Today, July 29, is Global Tiger Day. It is a day set aside to honor and protect the most magnificent cat of all, the tiger (Panthera tigris). The Situation Tigers are in serious trouble. According to the best estimates from the big cat NGO Panthera, there are only about 3,900 tigers left in the wild. […] …
How India’s Conservationists Are Fighting to Save Half of the World’s Tigers — TIME
How do you get a 400lb tiger into the back of a truck? It’s an elaborate process that involves dozens of personnel, carefully calibrated tranquilizer darts, a custom-made cage — and a handful of elephants. All that was in place on June 20 when MB2, a three-year-old male tiger, was transported from Kanha Tiger Reserve… via …
“Dinky” Zinke Ends Obama-Era Policy Requiring Energy Companies Fund Environmental ‘Mitigation’ Projects — Straight from the Horse’s Heart
by Tim Pierce as published on TennesseeStar.com “Stupid knows no bounds!” The Department of the Interior (DOI) is scrapping an Obama-era policy mandating energy companies mitigate development on federal land by funding offsite environmental projects. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) — a DOI-controlled agency and the largest land-owning agency in the U.S. — began […] …
Cannabis growth is killing one of the cutest (and fiercest) creatures in the US
California’s Carr Fire Jumps Sacramento River, Reaching Outskirts Of Redding — News : NPR
The fire that began earlier in the week tripled in size overnight Thursday, fueled by high winds, record-breaking temperatures and low humidity.(Image credit: Noah Berger/AP) via California's Carr Fire Jumps Sacramento River, Reaching Outskirts Of Redding — News : NPR
Book Review – # 47 – Birds of Chile — H.J. Ruiz – Avian101
Birds of Chile – A Photo Guide Author: Steve N.G. Howell and Fabrice Schmitt Publisher: Princeton University Press Review: “The Photo guide to be reviewed today, brought me memories of several locations I visited on past years. The authors Howell and Schmitt are experienced as leaders with WINGS. They have created this comprehensive […] via Book …
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Wyoming Gives 22 Winners The Chance To Hunt Grizzlies — Or Not — News : NPR
A whopping 7,000 people vied for the chance to hunt Wyoming grizzly bears for the first time in 44 years. Many entrants in the permit lottery said if they won, they would sit out the hunt.(Image credit: Bryant Aardema/Getty Images) via Wyoming Gives 22 Winners The Chance To Hunt Grizzlies — Or Not — News : …
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The Dinosaur that ate Ryan Zinke — Straight from the Horse’s Heart
Alexander Nazaryan as published on Yahoo News “That specimen was found in a national monument you shrunk so you could sell mining rights,” WASHINGTON — The dinosaur was a Lythronax, a fearsome predator who lived 80 million years ago. Known as the “King of Gore,” it spent its days feasting upon smaller dinosaurs on the […] …
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New Study Explores the Range Collapse of Asiatic Cheetahs — The Jaguar
Introduction The Asiatic cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus venaticus) is in dire straits. There may be as few as 50 individuals left, placing this Critically Endangered subspecies on the brink of extinction. Accompanying the Asiatic cheetah’s decline has been a dramatic range reduction. While it once inhabited lands from Sinai to India, the Asiatic cheetah is now […] …
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SPEAK UP! Here’s Why the Endangered Species Act Was Created in the First Place – TIME
Over the past two weeks, Republican lawmakers, lobbyists and the Trump administration have proposed, introduced and in some cases voted on legislation and amendments to the Endangered Species Act. This act, which has been in place since the Nixon administration, protects threatened species from logging, drilling and other human activities that would destroy habitats and… via …
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