked out of their burrows by a bomb cyclone in late November. (Credit: David… via …

The Hours of Darkness — Life on Tiree

It is Monday, 30th December and – unusually for the winter – we have two sailings from Oban to Coll and Tiree. Due to previous weather disruptions, an amended timetable operated today. In the winter there is no sailing on a Friday and due to the strength of the wind and sea conditions both Saturday […] …

Scruffy Channel-billed Cuckoo — Birds in Sydney

Are you often woken up in the early hours of the summer morning by a hoarse hooting noise? It sounds like giants boasting about a joke they’ve played on the world. The call puts the Kookaburras to shame, in terms of melody (lack thereof) and loudness (excess thereof). That noise is made by the Channel-billed […] …

Manitoba animal rescue group caring for dog found with jar stuck on head — Winnipeg Sun

An animal rescue group in Manitoba says it's helping a stray dog found with a jar stuck on its head that vets have told them was also bitten by other animals and shot with a pellet gun. Read More via Manitoba animal rescue group caring for dog found with jar stuck on head — Winnipeg Sun

Firefighters Rescue Horse From Pit Near Barstow — KTLA

Firefighters traded their hoses for shovels to dig out a horse that became trapped in a pit near Barstow on Friday afternoon. The equine emergency unfolded about 2 p.m., when someone reported spotting the white, medium-size horse in a wood-lined hole along Highway 247, near Stoddard Valley Road, the San Bernardino County Fire Department said… via …