Looking at the world from all angles
Today, December 4, 2020 is Wildlife Conservation Day. A day set aside to bring awareness to illegal poaching and the cruelty inflicted on animals and endangered species. In honor of this day, I am sharing some photos of animals that I have taken over the years. Most professional wildlife photographers use burst mode to capture […]
Wildlife Conservation Day — Travels Through My Lens
Tigers have been spotted in an area of a forest in Western Thailand for the first time in four years, according to conservation group Panthera. Camera traps have captured footage of three male tigers roaming at night, including at one point peering directly into one of the camera traps. There are estimated to be about […]
Tigers on the rise: New sightings in Thailand forest for the first time in four years — Life & Soul Magazine
Back in March, U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason rejected an attempt by the U.S. Forest Service to open up Prince of Wales Island and some of the smaller surrounding islands to clearcutting of the remaining old growth forest there. In her decision, Judge Gleason left open the issue of the scope of the remedy, and […]
Another Victory for the Tongass — Wickersham’s Conscience
https://videopress.com/embed/RfttJSf9?hd=0&autoPlay=0&permalink=0&loop=0 The Hibernation Arms , our latest addition to Hog Town has been open for a few days now , so here is a short video showing the first customers……… via Hibernation Arms — Wildonline.blog
From Aspen Journalism (Heather Sackett): In the late 1980s, conservation biologist Jessica Young was an undergraduate researching the sage grouse in the Sierra Nevada when one of her professors handed her a cassette tape. He said there was a guy out in Gunnison, Colo., who claimed that the grouse there sounded different. Young listened to […]
Here is a fascinating story that appeared in The Revelator last week. It was written by Melissa Gaskill, and it covers a fierce debate within the scientific community about the importance of trophy hunting.
via Is Trophy Hunting Necessary for Conservation? — The Jaguar
This Q&A is with one of the first conservationists who reached out to me when I started this blog: Matthias Fiechter. At the time he was the Communications Manager for the Snow Leopard Trust, but now he’s a Media and Communications Officer for the IUCN.
via Q&A with Matthias Fiechter: Media and Communications Officer for the IUCN — The Jaguar
Scientists use new ‘environmental DNA’ technique to identify each polar bear and their relationship.
via Collecting polar bear footprints to map family trees — BBC News – Science & Environment
The British Preservation Society’s 2020 calendar is now available to order. I have two photos in the calendar, Grumpy is Mr March and Happy , he’s Mr September. All the profits goes directly to help the society ‘s work helping the hedgehog survive and flourish. ORDER HERE
Here’s a disturbing story from National Geographic about a planned road that would slice through Florida panther habitat.
via Planned Road would cut through Florida Panther Habitat — The Jaguar
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