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Oakland Zoo Plans To Destroy More Fragile Parkland
This is Not a good idea. Zoos should shrink and disappear, not expand.
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Scientists propose new classification scheme for invasive species
Triage is a concept that is increasingly infiltrating the hearts and minds of conservationists and conservation researchers around the world. In a world of limited resources, how do we know where to direct our attention?
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Drought and Shrinking Western Wood Peewee Habitat
Western Wood Peewee (Contopus sordidulus) Takes Over West Lawn
A new visitor to my lawn this spring, a Western Wood Peewee, has begun capturing the aerial insects on the west side of the house. Two pairs of Black Phoebes (Sayornis nigricans) patrolled the yards last year. Until four years ago, my pastures were irrigated and there was only one Phoebe pair in the yard. Others hunted over the pastures and ponds. Peewees sometimes perched on the pasture fence, but I never saw one in the yard before this year. Now the pastures are all dry and some crowding is inevitable, but will three flycatcher families be too many?
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- Western Wood Peewee
The Western and Eastern Wood Peewees are very similar. Both have relatively short legs and dull eye rings, but their songs are distinctive. Of course the WWP is best :).
This Peewee is ranked S5 by the Arizona Game and Fish Department, meaning that it is not in danger of extinction. As the regional drought continues, however, this and many other species that prefer riparian areas may begin to decline. Read more about Arizona bird conservation status.
Australian League of Environmental Organisations
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Something Serious to Protest
Rare Earthquake Warning Issued for Oklahoma
A major increase in seismic activity led to a rare earthquake warning today for Oklahoma from the U.S. Geological Survey and Oklahoma Geological Survey.
Human-built structures are highly vulnerable to earthquake damage because of their relatively temporary nature. Wildlife are more impacted by the water lost to the deep fracking injection wells that are probably responsible for the quakes.
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The Dead Entombed by Progress | What the Street Covers
Beneath the pavement of the street and the concrete of the sidewalk lie the corpses of tiny creatures by millions entombed unknown and unr…
Tsaeb Warrior
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Scifi Vignettes: Warrior Training Never Ends
After the assassin’s attack, Corr slipped on his harness, snapped the smooth gray clasp bearing the warrior’s insignia, and ended the thread of an old ….
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