RENO, Nev. (AP) — Congress is closer to approving a contentious wild horse initiative backed by national animal welfare groups and the livestock industry but condemned by leaders of the largest and oldest coalition of mustang advocates in the West. The Senate Appropriations Committee approved $35 million last week for the program supported by an […] …
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Prior to the Anglo-Norman invasions Ireland was home to between 80-140 independent petty kingdoms called túatha. A person’s idea of nationhood was local to their home túath and kin-group (fine). Each túath had its king elected from among its noble grades, each had their own customs and traditions, styles of dress, particular songs and legends… via …
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F/9.0, 1/320, ISO 250. Grasshopper Why don’t some doctors like being on hold? They don’t have a lot of patients. Interesting Fact: A large grasshopper, such as a locust, can jump about a metre (twenty body lengths) without using its wings; the acceleration peaks at about 20 g.[26] Grasshoppers jump by extending their large back …
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(GENEVA) — An international conservation group is warning that more than half of the European tree species that exist nowhere else in the world are threatened with extinction. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature said in a new report Friday that 58% of the continent’s 454 native trees are threatened and 15% are… via …
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Here are some more graphics from the recently released bird population study that showed a decline of 2.9 billion birds, or 29 percent, in North American over the last 50 years. Here’s my recent article on it. The study’s accompanying website is 3billionbirds.org #BringBirdsBack via Bird population decline fodder II — Birds of New England.com
Wild horse country is alive with the colours of fall right now. With the snowfall today, it may not last too long. This is a favourite time of year to be out in the foothills either driving or riding our own horses. All the horses that we are finding are in excellent condition as they […] …
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https://www.youtube.com/embed/NpJLXzJTZtU?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent Nic, a rare albino hedgehog found in a Riverside backyard, has found a home. Riverside County Department of Animal Services officers found the furry little critter on Sept. 13 and took it into their care. Hedgehogs are illegal in California so Nic stayed with the county until this week. Spokesman John Welsh says the …
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A Stout Stoat. via Something stotally different — Letter From Norfolk
There are four endangered species found in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, a 515-square-mile federal natural reserve in southwest Arizona, which is marked by 200-year-old majestic saguaro cacti. This part of the Sonoran desert is vast and desolate – and it's an area where the National Park Service is trying to promote the growth of… via …
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