Photo “Bomb” – Two Peruvian Pelicans and a Royal Tern © HJ Ruiz – Avian101 via Photo Capture # 9 – Photo “Bomb” — H.J. Ruiz - Avian101
Photo Captures # 7 – Amazilia Hummingbird — H.J. Ruiz – Avian101
Amazilia Hummingbird © HJ Ruiz – Avian101 via Photo Captures # 7 – Amazilia Hummingbird — H.J. Ruiz - Avian101
An Oasis of Love for Burros, Donkeys, Mules and Horses — Straight from the Horse’s Heart
Last Friday, while the BLM concluded their farce of an Advisory Board meeting in D.C. and their helicopter stampede contractors fired up to end the free lives wild horses and burros in Nevada, Terry and I spent the day surrounded by loving, rescued equines at the Todd Mission Ranch only 15 miles from our farm. …
Photo Captures # 5 – Limpkin — H.J. Ruiz – Avian101
Limpkin © HJ Ruiz – Avian101 via Photo Captures # 5 – Limpkin — H.J. Ruiz - Avian101
Humanity has wiped out 60% of animals since 1970, major report finds — Straight from the Horse’s Heart
By Damian Carrington as published on The Guardian The huge loss is a tragedy in itself but also threatens the survival of civilization, say the world’s leading scientists Humanity has wiped out 60% of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles since 1970, leading the world’s foremost experts to warn that the annihilation of wildlife is now …
China Just Eased a Ban on Rhino and Tiger Parts. Here’s How Organized Crime Fuels Illegal Poaching — TIME
On Oct. 24 in a New York courtroom, two kingpins of Kenya’s illegal wildlife trade pleaded guilty to crimes that carry a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. Baktash and Ibrahim Akasha had been connected to seizures of over 30 metric tons of illegal ivory in Mombasa. Their trial marked the first time any African ivory… via …
International Snow Leopard Day 2018 — The Jaguar
Well friends, today is October 23. That makes it International Snow Leopard Day: a day set aside to celebrate and generate support for snow leopards (Panthera uncia). Snow leopards are extraordinary creatures that are somehow able to survive in the harsh mountains of Central Asia, and yet do so with unparalleled grace and beauty. Here […] …
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Red Bellied Marmot — nature has no boss
Enjoying a bit of sunshine after a few cold fall days. via Red Bellied Marmot — nature has no boss
Photo Capture – # 1 – Terns — H.J. Ruiz – Avian101
New feature for Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. Enjoy! TERNS © HJ Ruiz – Avian101 via Photo Capture – # 1 – Terns — H.J. Ruiz - Avian101
Thoughts of My Heart in the Face of a Rising Storm — Straight from the Horse’s Heart
“We are going to do something a little different for ‘Feel Good Sunday’, today. Over the past several weeks many long time advocates have contacted me with intense care and concern regarding the future safety and welfare of our wild equines, including the issue of predatory horse slaughter which also affects our domestic horses and …
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