Below we’ve posted excerpts from wild horse & burro advocate Marybeth Devlin to the BLM regarding their plan to sterilize wild mares. Marybeth hits the nail on the head with a big hammer, and we encourage everyone to read her comments. Email: blm_or_spaystudy@blm.gov, blm_or_bu_spaystudy@blm.gov Copies: DOI, BLM National, BLM Oregon, USGS June 12, 2019 […] via …
2 Bears Involved in Confrontation With Man in Sierra Madre Backyard Are Set to Be Returned to Wild — KTLA
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife says a mother bear that scratched a man in a Los Angeles foothill suburb is being returned to the wild along with her cub. Biologists determined that the black bear involved in the June 10 incident in Sierra Madre was protecting her cub and was not abnormally aggressive.… via …
The Killdeer Saga, Part 3 — Elizabeth River Bird Blog
Let me set the stage here, which might be helpful, especially for those of you who haven’t read parts 1 and 2. I’ve followed a Money Point, Chesapeake, VA Killdeer family since early March 2019. They built their first nest and had their first 4-egg clutch on abandoned railroad tracks there. Typical Killdeer. Those eggs […] …
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40,000-Year-Old Severed Wolf’s Head Discovered in Siberia — KTLA
A 40,000-year-old severed wolf’s head, preserved by permafrost complete with teeth and fur, has been discovered in eastern Siberia. Locals looking for mammoth ivory found the remains on the banks of the Tirekhtyakh River in Yakutia, before bringing it to the mammoth studies department at the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Sakha. Albert …
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So High! — Through Open Lens
F/11.0, 1/500, ISO 320. Hispaniolan Amazon Parrot What did the cat say after eating two robins lying in the sun? I just love baskin’ robins. Interesting Fact: As with other amazons, it prefers forested areas where food is plentiful. This parrot lives in the wood forests in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. However over the …
Beat the Heat & Join SIB for our Movie Matinee — SIB
Sign Up Today Beat the heat and join us for SIB’s fourth movie matinee when we will present a double-header. First up will be The Egg: Life’s Perfect Invention, a 53-minute episode from PBS Nature. How is an egg made? Why are they the shape they are? And perhaps most importantly, why lay an egg […] …
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New William S. Burroughs Book Sheds Light On The Literary Legend’s Influence On Music — News : NPR
Relying on a wealth of research and documents, Casey Rae deftly maps out how one of America's most controversial literary figures transformed the lives of many notable rock musicians.(Image credit: Ulf Andersen/Getty Images) via New William S. Burroughs Book Sheds Light On The Literary Legend's Influence On Music — News : NPR
Págalo Parásito/Parasitic Jaeger-Arctic Skua/Stercorarius parasiticus — Birds Colombia: 811 especies hoy
Nombre en español: Págalo Parásito Nombre en ingles: Parasitic Jaeger-Arctic Skua Nombre científico: Stercorarius parasiticus Familia: Stercorariidae Foto: Francisco Piedrahita Canto: Stanislas Wrosa El págalo parásito, escúa ártico, salteador parásito o salteador parasítico (Stercorarius parasiticus) es una especie de ave caradriforme de la familia Stercorariidae. Localización y características Es un ave marina que vive en …
Finding dead bumblebees — Scottish pollinators
The sight of large numbers of dead or dying bumblebees on the ground may be alarming, but the phenomenon is fairly common and usually not related to human actions, and as Athayde Tonhasca reveals, there are several natural causes of bumblebee mass mortality. Normal life cycle. Worker bumblebees have relatively short lives — four weeks […] …
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Linen Drawer Confidential
Mom's chocolate stash uncovered, I'm going to hold the chocolate for ransom until I get my almond! Seriously mom, the kitchen linen drawer is NOT the place to hide anything that decadent... maybe try the livingroom behind the dusty books 🙂
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