A roundup of the week's news of birds and the environment:
This is the Ariel Toucan, a bird that was reintroduced to Brazil fifty years ago. It has had the added value to the environment of dispersing seeds of endangered trees. The interwoven connections of the environment never cease to amaze.
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So the administration has approved the deep water drilling plans for the Gulf of Mexico. Never mind the fact that they may endanger people and marine life.
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One of the biggest threats to blue crabs in Chesapeake Bay is their own species. They are cannibalistic.
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Endangered wild Regent Honeyeaters in Australia are serving as song tutors to captive-born birds that are being released into the wild.
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The eastern Monarch butterfly population overwintering in Mexico had a 64% increase compared to last year's count. This is extremely good news. And in more good news, I had one of them visiting my yard this week! Here's hoping for many more.
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The US-Israeli war on Iran has just emphasized the need to transition as quickly as possible to the use of renewable energy.
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Ohio experienced a big boom this week when a meteor streaked across its early morning skies.
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Apache women are trying to get the Supreme Court to intervene to stop federal forest land in Arizona being used for copper mining.
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A "thumbs up" rule is designed to protect endangered Hawaiian monk seals.
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Do some birds recognize that cigarette butts in their nests could help ward off parasites?
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The country's first large-scale offshore wind project has been completed off Martha's Vineyard.
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Even aggressive and dangerous bull sharks are capable of social relations and forming friendships.
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A new study finds that rodents don't just gnaw to trim their teeth; they also do it just because it feels good.
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A red fox had quite a voyage after boarding a cargo ship in England. He ended up at the Bronx Zoo!
Good morning, Dorothy. Thank you for the roundup. If ever there was a reason to move forward speedily with wind, solar and wave power it is now. Nations need more than ever to be free from the vagaries of the supply of petroleum products, to say nothing of the improvement in air quality and the reduction of greenhouse gases. You can bet your bottom dollar, however, that the Trump administration will move in exactly the opposite direction. Best wishes - David
ReplyDeleteSadly, I can't disagree with you on that. It is both frustrating and infuriating to have to admit that my country's government has become a part of the problem rather than a part of the solution.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by all the way from Germany (I'm assuming) and taking the time to comment. I'm always so interested to learn where my readers are from and how they react to the information I present.
DeleteI'm so glad to hear that the number of Monarchs in Mexico increased this year. We saw several here during the winter.
ReplyDeleteThe war has made clear the fact that we need to shift more and more to renewable energies.
They are passing through now. I'm hoping to see more of them coming through my yard.
DeleteBoy howdy-- I bet that fox was thrilled to get off that ship!
ReplyDeleteHe'll certainly have plenty to tell his fox friends at his new home at the zoo.
DeleteI love the fox story. He looks healthy .... Glad he's not being deported :-)
ReplyDeleteMe, too! I hope he enjoys a long and healthy life at the zoo.
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